BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The Augustana Vikings women's tennis team will gear up for a busy weekend in the CCIW, beginning on Friday, September 16 as the start of three matches in three days.
Augustana enters the weekend with an 0-1 record both overall and in league play. They were defeated by Wheaton last Saturday at home by a score of 8-1.
On Friday, the Vikings will head to Bloomington to face the Illinois Wesleyan Titans at 3:30 p.m. The Titans sit at 0-1 on the season, losing their opener to Illinois College by a score of 9-0 on the road. Augie defeated Illinois Wesleyan a year ago in Rock Island by a final of 8-1 and are 29-11 all-time against the Titans. Live results will be available for the match
here.
The Vikings will remain on the road on Saturday for another conference road match against Millikin. The Big Blue currently sit at 3-0 on the season, sweeping all three of their matches over Illinois College, Principia, and Greenville by a score of 9-0. Millikin will take on North Central on Friday in their conference opener. Augustana is 36-3 all-time against Millikin, but have dropped the last two meetings against the Big Blue, both coming last season. Start time is scheduled for noon in Decatur, Ill.
On Sunday, Augie returns home to host Carroll at 1:30 p.m. The Pioneers sit 3-2 on the season and 1-2 in CCIW action. The team had their two-match winning streak snapped in their most recent outing, a 6-3 loss to North Park. Carroll fell to North Central in their conference opener before defeating Carthage to earn their first CCIW win. Augie has never lost to Carroll, posting a 9-0 record all-time in their brief history. The Vikings won last year's meeting in Waukesha, Wis. by a score of 6-3.
Live results for both the Millikin and Carroll matches will be available at a later time. The links will posted
here.