Tennis improving

Ladies clinche to best record in four years

by Kaile Schriener
Courier Staff

The Monmouth Lady Scots tennis team traveled to Beloit, Wisc. on Saturday Sept. 24 and played against Beloit College and St. Norbert College.

The Lady Scots split a pair of contests. The Lady Scots blasted Beloit College 7-2. In the second match, St. Norbert College edged the Lady Scots 5-4.

The day was a nice 70 degrees with overcast for the first match against Beloit College and an unfortunate rain out for the second match against St. Norbert’s, so the players had to continue their matches inside.

According to head coach Greg Stacey, “Being indoors is a lot better, because the ladies do not have to worry about wind, but it was a lot more humid inside.”

In the singles competitions against Beloit College: 1) Shauna Skowronski (MC) defeated Erin Stamper (BC) 6-1, 7-6, 7-5.  2) Sally Fairfield (BC) defeated Sara Yerks (MC) 6-3, 6-3.  3) Cassandra Frantz (MC) defeated Sidra Montgomery (BC) 6-2, 6-1.  4) Brittany Donnelly (MC) defeated Kate McLaughlin (BC) 6-4, 6-3.  5) Holly Trotter (MC) defeated Morgan Maul-Smith (BC) 6-4, 6-0.  6) Rachel Atherton (MC) defeated Emily Maroney (BC) 7-5, 2-6, 10-8.

In the doubles competition against Beloit College: 1) Sally Fairfield and Erin Stamper (BC) defeated Shauna Skowronski and Cassandra Frantz (MC) 8-2. 2) Sara Yerks and Holly Trotter (MC) defeated Sidra Montgomery and Kate McLaughlin (BC) 8-1. 3) Elizabeth Anderson and Rachel Atherton (MC) defeated Morgan Maul-Smith and Emily Maroney (BC) 8-2.

In the singles competitions against St. Norbert College: 1) Mary O’Brien (SNC) defeated Shauna Skowronski (MC) 6-0, 6-0. 2) Sara Yerks (MC) defeated Lauren Weis (SNC) 6-3, 6-2. 3) Cassandra Frantz (MC) defeated Leslie Kroschel (SNC) 6-1, 6-4. 4) Emilie McElhaney (SNC) defeated Brittany Donnelly (MC) 6-3, 6-0. 5) Jenna Prince (SNC) defeated Holly Trotter (MC) 6-1, 6-1. 6) Emily Fobian (SNC) defeated Elizabeth Anderson (MC) 2-6, 7-5, 10-5.

In the doubles competition against St. Norbert College: 1) Mary O’Brien and Lauren Weis (SNC) defeated Shauna Skowronski and Cassandra Frantz (MC) 8-2. 2) Sara Yerks and Holly Trotter (MC) defeated Heather Kerswill and Katie Olberding (SNC) 8-6. 3) Elizabeth Anderson and Rachel Atherton (MC) defeated Leslie Kroschel and Jeanna Mischke (SNC) 8-3.

The two ladies to look out for this season are Holly Trotter and Sara Yerks who are 5 and 0 doubles partners. Coach Stacey mentioned, “Holly and Sara are the big surprise. They did not play last year and now play well together.”

So far the ladies tennis team has worked very hard and Coach Greg Stacey said, “I’m really pleased with the way the season has gone and the ladies have put in a lot of effort. We may not be the most talented team, but they never give up.”

For the weekend the ladies will be at Grinnell College on Saturday, Oct. 1 and will be playing at Monmouth on Sunday against Illinois College at 1:30 p.m.