WAUKESHA, Wis. -
Sophia Dekker won in straight sets at No. 3 singles but it wasn't enough as the Carroll University women's tennis team lost to Millikin University 7-2 in a College Conference of Illinois-Wisconsin dual meet at the Jean Kilgour-Trailblazer Tennis Complex on Saturday.
Dekker defeated Millikin's Paige Willer 6-4, 6-2 to improve to 3-3 in conference and 5-3 overall for Carroll, which came into the showdown riding the momentum of three consecutive victories but dropped to 2-5 in conference and 6-5 overall.
Carroll's other straight-set victory came at No. 4 singles as
Maya Gaedtke, who improved to 3-4 in conference and 4-5 overall, defeated Millikin's Brianna Barconi 6-2, 6-4.