BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Millikin Women's Tennis was on the road today as they faced Carthage College in Bloomington, Illinois. The match was slated to be played in Decatur at Fairview Park Tennis Complex, but cold temperatures and rain forced the game indoors. The Big Blue would fall to Carthage 1-8, seeing their record fall to 5-7 on the year.
The afternoon started off with doubles competition, where Millikin's #1 doubles
Morgan Bettner and
Shelby Jones would be beaten by Carthage's Giana Apostoli and Jen Ptak with a final score of 8-3. In #2 doubles play,
Danielle Beard and
Brianna Barconi squared off against Sam Ramsey and Rachel Anderson. Beard and Barconi would be edged by Ramsey and Anderson 8-5. Wrapping up doubles in the #3 spot were
Katie Cooper and
Alena Hinch, who would be defeated by Nia Pham and Sierra Sonnemaker 8-1.
In singles play, #1 Morgan Better would face Giana Apostoli, who she saw in doubles, but would be beaten 6-2, 6-2.
Shelby Jones was in the #2 singles match against Jen Ptak, who she also faced in doubles earlier in the day, but would lost 6-3, 6-0. Freshman
Brianna Barconi and Sam Ramsey played in the #3 singles match, where Ramsey would defeat Barconi 6-1, 6-2.
Danielle Beard was Millkin's lone win in the #4 singles spot, where she went head to head with Rachel Anderson, beating Anderson in both sets with final scores of 6-4, 6-1.
Katie Cooper went up against Carthage's Nia Pham in the #5 singles match, but would be beaten 6-2, 6-1.
Alena Hinch would go up against Sierra Sonnemaker in the #6 singles matchup and would lose both 6-0, 6-0.
The Big Blue return home on Saturday, October 12 at 2:00 PM as they host CCIW foe Carroll University at Fairview Park Tennis Complex in Decatur.
