PICTURED ABOVE: Claire Browning won matches at No. 5 singles and No. 1 doubles on Friday against Edgewood.

Hanover Park, Illinois - The Wheaton Thunder women's tennis team returned to action on Friday evening at Centre Court Athletic Club. Wheaton blanked Edgewood College 9-0 in its first match since March 9.

Senior Katie Park topped a Wheaton sweep in singles action with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles against Edgewood's Sydney Verbauwhede. Sara Magnuson was a 6-1, 6-2 winner at No. 2 singles versus Alyssa Carew. Miranda Kay earned a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles in a matchup against Alicia Picard. Emma Westwick won a 6-2, 6-1 decision against Marissa Wilson at No. 4 singles. Claire Browning earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles against Lydia Dean and Wheaton's Nicole Freeman picked up a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles against Edgewood's Haley Brooks.

The Thunder No. 1 doubles team of Park and Browning earned an 8-2 victory against Verbauwhede and Carew. Magnuson and Kay teamed up for an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles against the Eagles' team of Picard and Wilson. Westwick and Freeman were 8-1 winners at No. 3 doubles against the Edgewood tandem of Brooks and Jaclyn Swift.

Wheaton hosts St. Mary's College (Ind.) on Saturday morning at Centre Court Athletic Club in Hanover Park at 9:45 a.m.

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WHEATON 9, EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 0

Singles competition
1. Katie Park (WHEATON) def. Sydney Verbauwhede (EDGEWOOD) 6-0, 6-2
2. Sara Magnuson (WHEATON) def. Alyssa Carew (EDGEWOOD) 6-1, 6-2
3. Miranda Kay (WHEATON) def. Alicia Picard (EDGEWOOD) 6-0, 6-0
4. Emma Westwick (WHEATON) def. Marissa Wilson (EDGEWOOD) 6-2, 6-1
5. Claire Browning (WHEATON) def. Lydia Dean (EDGEWOOD) 6-1, 6-0
6. Nicole Freeman (WHEATON) def. Haley Brooks (EDGEWOOD) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Katie Park/Claire Browning (WHEATON) def. Sydney Verbauwhede/Alyssa Carew (EC) 8-2
2. Sara Magnuson/Miranda Kay (WHEATON) def. Alicia Picard/Marissa Wilson (EC) 8-0
3. Emma Westwick/Nicole Freeman (WHEATON) def. Haley Brooks/Jaclyn Swift (EC) 8-1

Match Notes
Edgewood College 9-7
Wheaton College 11-2