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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Morgan Vogels

Women's Tennis Falls at Illinois College

The Millikin women's tennis traveled to Jacksonville, Ill. on Wednesday, September 4 for a matchup with Illinois College to kick off their 2024 campaign. The Big Blue fell in the match 1-6. 

Based on rule changes, NCAA Division III tennis now abides by the same rules as Division I tennis, meaning doubles matches no longer each count as a point of their own and rather one point for the winner of the most doubles matches. Doubles matches are also now only played to six instead of eight. 

Emily Markus and Cristina Borunda teamed up for a 6-4 doubles victory at No. 1, downing Alyssa Wise and Sophie Muir of Illinois College, but IC won two of the three matches to secure the doubles point.

Markus was the lone singles winner with 6-1, 6-4 set wins at No. 1 over Wise. Borunda won her first set 6-2 over Michelle Maag at No. 2 before falling in a tiebreaker in the second set and falling in the third set 5-10. Kaitlyn Mullins also needed a tiebreaker to settle her match against Muir, winning the first set 7-6 before falling in the second set and in the third set tiebreaker 7-10. 

Millikin women's tennis will play host to Greenville and Central College on Saturday, September 7 for the annual Dorothy McClure Tennis Tournament at Fairview Park in Decatur, Ill.
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