On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Lakeland University women’s tennis team dropped their home dual against Dominican and Aurora University.

Lakeland faced Dominican for their first match of the day, losing 7-2.

Ann Schroeder earned herself a win at No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-3, while Emma Schad and Mikayla Hilton received their first doubles win of the season at No. 1 doubles, defeating their opponents 8-3.

Lakeland also fell short to Aurora at their second match of the day as Aurora defeated them 6-3.

Carly Brault won her No. 4 singles match 6-1, 6-2 as well as her No. 3 doubles match with her partner, Rachel Conery, during which they clinched an 8-4 victory. Hilton also earned herself a win at No. 5 singles, defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-4.

On Sunday, the Muskies returned to their home courts to take on Beloit College. They finished their last home game of the season strong, grasping a 7-2 victory in the non-conference match against Beloit.

The Muskies won five out of their six singles matches. Schad swept her opponent at No. 2 singles with a clear 6-3, 6-0 victory. Tyner Strawn had a close match as she fought hard for her win at No. 3 singles 6-4, 2-6, 10-7, while Brault defeated her opponent at No. 4 singles 6-2, 6-2. Hilton snatched a win at No. 5 singles 6-0, 6-0 as Nikki Bonilla won her No. 6 singles match by default.

As for doubles matches, Schroeder and Brault seized a win over their opponents 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.

The Muskies conclude their season Saturday, Oct. 8, as they take on Milwaukee School of Engineering and Wisconsin Lutheran College. Go Muskies!