Ravens Top Lady Blues

The Anderson University women's tennis team (1-0) topped Illinois College (0-4) in a 9-0 victory on Wednesday at the AU Tennis Courts.

Anderson also faced off with Lourdes University (0-0) in a hidden duel. A hidden duel is when the individual statistics in a match is officially counted, but has no effect on the teams' overall records.

ANDERSON 9, ILLINOIS COLLEGE 0

No. 1 Doubles – Ella Frantz/Megan Long (Anderson) def. Michelle Magg/Lily Ingram (Illinois College) 8-5

No. 2 Doubles – Madelyn Brown/Jenna Kuntz (Anderson) def. Hannah Lueke/Mikhayla Haloftis (Illinois College) 8-4

No. 3 Doubles – Claire Hannaford/Morgan Oconitrillo (Anderson) def. Shya Prescott/Lydia Criveau (Illinois College) 8-3

No. 1 Singles – Megan Long (Anderson) def. Michelle Magg (Illinois College) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (7-3)

No. 2 Singles – Madelyn Brown (Anderson) def. Hannah Lueke (Illinois College) 6-4, 6-3

No. 3 Singles – Jenna Kuntz (Anderson) def. Lily Ingram (Illinois College) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10)

No. 4 Singles – Ella Frantz (Anderson) def. Mikhayla Haloftis (Illinois College) 6-0, 6-2

No. 5 Singles – Morgan Oconitrillo (Anderson) def. Shya Prescott (Illinois College) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (7-5)

No. 6 Singles – Claire Hannaford (Anderson) def. Jasmine Dennis (Illinois College) 6-1, 6-2

COACH MATT MOORE'S COMMENTS ON ILLINOIS COLLEGE MATCH

I was very pleased with the performance of both [our men and women's] teams. We did an excellent job of managing our nerves in the first match of the season. The women showed tremendous grit by winning all of their third set super tiebreakers.

LOURDES 0, ANDERSON 0

No. 1 Doubles – Cleo Moore/Mallory Schardt (Lourdes) def. Megan Long/Ella Frantz (Anderson) 8-4

No. 1 Singles – Mallory Schardt (Lourdes) def. Madelyn Brown (Anderson) 6-3, 6-3

No. 2 Singles – Cleo Moore (Lourdes) def. Jenna Kuntz (Anderson) 6-3, 6-4

COACH MATT MOORE'S COMMENTS ON LOURDES MATCH

This was a great test for our programs. Lourdes is a highly competitive scholarship team. We showed excellent fight, willingness to make adjustments on the fly and proved we could be competitive against an excellent team.

UP NEXT

Anderson kicks off the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season by hosting Earlham College (0-0, 0-0) on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. at the AU Tennis Courts.