RIVER FOREST, III.- The Concordia University of Chicago (CUC) Cougars women's tennis team played on home turf against the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran College. After the battle of the courts, the Warriors dominated the Cougars 5-2.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED:
Singles
- Amelia Engelman (Mckinney, Texas) outbattled and with ease shut out her opponent through two sets, scoring 6-0, 6-0 for the win for CUC.
- Courtneye Schneider (Plainfield, Illinois) demonstrated hard work as she battled through three hard sets. She was able to win the second set, causing the match to go on to a third set but unfortunately fell short, 6-3, 4-6, 7-10.
- Amirah Shakir (Dekalb, Illinois), Kathleen Castillo (Elmwood Park, Illinois), Hannah Upole (Hinkley, Ohio), Arriyanna Amison (Dolton, Illinois) fought hard in their singles matches but struggled when attempting to get points causing them to be unsuccessful in their match. Shakir, Upole, Castillo, Amison all were able to put a few points on the score sheet but ultimately fell short.
Doubles
- Both duo one and three, Shakir and Engleman followed by Schneider and Amison limited their opponents in achieving points through the match and were able to dominate, allowing only three points combined to win the set.
- The duo Upole and Castillo, tried to continue momentum through their play, but their attempt to gain points proved to be unsuccessful through a shutout, as they fell 6-0.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Cougars will take four days before coming back to their home courts to go against a rescheduled Lakeland University match at 12:00 pm. Coverage for all things CUC women's tennis can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
