Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder women's tennis team extended its win streak to four with an 8-1 conference win against Carthage on Saturday afternoon. Wheaton is now 8-1 on the year and 6-0 in CCIW play.
Julie Buursma rallied from a 4-6 loss in the first set with 6-3 and 6-4 wins in the following sets to earn a win against Max Mella at number-one singles.
Katie Park defeated Carthage's Casey Frommer 6-3, 6-4 at number-two singles. Wheaton's
Emily Jones was a 6-3, 6-4 winner at number three-singles and
Kirstie White picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win at number-four singles.
Miranda Kay topped Carthage's Angelica Ammanouil 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 in the fifth-singles slot and Freshman
Sara Magnuson was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at number-six singles.
Burrsma paired with Park for an 8-2 win against the Carthage number-one doubles team of Mella and Emmanouil.
Erika Nelson and Kay earned an 8-6 win against Barter and Kristen Kalinka of Carthage.
The Thunder will host Augustana on Oct. 17 in the next match for the Thunder.
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| Singles competition |
| 1. Buursma, Julie (WHEATON) def. Mella, Max (CARTHAGE) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2. Park, Katie (WHEATON) def. Frommer, Casey (CARTHAGE) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 3. Jones, Emily (WHEATON) def. Barter, Eliza (CARTHAGE) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 4. White, Kirstie (WHEATON) def. Bolyard, Taylor (CARTHAGE) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 5. Kay, Miranda (WHEATON) def. Emmanouil, Angelica (CARTHAGE) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 6. Magnuson, Sara (WHEATON) def. Peterson, Kirsten (CARTHAGE) 6-0, 6-1 |
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| Doubles competition |
| 1. Buursma, Julie/Park, Katie (WHEATON) def. Mella, Max/Emmanouil, Angelica (CARTHAGE) 8-2 |
| 2. Bolyard, Taylor/Frommer, Casey (CARTHAGE) def. Jones, Emily/Barrett, Anna-Kath. (WHEATON) 8-3 |
| 3. Nelson, Erika/Kay, Miranda (WHEATON) def. Kalinka, Kristen/Barter, Eliza (CARTHAGE) 8-6 |
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| Match Notes |
| Carthage 4-2, 2-2 CCIW |
| Wheaton 8-1, 6-0 CCIW |
Generated on 10/10/2015