Olivia Bell returning a shot against Lawrence Sept. 7, 2025

Women’s Tennis Narrowly Falls to Cornell

Titans drop dual with Rams, 4-3

3/2/2025 7:44:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - In its 2025 debut, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's tennis team narrowly dropped its dual with Cornell College, 4-3, Sunday, March 2. With the loss, IWU drops to 6-7 overall, while CC improves to 9-3.

Illinois Wesleyan opened the match by taking the one-point decision in doubles. Sophomores Amber Ehrlich (Springfield, Ill.-Glenwood) and Olivia Bell (Bloomington, Ill.-Bloomington) secured the victory at No. 1 doubles, needing a tiebreaker to do so, as the duo won 7-6 (4). Freshmen Gabi Lipske (Gurnee, Ill.-Mundelein) and Katie Van Heuklon (Normal, Ill.-Normal West) notched the win at No. 2 doubles, securing the point for the Titans with a score of 6-4.

In singles action, Van Heuklon logged the win in the No. 3 singles slot, taking her sets 7-6 (4) and 6-1. Bell secured her second win of the night, as she took her sets 6-2, 6-3, at No. 4 singles.

The Titans will embark on a spring break trip to Gulf Shores, Ala., Monday-Friday, March 10-14. IWU will kick off the trip by facing University of Wisconsin-Superior at 8 a.m. Monday, March 10.

Singles competition
1. Tansy Graves (CCW) def. Ehrlich, Amber (IWU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Mac Graves (CCW) def. Lipske, Gabi (IWU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Van Heuklon, Katie (IWU) def. Audrey Small (CCW) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
4. Bell, Olivia (IWU) def. Alyssa Flynn (CCW) 6-2, 6-3
5. Isabella Wallin (CCW) def. Christian, Kate (IWU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Ashley Drake (CCW) def. Zatloka, Angela (IWU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Ehrlich, Amber/Bell, Olivia (IWU) def. Tansy Graves/Mac Graves (CCW) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Lipske, Gabi/Van Heuklon, Katie (IWU) def. Audrey Small/Isabella Wallin (CCW) 6-4
3. Alyssa Flynn/Jenna Benkufsky (CCW) def. Christian, Kate/Wilson, Andie (IWU) 6-1

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