The Lake Forest College women's tennis team recorded its second consecutive 9-0 victory on Saturday (September 5). The Foresters blanked Ripon and are now 2-1 on the season. The loss was the second in as many matches for the Red Hawks this year.

The home team claimed all three doubles matches by the same 8-4 score. Freshman Melika Celebic (Visoko, Bosnia Herzegovina/United World College) and sophomore Nonie Carson (Littleton, Colo./Littleton) defeated Ripon's top tandem, senior Molly Stapleton (St. Louis Park, Minn./Saint Louis Park) and junior Natalie Atroshenko (Wheeling, Ill./Buffalo Grove) prevailed at #2, and junior Lauren Stroner (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) won with sophomore Sara Bennett (Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City North) at #3.

Celebic also played at the top spot in the singles lineup, where she posted a 6-3, 6-0 triumph. Carson won 6-1, 6-2 at #2 and Stapleton triumphed by the same scores in reverse order at #3. Sophomore Allison Hamel (Bend, Ore./Bend) recorded a 6-3, 6-4 victory at #4, Stroner won 6-1 in both sets at #5, and Bennett prevailed 6-0, 6-1 at #6.

Lake Forest will play two more home matches next weekend (September 11-12). The Foresters will host Lawrence University Friday at 4:00 p.m. and Mount Mary College at 10:00 the next morning.