Katie Cooper
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
8
Winner North Central NCC (7-2 (3-0))
1
Millikin University MILLIKIN (6-4 (2-2))
Winner
North Central NCC
(7-2 (3-0))
8
Final
1
Millikin University MILLIKIN
(6-4 (2-2))

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Women's Tennis Downed by North Central

The Big Blue women's tennis team faced the North Central Cardinals on Thursday, April 1 at the Decatur Athletic Club. The Cardinals took down Millikin, winning eight of the nine matches played. 

Nikol Obradovic and Katie Cooper combined for the lone match victory for the Big Blue, defeating Linsy Jante and Kaeli Smashey 8-5 in doubles play at #3. Also participating in doubles for Millikin were Brianna Barconi and Cristina Borunda who took the loss to Hannah Hougland and Alaina Kanthaphixay at #1 doubles by a 3-8 margin. Destiny Galvan and Shelby Jones were also defeated by Mikayla Edquiban and Sydney Sawyer at #2 1-8.

In singles play, the Cardinals swept the Big Blue. Kanthaphixay defeated Jones 0-6, 0-6, and Borunda faced a similar fate against Edquiban at #4. Smashey took the win over Obradovic at #1 4-6, 0-6. Rounding out singles play, Hougland took down Barconi 2-6, 3-6 at #2. Danielle Beard matched up against Nina Patience and was beaten 3-6, 1-6, and Taylor Milholland matched up against Sawyer but lost 2-6, 2-6. 

The Big Blue will be back in action on Wednesday, April 7 against Eastern Illinois University at the Fairview Park Tennis Complex. 
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