McLean County Times

The Illinois Wesleyan University women's tennis team maintained their unbeaten streak in non-conference matches with a decisive 6-1 victory over Monmouth College. This match, held on Tuesday, October 8, improved the Titans' season record to 6-4 while the Fighting Scots fell to 1-9.

In doubles competition, IWU secured an early lead by winning all three matches. The duo of Amber Ehrlich and Olivia Bell claimed victory at No. 1 doubles with a score of 6-3. Kate Christian and Gabi Lipske dominated at No. 2 doubles, winning 6-0. At No. 3 doubles, Katie Van Heuklon and Angela Zatloka finished with a win of 6-3.

Gabi Lipske continued her success into singles play by overcoming a challenging match at No. 2 singles. After splitting the first two sets (6-3, 1-6), she won the super tiebreaker with an impressive comeback for an 11-9 finish. Katie Van Heuklon had a straightforward victory at No. 3 singles, taking her sets decisively with scores of 6-0 and 6-1.

Olivia Bell maintained her form by winning at No. 4 singles with set scores of 6-3 and 6-1. Kate Christian secured another win for IWU in the No. 5 position with set scores of 6-3 and 6-4, while Carly Edwards completed the triumph for IWU in the No. 6 slot by winning both sets convincingly at 6-2 and 6-0.

Following this match, the Titans will resume play in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin as they travel to Wheaton College on Friday, October 11 for a match starting at four p.m., followed by a game against North Central College on Saturday morning.

Singles competition results were as follows: Ivana Stefanova (MCW) defeated Amber Ehrlich (IWU) after three sets; Gabi Lipske (IWU) won against Natalie Labicki (MCW); Katie Van Heuklon (IWU) beat Kimber Calvert (MCW); Olivia Bell (IWU) overcame Jennifer Shimmin (MCW); Kate Christian (IWU) triumphed over Natalie Holst (MCW); Carly Edwards (IWU) won against Alayna McKinley (MCW).

In doubles play: Ehrlich/Bell defeated Stefanova/Labicki; Christian/Lipske won against Calvert/Holst; Van Heuklon/Zatloka emerged victorious over Shimmin/McKinley.