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Erika Nelson

Women's Tennis

The Thunder women's tennis team wins the CCIW AQ Tournament to earn a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship

PICTURED ABOVE:
Julie Buursma
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Wheaton won four of the six single matches contested this afternoon against the Vikings. Julie Buursma (PICTURED LEFT) was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at number-two singles against Lauren Goggin. Wheaton's Lauren Schlabach picked up a 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) victory at number-three singles. Emily Jones was a 6-2, 6-3 winner against Augustana's Aileen MacDonald at number-four singles and Erika Nelson earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory at number-five singles against Emily Kaczmarek.

Buursma and Sarah Ray teamed up to earn an 8-4 win at number-one doubles against Lauren and Dana Goggin. Nelson and Taylor Parrish earned an 8-4 win at number-three doubles against Miranda Pence and Emily Kaczmarek.

Wheaton is now 15-5 on the year. Head coach Jane Nelson's program has won the last seven CCIW AQ Tournaments. Wheaton will be making its ninth appearance in the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Team Championship, and the program's seventh consecutive appearance. Head coach Jane Nelson's program is 9-8 all-time in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
WHEATON COLLEGE 6, AUGUSTANA COLLEGE 3
Singles competition
1. Sawyer, Kim (AUGIE) def. Ray, Sarah (WHEATON) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Buursma, Julie (WHEATON) def. Goggin, Lauren (AUGIE) 6-2, 6-0
3. Schlabach, Lauren (WHEATON) def. Goggin, Dana (AUGIE) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
4. Jones, Emily (WHEATON) def. MacDonald, Aileen (AUGIE) 6-2, 6-3
5. Nelson, Erika (WHEATON) def. Kaczmarek, Emily (AUGIE) 6-2, 6-2
6. Bardo, Mariah (AUGIE) def. Kaiser, Katherine (WHEATON) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Ray, Sarah/Buursma, Julie (WHEATON) def. Goggin, Lauren/Goggin, Dana (AUGIE) 8-4
2. Sawyer, Kim/MacDonald, Aileen (AUGIE) def. Schlabach, Lauren/Jones, Emily (WHEATON) 8-2
3. Parrish, Taylor/Nelson, Erika (WHEATON) def. Kaczmarek, Emily/Pence, Miranda (AUGIE) 8-4
 
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