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HANOVER PARK, Ill. (Oct. 21, 2021) - Breaking the program record for most wins in a fall season, the North Central College women's tennis team beat North Park University 5-0 in the opening round of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament on Thursday morning inside of the Centre Court Athletic Club. The Cardinals improve to 12-0 on the season with two matches remaining.
At No. 1 doubles,
Hannah Hougland and
Alaina Kanthaphixay cruised to an 8-0 victory. The duo of
Natalie Bassett/
Kaeli Smashey beat Carla Cazes/Kate Vinson 8-3 before
Sydney Sawyer and
Nina Patience completed the doubles sweep for North Central with an 8-2 win at the No. 3 doubles position.
Looking to stay perfect as a team, the Cardinals entered into singles action where Smashey earned a 6-1, 6-0 win at the No. 1 spot while
Mikayla Edquiban took down Mia McLennan 6-0, 6-0 to clinch the win for North Central. Hougland, Bassett, Kanthaphixay, and Saywer each held leads in their matches prior to Edquiban's clinch.
North Central will face the winner of Augustana/Carthage tomorrow at 10 AM inside of Centre Court Athletic Club. You can find links to live stats and the CCIW Tournament Page
HERE.
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