The Forester women's tennis team hosted Carroll University on
Wednesday (October 7) and the match was even at three points apiece
when darkness fell. The tie leaves Lake Forest with a 9-4-1 record
on the season and the Lady Pioneers with a mark of 7-3-1.
Carroll took two of the three doubles matches with the lone
Forester victory coming at #1 where freshman Melika
Celebic (Visoko, Bosnia Herzegovina/United World College) and
sophomore Nonie Carson
(Littleton, Colo./Littleton) prevailed 8-3. They now own a
team-best 9-4 record together on the season.
Celebic and Carson were also victorious in singles. Celebic
triumphed 6-0, 6-2 at #1, raising her team-best singles record on
the year to 11-3. Carson bested the Lady Pioneers #2 player 7-5,
6-0 to even her singles mark at 6-6.
The visitors claimed victories at #2 and #3 doubles as well as #3
singles.
Forester sophomore Allison Hamel (Bend, Ore./Bend) trailed 7-5, 5-3
at #4 when the match was called. Junior Lauren
Stroner (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) dropped the first set 7-5
at #5 but led in set two 3-1. Junior Natalie
Atroshenko (Wheeling, Ill./Buffalo Grove) was tied 4-4 in the
first set at #6.
The Foresters will close out the regular season next Tuesday
(October 13) at Robert Morris College. The match will begin at 4:00
p.m. and serve as a final tuneup before the following weekend's
(October 16-18) Midwest Conference Tournament.