Augustana head women's tennis coach Jon Miedema took his team on a successful, and unique, road trip on Sunday, September 14 and the result was exactly what the Vikings needed. Less than 24 hours after losing to defending College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin champion Wheaton by a score of 8-1 at home, Miedema's bunch went on the road and picked up two league wins. What made the trip unique was the fact that each match was played in a different city.
 
The Vikings started things off with a 9-0 victory over Illinois Wesleyan at 10:00 a.m. in Bloomington, Illinois and when that ended they got in the van and drove the 50-plus miles to Decatur, Illinois where they met Millikin in a match starting at 3:00 p.m. After taking care of the Big Blue by the score of 9-0 Augustana came back home with an 8-2 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the CCIW.
 
AUGUSTANA 9, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 0
 
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Complete domination was the theme of this match as the Vikings won the three doubles matches by a combined score of 24-2 and lost just five games in singles.
 
Sophomore Lauren Goggin (Buffalo Grove HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Dana Goggin (Buffalo Grove HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) beat Brianna Dao and Gail Mar 8-0 at number one. Freshman Mollie Magee (Olathe East HS, Overland Park, Kan.) and senior Chelsea Lavin (Downers Grove South HS, Downers Grove, Ill.) took care of Josie Linman and Marina Johnson 8-1 at number two doubles. The number three team of senior Miranda Pence (Oswego HS, Oswego, Ill.) and sophomore Amy Even (Downers Grove South HS, Downers Grove, Ill.) beat Randi Wilson and Allie Spontak 8-1 at number three.
 
Lauren Goggin defeated Linman 6-0; 6-1 at number one singles while Dana Goggin beat Dao 6-0; 6-0 at number two. Magee took care of Mar 6-2; 6-1 at number three and Pence was a 6-0; 6-0 winner over Wilson at number four. Sophomore Vicki Andonova (Downers Grove South HS, Westmont, Ill.) beat Johnson 6-0; 6-0 at number five and freshman Rachel Kammerzelt (The Prairie School, Union Grove, Wis.) defeated Cayla Dole 6-1; 6-0 at number six singles.
 
AUGUSTANA 9, MILLIKIN 0
 
DECATUR, Ill. - Clearly the 50-mile drive south to Decatur, Illinois didn't affect the Vikings too much as they rolled to a 9-0 victory over Millikin.
 
The Goggin twins beat Paige Bequette and Molly Angel 8-0 at number one and Magee and Andonova teamed up at number two to beat Aubrie Sabin and Melissa Donovan 8-1 at number two. The number three team in this match was Pence and Lavin and they combined for an 8-1 win over Amber Morgan and Elizabeth Breitbach.
 
Lauren Goggin tossed a 6-0; 6-0 shutout at Bequette at number one and Dana Goggin won 6-1; 6-0 over Angell at number two.  Magee defeated Sabin 6-1; 6-1 at number three singles and Pence beat Breitbach 6-3; 6-0 at number four. Andonova took care of Donovan 6-4; 6-1 at number five and Kammerzelt beat Morgan 6-1; 6-1 at number six.