Lake Forest College Sports Information
September 10, 2005  
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Lake Forest Falls to Grinnell, Wins at Illinois College
Score of both matches was 9-0

  

Brittany Richardson now has 75 career victories in singles and doubles combined.
JACKSONVILLE, IL - The Forester women’s tennis team split a pair of Midwest Conference South Division matches at Illinois College on Saturday (September 10). Lake Forest fell 9-0 to defending league champion Grinnell College in the first contest and knocked off the hosts by the same score in the second. The Foresters are now 2-1 overall this season and 1-1 in divisional play.

The two closest matches in the loss to Grinnell came at number one doubles and number six singles. Senior Brittany Richardson (Little Rock, AR/Central) and sophomore Alli Berry (Plymouth, MN/Robbinsdale Armstrong) were defeated 9-8 (7-3) at the top doubles spot and sophomore Jaime Jackson (Milwaukee, WI/Divine Savior-Holy Angels) fell 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4) at the last singles position.

Richardson and Berry won 8-2 at number one doubles against Illinois College. The other two doubles matches were both 8-0 shutouts. Juniors Anastasia Rudkovskaya (Buffalo Grove, IL/Buffalo Grove) and Kendal Wapotish (McHenry, IL/McHenry) swept their opponents at number two and the team of Jackson and senior Jill Chudacoff (Highland Park, IL/Highland Park) did the same at number three.

Five of the six singles matches were also perfect for the Foresters. Berry blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0 at number one and Richardson, Chudacoff, Wapotish, and Jackson followed suit at numbers two, three, five, and six, respectively. Rudkovskaya also won in straight sets at number four (6-4, 6-3).

The Foresters’ next three matches will be at home and on consecutive days. The team will host Wisconsin Lutheran College Thursday (September 15) afternoon at 3:00, Ripon College Friday (September 16) at 3:30 p.m., and fellow MWC South Division foe Monmouth College at noon on Saturday (September 17).

Lake Forest - Grinnell Match Results
Lake Forest - Illinois C. Box Score