Augustana ended the regular season in women's tennis with an unusual double header on Sunday, April 23. The Vikings opened the day in Northfield, Minnesota with a dual meet against Carleton, the 39^th ranked team in the country, at 9:00 a.m. After dropping a 6-3 decision to the Carls, head coach Jon Miedema's team got into the van and headed south to Decorah, Iowa for a battle with Iowa Collegiate Conference champion Luther at 3:30 p.m.
 
The Vikings handled the Norse, coached by former Augustana head coach Adam Strand, by a score of 7-2.  That moved their record to a glossy 22-6 on the season heading into the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Automatic Qualifying Tournament this weekend.
 
By virtue of winning the CCIW last fall, Augustana will host the CCIW AQ on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 at the Lower Campus Courts. If weather is a factor the matches will be moved to the Quad City Tennis Club in Moline, Illinois. Augustana (22-6; 7-1) will face Carroll (12-10; 4-4) at 12:00 noon on Friday in the first match while Wheaton (19-2; 8-0) plays Carthage (14-6; 6-2) at 3:00 p.m. The two winners will play on Saturday, April 29 at 12:00 noon for the right to advance to the NCAA Tournament and represent the CCIW with the league's automatic bid.
 
Senior Lauren Goggin (Buffalo Grove HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) and sophomore Caitlyn Schaffer (Kenwood Academy, Chicago, Ill.) lead the Vikings in singles victories this year. Both have records of 31-6 with Goggin playing at number one and Schaffer mostly at number three. Freshman Zeana Badawi (Hinsdale Central HS, Burr Ridge, Ill.) is 26-7 at number four and senior Dana Goggin (Buffalo Grove HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) carries a 24-7 mark at number two. Senior Vicki Andonova (Downers Grove South HS, Westmont, Ill.) is 23-13 at number five while sophomore Madeline Lombardi (Edwardsville HS, Glen Carbon, Ill.) had a 14-16 record at number six.
 
Dana Goggin and Schaffer are 22-6 at number one doubles while Lauren Goggin and Lombardi are 13-6 at number two. The number three team of Andonova and Badawi is 16-4.
 
04/23/17 - #39 CARLETON 6, AUGUSTANA 3
 
NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Vikings, who are ranked 15^th in the Central Region, dropped a 6-3 decision to Carleton, which was ranked 39^th in NCAA Division III and 11^th in the region prior to the match.
 
Augustana won at number one doubles when Dana Goggin and Schaffer picked up an 8-4 victory over Danielle Vasiliev and Caitlin Shea. The Vikings lost the other two doubles slots to fall behind 2-1 heading into singles. Lauren Goggin and Lombardi dropped an 8-0 decision to Alana Danieu and Kristina Conrad at number two and Andonova and Badawi fell 8-2 to Caitlin Eichten and Madeline Prins at number three.
 
In singles, Lauren Goggin beat Vasiliev 7-5; 6-4 at number one and Schaffer took a hard-fought 6-0; 6-7; 10-7 victory over Shea at number three.
 
Dana Goggin lost 3-6; 0-6 to Zoe Park at number two and Badawi fell 2-6; 6-7 to Conrad at number four. Andonova lost 0-6; 1-6 to Prins at number five and Lombardi dropped a 0-6; 1-6 decision to Danieu at number six.
 
04/23/17 – AUGUSTANA 7, LUTHER 2
 
DECORAH, Iowa – The drive down from Northfield, Minnesota and the loss to Carleton didn't seem to bother Miedema's charges too much as they handled Luther 7-2 to finish the season 22-6 in dual meets. The Vikings took at 2-1 lead after the doubles portion and never looked back in beating the Norse for the third straight year. Luther, which had won 10 straight meetings between 1983 and 2013, still holds a 10-4 advantage in this series.
 
Dana Goggin and Schaffer defeated Britta Pressler and Lauren Welch 8-3 at number one and Andonova and Badawi beat Madisen Crow and Kelsey Kruse 8-6 at number three. Augustana's number two team of Lauren Goggin and Lombardi fell 8-3 to Claire Christian and Jackie Cychosz.
 
Lauren Goggin beat Cychosz 6-3; 7-5 at number one and Dana Goggin defeated Welch 6-0; 6-0 at number two. Schaffer was a 6-0; 6-4 winner over Christian at number three and Badawi dusted off Crow 6-2; 6-2 at number four. Andonova won 6-2; 6-2 against Kruse at number five. Lombardi lost 5-7; 2-6 to Ellie Hemker at number six.