Women's tennis wins its fourth match in a row with an 8-1 victory against Carthage

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.

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

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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