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Vikings put together strong effort at MWC Championships

The Lawrence women's tennis team gathers for a group photo at Nielsen Tennis Stadium at the end of competition.
Box Score     MADISON, Wis. -- The Lawrence University women's tennis team put together a strong showing at the Midwest Conference Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
    Anna Vanden Acker reached the championship semifinals at No. 2 singles, and No. 1 player Clara Hills and No. 3 player Logan Kane both won consolation titles. Hills also teamed with Tess McGlenn to take the consolation title at No. 2 doubles.
    Vanden Acker, the lone senior on the team, broke through in the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Clara Bach of Illinois College. Vanden Acker then faced top seed and eventual champion Lilli Dockal of Lake Forest College, and Dockal posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the semifinals.
    Hills had a tough quarterfinal match with Grinnell College's Anika Sheth, who pulled out a 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 win. Hills came back the next day to defeat Illinois College's Alyssa Wise 8-3 in the consolation final.
    Kane dropped a 6-0, 6-3 decision to Sophie Muir of Illinois College in the quarterfinals, but she also bounced back nicely in the consolation final. Kane rolled to an 8-1 win over Ripon College's Jessi Griepentrog to take the consolation title.
    Hills and McGlenn lost a tight 8-5 decision to Muir and Lily Ingram of Illinois College in the quarterfinals. Hills and McGlenn then routed Monmouth College's Kimber Calvert and Natalie Holst 8-0 in the consolation final.
    Lawrence also reached the consolation final at Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles.
    Cornell's Audrey Small defeated McGlenn 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals at No. 4 singles. McGlenn then defeated Ripon's Catherine Skoglund 8-6 in the consolation semifinals. McGlenn rallied to force a tiebreaker against Holst in the consolation final, but Holst won 8-7 after a 7-3 victory in the tiebreaker.
    Sky Shinohara also reached the consolation final at No. 5 singles. After Shinohara fell to Morgan Keefe of Illinois College 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, she bounced back in the consolation semifinal. Shinohara romped past Monmouth's Alayna McKinley 8-1 in the consolation semifinals. Shinohara rallied in the consolation final against Ripon's Allison Pavlovec to force a tiebreaker. Shinohara saved four match points before Pavlovec won 8-7 with a 10-8 victory in the tiebreaker.
    Rachael Pofahl made it to the consolation final at No. 6 singles for the Vikings. Pofahl fell 6-2, 6-1 to Cornell's Jenna Benkufsky in the quarterfinals but notched a victory in the consolation semifinals. Pofahl knocked off Ripon's Isabella Engstrom 8-1 in the consolation semifinals before falling 8-6 to Illinois College's Sabrina Ingram in another tight match.
    At No. 1 doubles, Vanden Acker and Kane faced a rough road after falling to Cornell's Mac Graves and Michaela Clark. In a strange twist, Graves and Clark upset No. 1 seeds Sheth and Nichole Henning of Grinnell in the semifinals. That meant Vanden Acker and Kane had to face Grinnell in the consolation semifinals. The Grinnell duo pulled out an 8-2 win in another tight match.
    At No. 3 doubles, Lawrence's Madelena Priest and Evie Vacek fell 8-1 to Lake Forest's Anika Kinnear and Kate Feist in the quarterfinals. Monmouth's McKinley and Tiah Riggs topped the Lawrence duo 8-5 in a tight match in the consolation semifinals.    
 
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Players Mentioned

Clara Hills

Clara Hills

Sophomore
Logan Kane

Logan Kane

Junior
Tess McGlenn

Tess McGlenn

Junior
Rachael Pofahl

Rachael Pofahl

Sophomore
Sky Shinohara

Sky Shinohara

Sophomore
Anna Vanden Acker

Anna Vanden Acker

Senior
Madelena Priest

Madelena Priest

First Year
Evie Vacek

Evie Vacek

First Year

Players Mentioned

Clara Hills

Clara Hills

Sophomore
Logan Kane

Logan Kane

Junior
Tess McGlenn

Tess McGlenn

Junior
Rachael Pofahl

Rachael Pofahl

Sophomore
Sky Shinohara

Sky Shinohara

Sophomore
Anna Vanden Acker

Anna Vanden Acker

Senior
Madelena Priest

Madelena Priest

First Year
Evie Vacek

Evie Vacek

First Year
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