Bloomington, Ill. – The Carroll University Pioneers women's tennis team won their final dual match of the fall against Illinois Wesleyan today. The women won by a score of 8-1, capping off a three match win streak and winning six out of their last seven.
 
In doubles, the women once again racked up three victories. Grace Krueger/Ashley LaBelle and Maya Gaedtke/Carolyn Merkatoris won their matches both by 8 games to 3. Rachel Papp/Erika Bosman finished their match against a little tougher competition, but still came out on top 8-5.
 
In singles, five of six pioneers won their match. Gaedtke started off strong in her first set winning 6-3, but her fast start wasn't enough, falling 2-6, 2-10 in the remaining sets. Merkatoris started off with a first set win as well (6-3), but fell without winning a game in the next set (6-0). In the tiebreaker, she pulled off the victory 10-7. Krueger (6-1, 6-1), Lora Leach (6-4, 6-1), Papp (6-2, 6-3), and Bosman (6-1, 6-0) all finished in straight sets.
 
The women will begin play at the CCIW tournament Thursday, Oct. 19, hosted by Carroll University. The women will look to finish higher than their 7^th place projected finish at this season's championships. Stay up to date on Pioneers women's tennis this season by going online to www.gopios.com, or by following the Pioneers on Facebook (Carroll University Athletics), Twitter (@pio_athletics), and Instagram (@pio_athletics).