CHICAGO - St. Norbert College earned a second-place finish in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference women's tennis race with a 4-3 triumph over Illinois Tech at XS Tennis Center.
The Green Knights (6-2, 6-1 NACC) earned the No. 2 seeding for the NACC Tournament next spring and will host Illinois Tech on May 5 at Green Bay Tennis Center in a semifinal-round match.
St. Norbert swept the doubles matches to pick up the early 1-0 lead.
Allison Unverzagt and
Jordan Domnick fashioned a 6-1 win over Martyna Kalinowska and Annaliese Kielmeyer at No. 1.
Irene Multhauf and
Anna Vechart defeated Maia Lecuona Ramos and Thea Salcedo 6-2 at No. 2, while
Molly Merrill and
Madeline Diefenthaler claimed a 6-4 win over Paige Geiger and Angelica Conwell at No. 3.
The Green Knights then split the singles matches to get the dual win. Vechart topped Ramos 7-5, 6-1 at No. 3, with Diefenthaler clipping Geiger 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5. Merrill trimmed Conwell 7-5, 6-3 at No. 6.
