The Monmouth College women's tennis team returned to Midwest Conference action on Saturday with Homecoming losses to Cornell and Grinnell. The Scots (1-8, 1-4) fell 7-0 to Grinnell in the morning match and 5-2 to Cornell in the afternoon match.
Senior
Ivana Stefanova (Streamwood, Illinois) saw her season-long seven-match win streak end with a 7-5, 7-5 loss at No. 1 singles against Grinnell.
Jenny Nelson (Wentzville, Missouri) fell 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 while
Kimber Calvert (Paris, Illinois) lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3.
Tiah Riggs (Vincennes, Indiana) lost 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 and
Delaney Albarran (Chicago, Illinois) fell 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5.
Korryn Keehner (Staunton, Illinois) lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6.
In doubles, Stefanova/Nelson lost 6-4 at No. 1 while the other two doubles teams fell 6-0.
Against Cornell, Stefanova won 7-6 (5), 6-3 after the Rams shuffled their lineup. Riggs also won at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-3. Nelson lost 6-0, 6-1, Calvert fell 6-2, 6-2, Albarran lost 6-3, 6-0 and Keehner fell 6-0, 6-2. The Rams won the first two doubles matches 6-1 and took the No. 3 match at 6-0.
MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Stefanova has 38 career singles wins and is 8-1 in singles this season…With her 70th combined win, Stefanova moved past Kimi Wegner into third on the career list…Her singles win streak of seven was the second-longest in school history, trailing only Stefanova's record of 10 straight wins in 2023…She went 3-1 in singles and doubles against Cornell in dual matches for her career and 2-2 against Grinnell…Riggs has three singles wins on the season…Saturday was senior day for Stefanova and Calvert…Monmouth hosts Lake Forest and Lawrence next Saturday in matches rescheduled from Oct. 3.
