The Monmouth College women's tennis team finished their 2024 fall season with the Midwest Conference Individual Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin on October 19 and 20. The highlight on October 20 was a win in the #3 doubles consolation final by Jennifer Shimmin (Monmouth, Illinois) and Alayna McKinley (Rock Island, Illinois).
At #1 singles Ivana Stefanova (Streamwood, Illinois) was the #3 seed and beat Alyssa Wise from Illinois College 6-0, 6-2 in the first round. In the semifinals she lost to #2 Erin Jarvis from Grinnell 6-0, 6-2. The first round win is the 20th singles win of Stefanova's career and she ranks fifth on the Monmouth career list after two seasons.
At #2 singles, Natalie Labicki (Antioch, Illinois) was the #5 seed and she upset Clara Hills of Lawrence 7-5, 6-3 in the first round. In the semifinals she lost to top seed Lilli Dockal of Lake Forest 6-1, 6-0.
At #3 singles, Kimber Calvert (Paris, Illinois) was the #6 seed and she lost to #3 Sophie Muir of Illinois College 6-1, 6-0. In the consolation semifinals she lost to #7 Hadley Berendsen of Ripon 8-2.
At #4 singles, Shimmin was the #5 seed and she lost to #4 Lilly Ingram of IC 6-0, 6-0. She had a bye in the consolation semifinals and lost in the consolation final 8-4 to Tess McGlenn of Lawrence.
At #5 singles, Natalie Holst (East Moline, Illinois) was the #4 seed and she beat #5 Isabella Wallin Cornell. 6-1, 6-2 in the first round, Holst fell to #1 Alyssa Trapp of Grinnell 6-3, 6-0 in the semifinals.
At #6 singles, McKinley was the #7 seed and she lost to #2 Olivia Pandazi of Lake Forest 6-1, 6-0. In the consolation semifinals she lost to #6 Madi Mischica of Lawrence 8-4.
At #1 doubles, Stefanova and Labicki were the #5 seed and they beat Wise/Muir from IC 8-6 in the first round. In the semifinals they lost to top seeded Strupovets/Dockal of Lake Forest 8-3.
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