ROCK ISLAND -- The Augustana Vikings women's tennis team will return to action on Saturday, March 16 when they welcome in the Roosevelt Lakers for the first outdoor home match this spring.

The Vikings enter with a 6-7 overall record and resume play after splitting a pair of road matches back on March 2 against Coe and Cornell. Against Cornell, two of the three doubles matches went in favor of Augie, with the lone loss coming in a tiebreaker at No. 2. Mia Reese and Ava Lannen made quick of their opponent with an 8-1 score at No. 3, while Caitlyn Hanulikova and Hannah Colbert were victorious at No. 1 with a final of 8-5.

Augie took all six singles matches to complete the win, with five coming in consecutive sets. Anna-Maria Huebel earned a win at No. 1, while Hanulikova did not drop at game at No. 2 with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph. Colbert and Maitreyi Shrikhande earned victories at the two middle slots and Hattie Timerman and Maddy Harned rounded out the team wins after handling their opponents at No. 5 and 6. Harned bounced back from a first-set loss to claim her match.  

This week, Hanulikova was named the CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week for her 4-0 effort against Coe and Cornell.

Roosevelt comes into Saturday's match sporting a 4-6 overall record. The Lakers have dropped four of their last five contests after beginning the year with a 3-1 mark. In their last outing, the team was defeated by Bethel by a score of 6-1. Nine of Roosevelt's 10 matches this season have come on the road, where they sit with a 3-6 record.

Saturday will be the first-ever meeting between Roosevelt and Augustana. Start time is scheduled for 5 p.m. from Lincoln Park in Rock Island.