Women’s tennis team defeats North Park, 6-3

The Olivet College women’s tennis team won 2-of-3 doubles and 4-of-6 singles flights to defeat North Park (Ill.) University, 6-3, this afternoon inside the Centre Court Athletic Club in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Team Stats

Olivet College

North Park (Ill.)

Score

Doubles

Miranda Pier / Sydnie Weller (OLIVET)
def. Linn Viuhkonen / Lisa Viuhkonen (NPU)

8-6

Rae Claramunt / Keely Cruz (OLIVET)
def. Kenzie Harrison / Grace Pavlak (NPU)

8-4

Julianne Funk / Hannah Rosenbaum (NPU)
def. Jordin Ellens / Haley Eversole (OLIVET)

8-6

Singles

Miranda Pier (OLIVET)
def. Linn Viuhkonen (NPU)

6-0 , 5-7 , 1-0 (10-8)

Lisa Viuhkonen (NPU)
def. Rae Claramunt (OLIVET)

6-4 , 6-4

Kenzie Harrison (NPU)
def. Sydnie Weller (OLIVET)

7-5 , 6-3

Keely Cruz (OLIVET)
def. Grace Pavlak (NPU)

7-5 , 6-1

Emily Foulk (OLIVET)
def. Hannah Rosenbaum (NPU)

7-5 , 5-7 , 1-0 (10-7)

Alex Lesko (OLIVET)
def. Mallory Yanda (NPU)

6-0 , 6-0

Women’s tennis team defeats North Park, 6-3

March 2, 2019

HANOVER PARK, Ill. – The Olivet College women's tennis team won 2-of-3 doubles and 4-of-6 singles flights to defeat North Park (Ill.) University, 6-3, this afternoon inside the Centre Court Athletic Club in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Final Score: Olivet 6, North Park 3
Location: Centre Court Athletic Club; Hanover Park, Ill.
Records: Olivet 1-7 overall, North Park 3-9 overall

The wins for the Comets came at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to go up 2-1. Olivet earned the win at No. 6 singles in straight sets before the Vikings won at No. 2 and No.3 singles to even the team score at 3-3.
The Comets won a match tiebreaker to decide the outcome of two of the final three singles matches.

At No. 1 doubles, the team of juniors Miranda Pier and Sydnie Weller won 8-6.
Senior Rae Claramunt and sophomore Keely Cruz claimed an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles.
Junior Alex Lesko did not lose any games to win a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 6 singles.
Cruz posted a straight set win, 7-5, 6-1, at No. 4 singles.
At No. 1 singles, Pier won her first set 6-0 before her opponent won the second set, 7-5. Pier earned the win with a 10-8 victory in the match tiebreaker.
Freshman Emily Foulk recorded a 7-5 set one victory before her opponent won the set by a matching 7-5 score. Foulk claimed the match with a 10-7 win in the match tiebreaker.

The Comets are now idle until Saturday, March 23, when they host Grace Christian College. The match at the Minges Creek Athletic Club gets started at 11 a.m.