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Results
Sep. 30, 2008—The North Central College women's tennis team rebounded after last Saturday's loss, picking up a dominating 9-0 victory over Calumet College (Ind.), Tuesday afternoon at Ranchview Park in Naperville. The win was the fourth 9-0 victory of the season for the Cardinals and was the final home match of the fall season.
In singles, Christine Heyd (Elk Grove Village, Ill./Conant) picked up win number 18 of the season, sweeping Sammi Murphy by identical 6-0 scores in No. 5 singles. Heyd had won 17-straight matches to open the season before having the streak snapped on Saturday versus Carthage. Cory Schillerstrom (Fr., Naperville, Ill./Central) picked up the 6-2, 6-1, win over Christina Sedejas in No. 1 singles while Alicia DeGrado (So., Bloomingdale, Ill./Glenbard North) and Allison Paschold (Jr., Carlock, Ill./Normal West) picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. DeGrado won 6-2, 6-2 over Lizeth Quezada while Paschold downed Angela Ross, 6-1, 6-1. Melissa Lewis (Sr., Bloomingdale, Ill./Glenbard North) won 6-2, 6-3 in No. 4 singles while Cristina Madrigal (Jr., Hickory Hills Ill./Moraine Valley CC) won 6-3, 6-2, in No. 6 singles.
In doubles action, Schillerstrom and Paschold downed Sedejas and Quezada, 8-2, in No. 1 singles while Heyd and DeGrado picked up the 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. Madrigal and Lewis defeated the Crimson Wave's No. 3 doubles team to complete the doubles sweep.
The win was the team's fourth 9-0 victory in 2008, winning by that margin against Dominican, Saint Francis and Aurora.
Tuesday's match was the team's final home match of the season. The Cardinals concluded their home schedule with an unblemished 5-0 record.
With the win, North Central improves to 11-2 while the Crimson Wave drop to 2-8. The Cardinals return to the court tomorrow afternoon when they travel to nearby Wheaton College for a showdown with the defending College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Champions.
