Carthage women’s tennis defeats Millikin 7-0 in shutout victory
Carthage defeated Millikin 7-0 in a women’s tennis match on Saturday morning at Smeds Tennis Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The shutout moves Carthage to a 5-2 conference record with one regular-season conference match remaining, while Millikin slides to 4-9 overall and 1-7 in the CCIW.
The hosts secured the opening point by sweeping all three doubles matches. At No. 2 doubles, Rya Arreazola and Greta Peterson defeated Bella Griffiths and Braxtyn Madison 6-0. Kamila Dobija and Niki Manojlovic followed with a 6-1 victory over Rachel Combs and Maria Jeres in the No. 1 position. Valentina Huesca and Jordan Miller completed the doubles sweep with a 6-0 win against Addi Ross and Sarah Parsons at No. 3 doubles.
Singles play continued the trend as Carthage won every individual match. Huesca opened with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Katie Kammerer at No. 6. Arreazola defeated Griffiths 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2, and Manojlovic clinched the team victory by defeating Combs 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1. Miller added a 6-1, 6-3 win over Parsons at No. 5. Dobija defeated Jeres 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3, and Peterson finished the shutout by recovering from a first-set loss to beat Madison 2-6, 6-1, 10-5 at No. 4 singles.
Jerez pushed her opponent in the No. 3 singles spot before falling 6-2, 6-3, and Madison forced a tiebreaker in the No. 4 position before dropping the deciding 5-10 super tiebreak.
The two teams face different schedules to close out their autumn slates. Carthage returns to Smeds Tennis Center on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. to conclude conference play against Illinois Wesleyan. Millikin enters a two-week break before traveling to face the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m.
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