LOCKPORT, Ill. -- Squaring off against NCAA Division III Illinois College on Thursday afternoon, the University of St. Francis women's tennis team fell 6-1 in the non-conference contest at Challenge Fitness. With the loss the Fighting Saints drop to 0-2 on the fall season.
Illinois College (11-3) began the contest by taking two of three doubles matches, beginning with a 6-0 win over
Sweta Rana and
Eva Kubilius at No. 1, followed by a 6-2 triumph at No. 2 against
Hannah Linko and
Rebecca Linko to secure the doubles point in its favor.
Emma Deitz and
Max Phillips-Mantia would win their match at No. 3 in a hard fought 7-6 (8-6) battle.
The top of the singles lineup was where the Fighting Saints earned their only point of the day, while Kubilius (6-1, 6-3),
Hannah Linko (6-0, 6-0),
Rebecca Linko (6-3, 6-3), Phillips-Mantia (6-2, 6-4) and
Sophia Taylor (6-1, 6-1) all had to settle for a loss. Rana defeated Alyssa Wise at No. 1 with scores of 6-2, 6-3.
The tournament closed out the fall campaign for the Fighting Saints.
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