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Foresters Defeat Wooster, Finish Spring Break Trip 5-0

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The Lake Forest College women's tennis team raised its single-season program record victory total to 17 on Thursday by defeating the College of Wooster 7-2. Sophomore Sarah Paulson won twice on the day and finished the Foresters' Spring Break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, with a 9-1 record in singles and doubles combined.

The match began with singles play and Paulson was the first to finish, defeating the top player from Wooster 6-0, 6-3. Freshman Lexi Chionis posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory at #3 and sophomore Christi Valicenti gave Lake Forest a sweep of the top half of the lineup with a 3-6, 6-2, (10-4) triumph at #2. Senior Elina Shapiro recorded her fifth win in as many spring singles matches, a 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, (10-4) decision at #4. Fellow senior Lucy-George Cooper clinched the match for the Foresters by prevailing 6-4, 6-2 at #5.

Wooster earned the point at #6 singles and opened doubles play with a victory at #1. Paulson and Cooper won 8-3 at #2 to finish the trip a perfect 5-0 in doubles play while Shapiro and sophomore Emily Rabin defeated the Fighting Scots' #3 duo 8-1 to close out the match.

Lake Forest is now 17-1 on the year while Wooster fell to 3-4.

The Foresters have four more matches on their 2013-14 schedule, beginning on Friday, March 28, against visiting Augustana College. The contest will begin at 4:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Lexi Chionis

Lexi Chionis

Freshman
Lucy-George Cooper

Lucy-George Cooper

Senior
Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Sophomore
Emily Rabin

Emily Rabin

Sophomore
Elina Shapiro

Elina Shapiro

Senior
Christi Valicenti

Christi Valicenti

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Lexi Chionis

Lexi Chionis

Freshman
Lucy-George Cooper

Lucy-George Cooper

Senior
Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Sophomore
Emily Rabin

Emily Rabin

Sophomore
Elina Shapiro

Elina Shapiro

Senior
Christi Valicenti

Christi Valicenti

Sophomore