College Of Lake County's Women's Tennis Team Tunes Up For Regionals

Press release from the College of Lake County Athletics:

The College of Lake County (CLC) Women's Tennis Team won their final dual match of the regular season with a 9-0 win over Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). The Lancers conclude a dual meet season with a 2-4 record. In this Covid-19 shortened season the women's tennis team won matches over Moraine Valley Community College and Milwaukee Area Technical College. The women's tennis team lost very competitive matches to Sauk Valley, McHenry, Waubonsee and Bryant & Stratton.

In CLC's women's tennis team's victory over MATC, every CLC player earned a victory. At number one singles, Sophomore Carly Burgeson, won 6-0, 6-0, bringing her record for the season to 4 wins and 2 losses.

At number two singles, freshman Haley Quick brought her record for the season to 3-3, with a 6-1, 6-0 win. At number three singles, sophomore Nicole Miclat won 7-5, 6-2 to bring her record to 4 wins and 2 losses.

At number four singles freshman Anjie Rodriguez won 6-1, 6-1, bringing her record to 3-3. At number 5 singles, freshman Dianna Sangabriel won her match 6-2, 6-1. Dianna's record stands at 3 wins and 3 losses. Freshman Kate Jackson won her match by default to bring her record to 2 wins and 4 losses.

In doubles all three women's tennis teams won their matches against MATC, concluding a dual meet season with several doubles matches this season being decided by match tiebreakers, with the Lancers falling short in more than hoped. But today the Lancers doubles teams prevailed.

At number one doubles Carly Burgeson and Haley Quick won 7-5, 6-2 to bring their record to 2-4. At number two doubles Nicole Miclat and Anjie Rodgriguez beat MATC 6-1, 6-2 concluding their dual match season with a 2-4 record. At number three doubles, freshmen Kaylie Smith and Nicole Tomas won their match by default, to bring their record to 2-4.

Freshmen Ellie Kiscellus and Ali Greissinger round out the CLC women's tennis roster. They gained valuable experience in matches and practice. Redshirt sophomores Jen Blake, Kenisha Stricklin, and Breeza Servin are hoping to add to the CLC women's tennis team next season.

Next for the women's tennis team is the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region IV regional tennis tournament, to be held this coming Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL. This tournament will conclude the fall women's tennis season for the Lancers. A top finish in the regional tournament would earn the team a trip to the NJCAA National Tennis Tournament in May, 2021. The CLC women's tennis team last competed in the NJCAA National tournament in the spring of 2019, after finishing first in the 2018 Region IV regional tournament.

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