Cristina Borunda
Morgan Vogels, Sports Information Director
2
Augustana AUGIE (5-7)
5
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN (12-2)
Augustana AUGIE
(5-7)
2
Final
5
Millikin MILLIKIN
(12-2)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Women's Tennis Downs Augustana to Place Third in CCIW Tournament

The Big Blue women's tennis finished out their historic fall in the third place CCIW Fall Championships matchup against the Vikings of Augustana on Saturday, October 23. The tournament, hosted by Elmhurst at Centre Court in Hanover Park, Ill. Millikin defeated Augustana 5-2 to take third place in the CCIW Tournament after finishing in second place in the overall standings in the regular season. 

Millikin got off to a 2-1 advantage in doubles play. At No. 1 doubles, the partnership of Emily Markus and Paige Willer won 8-7 over Lily Schoeck and Caitlyn Hanulikova, needing a 7-0 tiebreaker to take the victory. Markus and Willer fell behind 0-5 in the match, mounting a comeback to pick up a win for the Big Blue. Nikol Obradovic and Cristina Borunda paired up at No. 2 to defeat Lauren Oda and Grace Rider of the Vikings by an 8-3 margin for the second victory of the matchup. The team of Shelby Jones and Destiny Galvan fell to Augie's No. 3 team of Michaela Magee and Mia Reese 8-7 in a 7-2 tiebreaker. 

Augustana would take one more singles match on the singles side, with Brianna Barconi of the Big Blue falling to Hanulikova 3-6, 1-6 at No. 3. Markus tallied her second win of the day in singles with 6-1, 6-2 set wins over Augie's Magee at No. 2. Taylor Milholland stepped in at the No. 6 spot and posted twin 6-1 set victories to tally a win against Nicole Pacheco. The final singles win was tallied by Borunda with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Reese at No. 5. 

With the CCIW Championships coming to a close, the Big Blue women's tennis team will resume play in the spring.
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