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Women’s Tennis Edges UW-Superior Tuesday

Morgan Colbert set the tone for the Scarlet Hawks on Tuesday with two doubles wins (photo credit: Judith Rackow).
Morgan Colbert set the tone for the Scarlet Hawks on Tuesday with two doubles wins (photo credit: Judith Rackow).

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Illinois Tech women's tennis team won its 14th match of the 2018-19 season on Tuesday, defeating the UW-Superior Yellow Jackets 5-4. The Scarlet Hawks (14-3) moved to 2-0 on its Spring trip at the USTA National Center.

Match Highlights

  • In singles, the Scarlet Hawks were victorious in the top three spots. Morgan Colbert was a 6-3, 6-1 winner out of the #1 spot, while Sophia Nelson and Kylie Hance won out of the second and third spots respectively.
  • Tech's Mouna Chacin was also a winner in #5, defeating Mariah Linder 4-6, 6-3, 10-7. Both Nelson's and Chacin's matches required a tiebreaker.
  • UW-Superior was able to hang around with two doubles wins, but Scarlet Hawks dominated in the #1 spot to seal the win. Weronika Halicka and Morgan Colbert downed Linder and Taylor Kane by an 8-0 score.

Up Next

  • The Scarlet Hawks will take on Hamilton tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET at the USTA National Center.