April 17, 2009

Complete Results

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University women's tennis team received a pair of victories from both graduate student Melanie Sandberg (Motala, Sweden/Platenskolan/Truman College) and freshman Katie Hargrove (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) to help the host Flyers to the 5-4 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over Quincy University at the Lewis Tennis Courts on Friday afternoon.

Sandberg and Hargrove teamed up at No. 1 doubles for the 8-5 victory over Quincy's Lauren Henry and Anele Novak. Sandberg would later upend Henry (6-1, 6-2) at No. 2 singles, while Hargrove defeated Michelle Bertelsman (6-1, 6-1) at No. 3 singles. Lewis senior Agata Wojciechowski (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine East/Oakton C.C.) claimed the 6-2, 6-0 victory over Novak at No. 1 singles.

With the victory, Lewis improves to 10-9 overall and 4-5 in GLVC action, while Quincy falls to 7-16 on the campaign and 1-8 in conference play.

Lewis sophomore Clare Kessler (Onalaska, Wis./Aquinas) and freshman Maggie Novack (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll) paired up at No. 3 doubles for the 8-5 victory over Bertlesman and Bernadette Hayden.

Lewis wraps up the regular-season at home on Saturday morning, as they welcome Missouri-St. Louis for a 10 a.m. first serve.

A Catholic University sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The mid-sized university is being honored for the fifth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.

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