Box Score

The Benedictine University women's tennis team lost its season-opening match on Thursday afternoon, falling at Lake Forest College, 9-0. The Eagles are now 0-1 overall.

The powerful Foresters swept the visiting Benedictine team in straight sets in all six singles matches. At No. 1 singles, Ewelina Stachulak lost 6-1, 6-2. No. 2 doubles player Lisa Carrillo led 5-4 in her opening set before eventually losing the set 7-5 and then coming up short in the second set, 6-1.

At third singles, newcomer Vivianna Iway fell, 6-1, 6-2 and third-year player Andrea Oliva went down by 6-1, 6-1 scores at fourth singles.  Two first-year players for the Eagles - Leigh Martino and Ashley Shall - lost the No. 5 and No. 6 singles competitions, respectively.

Lake Forest also won all three doubles matches.