Hanover Park, Ill. - The No. 3 seed Wheaton women's tennis team faced No. 1 seed North Central on Saturday afternoon in the 2021 CCIW Women's Tennis Championship Final. The top seed Cardinals won the conference title with a 5-0 victory against the Thunder today. North Central is undefeated on the fall season with an unblemished 14-0 record. Wheaton ends its fall season with a 10-3 record. 

North Central won all three doubles matches to gain a 3-0 lead early in the match. The Cardinals' No. 1 doubles team of Hannah Hougland and Alaina Kanthaphixay earned an 8-7 (7-2) win against the Wheaton tandem of Abygale Ahn and Audrey Vick. The NCC No. 2 doubles team of Natalie Bassett and Kaeli Smashey defeated Wheaton's Bethany Hoogerheide and Lydia Adams 8-2. At No. 3 doubles, Sydney Sawyer and Nina Prentice of NCC defeated the Thunder No. 3 doubles team of Sarah Backer and Lily Anne Van Ye 8-3.

The Cardinals picked up wins at No. 4 singles and No. 6 singles to secure the win. Kanthaphixay was a 6-1, 6-1 victor at No. 4 singles in a match against Backer. Sydney Sawyer earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Adams in their matchup at No. 6 singles.

Wheaton concludes its 2021 fall season with today's tournament finale. The Thunder will resume the 2021-22 season in February with its spring schedule.