Women's Tennis Drops Close Match to Illinois College

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Women's Tennis | 9/22/2015 10:43:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Illinois—The Prairie Fire dropped a close match to Illinois College on Tuesday.
 
Knox fell 5-4 to the Lady Blues, an improvement over last year's 7-2 loss.
 
Melissa Smith (Lemont, IL, Lemont Township) and Lauren Sparks (Salem, OR, South Salem) both won their singles matches. Smith teamed up with Maggie St. Clair (Mount Vernon, IA, Mount Vernon) to win in doubles as well. The duo of Savannah Sailors (Newton, KS, Newton) and Maddie Schacht (Champaign, IL, Mahomet-Seymour) also won their doubles competition.
 
Knox will return home on Saturday for a non-conference doubleheader against Judson University at 9:00 a.m. and Dominican University at 3:00 p.m.
 
Singles competition
 
1. Kathryn Ryan (IC) def. Taytem Chapman (KCW) 6-0, 6-3
2. Tamar Norville (IC) def. Savannah Sailors (KCW) 6-1, 6-3
3. Melissa Smith (KCW) def. Lisa Noggle (IC) 3-6, 6-3, 10-4
4. Jovanna Chavez (IC) def. Miranda Corbett (KCW) 6-2, 7-5
5. Brianna Pohlman (IC) def. Maddie Schacht (KCW) 6-3, 6-0
6. Lauren Sparks (KCW) def. Valerie Escudero (IC) 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
 
1. Kathryn Ryan/Tamar Norville (IC) def. Taytem Chapman/Miranda Corbett (KCW) 8-2
2. Savannah Sailors/Maddie Schacht (KCW) def. Lisa Noggle/Jovanna Chavez (IC) 8-2
3. Melissa Smith/Maggie St. Clair (KCW) def. Brianna Pohlman/Valerie Escudero (IC) 8-2
 
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Sparks

Lauren Sparks

Sophomore
Maggie St. Clair

Maggie St. Clair

Senior
Savannah Sailors

Savannah Sailors

First Year
Maddie Schacht

Maddie Schacht

First Year
Melissa Smith

Melissa Smith

First Year

Players Mentioned

Lauren Sparks

Lauren Sparks

Sophomore
Maggie St. Clair

Maggie St. Clair

Senior
Savannah Sailors

Savannah Sailors

First Year
Maddie Schacht

Maddie Schacht

First Year
Melissa Smith

Melissa Smith

First Year