Augustana upped its overall record to 23-7 with 9-0 victories over St. Norbert and Luther on Sunday, April 24 at the Lower Campus Courts. The Vikings moved within one win of establishing a new school record for dual match wins in a single season. The 2014-15 team currently holds the record after finishing 24-9 but this year's edition will have an opportunity to tie that mark on Friday, April 29 with a match against North Central at 12:00 noon at the Lower Campus Courts.
 
The Vikings will host the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Automatic Qualifier this weekend by virtue of winning the conference tournament last fall. Augustana will host North Central on Friday, April 29 at 12:00 noon while Carthage will play Wheaton at 3:00 p.m. The winners will square off on Saturday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m.
 
04/24/16 – AUGUSTANA 9, ST. NORBERT 0
 
Vikings roll past St. Norbert to up record to 22-7
 
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Despite playing without junior standout Dana Goggin (Buffalo Grove HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.), Augustana had no trouble dispatching St. Norbert on Sunday, April 24 in non-conference women's tennis action at the Lower Campus Courts. Dana Goggin, who normally plays number one doubles and number two singles, sat out the match but her teammates certainly picked up the slack.
 
The number one doubles team got shuffled a bit as senior Aileen MacDonald (Mundelein HS, Mundelein, Ill.) teamed with freshman Caitlyn Schaffer (Kenwood Academy, Chicago, Ill.). MacDonald and Schaffer clawed their way to a tough 9-8 win over Erika Chitko and Elizabeth Manlick to complete a 3-0 sweep of the doubles matches.
 
Junior Lauren Goggin (Buffalo Grove HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) and sophomore Mollie Magee (Olathe East HS, Overland Park, Kan.) beat Katlyn Gahan and Stephanie Doerfert at number two doubles 8-3. At number three doubles freshman Madeline Lombardi (Edwardsville HS, Glen Carbon, Ill.) and junior Amy Even (Downers Grove South HS, Downers Grove, Ill.) beat Maggie Krummel and Claire Hetzel 8-1.
 
Lombardi had a tough match at number six singles, eventually winning over Krummel 4-6; 6-1; 10-4 but hers was the lone contest that didn't end in two sets.
 
Lauren Goggin beat Chitko 6-4; 6-1 at number one and Magee defeated Manlick 6-4; 6-4 at number two. MacDonald defeated Gahan 6-2; 6-1 at number three singles while Schaffer beat Doerfert 6-3; 6-2 at number four. Junior Vicki Andonova (Downers Grove South HS, Westmont, Ill.) beat Hetzel 6-0; 6-1 at number five.
 
The Vikings, currently ranked 13 in the NCAA Division III Central Region, moved to 22-7 overall while St. Norbert fell to 14-9.
 
04/24/16 – AUGUSTANA 9, LUTHER 0
 
Augustana beats Luther 9-0 to move to 23-7 on the year
 
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – After beating a St. Norbert team that was 14-8 coming into the match in the morning, Augustana took care of another solid club in the afternoon on Sunday, April 24 at the Lower Campus Courts. The Vikings defeated Luther 9-0. The Norse, coached by former Viking head coach Adam Strand, were 13-6 prior to Sunday's match.
 
Augustana is now 23-7 overall heading into the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin's Automatic Qualifier on Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 in Rock Island.
 
Like the match against St. Norbert, the Vikings played without a starting performer. While Dana Goggin sat out the St. Norbert contest, it was Magee who did not play against Luther. Augustana didn't miss a beat, winning all three doubles to jump out to a 3-0 lead and then sweeping the singles in straight sets.
 
Schaffer moved into Magee's spot at number two doubles and teamed with Lauren Goggin to pick up an 8-5 win over Jackie Cychosz and Britta Pressler. At number one doubles, MacDonald and Dana Goggin were back together and they defeated Hailey Johnson and Olivia Heitz 8-4. The number three doubles team was Andonova and Lombardi and they prevailed 8-6 over Claire Christian and Lauren Welch.
 
Lauren Goggin defeated Cychosz 6-0; 6-4 at number one singles and Dana Goggin took care of Welch 6-0 6-2 at number two. MacDonald picked up a 6-1; 6-2 win over Heitz at number three and Schaffer defeated Christian 6-4; 6-2 at number four. Andonova moved up one slot to number five and beat Pressler 6-3; 6-1 while Lombardi beat Anne Pearson 6-3; 6-2 at number five.