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Girls Tennis Concludes Season Finish 5th out of 10 at Sectional Posted on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 @ 5:06 AM Wheaton Academy Girl's Tennis team finished in 5th place out of 10 teams in a highly competitive sectional at St. Charles East High School. The Warriors played very well, but ran into top seeds in the 3rd round of competition. Congratulations to doubles team of Kendra Kosirog/Eva Sedjo who pulled out a thrilling 3 set victory in the second round 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, and to Stephanie Taylor who played a stellar match to upset Glenbard North in the second round 6-3, 6-2. Both Emmy Gaffey and Lizzy Westrope/Elizabeth Gielow lost very close 3-set matches in the first round. It was a strong ending to a great season for the Warriors! Girl's Tennis Wins PSL Championship Finishes first in last ever PSL tournament Posted on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 @ 1:54 PM The Varsity Girl's tennis team took first place in the PSL Championship tournament on Saturday bringing the title back to Wheaton Academy after two years of 2nd place finishes. This championship was extra special because it will be the last PSL championship awarded, since the league is disbanding after this season. The Warriors had a phenomenal day of tennis! Every player came ready to play with a "refuse to lose" mentality. In 3 different flights the warriors beat a team they had not beaten during the regular season, earning them a higher finish than they were seeded. Kendra Kosirog and Eva Sedjo completed their undefeated run through the PSL by winning the PSL championship at 1st Doubles. Kelly Adair and Lizzy Westrope knocked off a previously undefeated Timothy Christian team to win the PSL championship at 3rd Doubles. Emmy Gaffey survived a marathon 3+ hour match in the first round and finished in 2nd place at 2 singles. Natalie Van Beek and Elizabeth Gielow upset the #2 seeded Timothy Christian team in the first round to advance to the championship round, finishing in 2nd place at 2nd Doubles. Stephanie Taylor had a huge win against Walther Lutheran for 3rd place at 1st Singles. In Exhibition play Emma Malone and Callie Brown finished 3rd place at 4th doubles. Congratulations Warriors on a great day and a sweet ending to our Conference! Team Totals:
Wheaton Academy- 21 pts. (PSL Champions!)
Timothy Christian- 17 pts. (2nd Place)
Illiana Christian- 16 pts. (3rd place)
Walther Lutheran- 11 pts. (4th place)
Chicago Christian- 10 pts. (5th place)
Individual Results:
1st Singles: Steph Taylor beat Chicago Christian 6-2, 6-1
lost to Illiana Christian 0-6, 0-6
beat Walther Lutheran 6-2, 6-4 (3rd place!)
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey beat Illiana Christian 6-0, 6-7, 6-4
lost to Walther Lutheran 2-6, 1-6 (2nd place!)
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo beat Chicago Christian 6-4, 6-1
beat Timothy Christian 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) (1st place!)
2nd Doubles: Van Beek/Gielow beat Timothy Christian 6-4, 6-4
lost to Illiana Christian 6-7 (2-7), 3-6 (2nd place!)
3rd Doubles: Adair/Westrope beat Illiana Christian 6-2, 6-0
beat Timothy Christian 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 (1st place!)
4th Doubles: Malone/Brown beat Timothy Christian
lost to Illiana Christian 6-7, 7-5, (5-7)
beat Chicago Christian 6-3, 6-4 (3rd place!)
Warriors vs. St. Francis The Warriors lost to Wheaton St. Francis on Thursday 5-0. After a slow start the girls played very well with a number of very close 2nd sets. It was great preparation for our upcoming PSL championships on Saturday. Warriors Fall To Timothy 3-Way Tie For First in PSL Posted on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 at 1:13 PM
The Warriors were not able to withstand a well-prepared Timothy Christian team on Wednesday, losing a close, tough match 3-2. Emily Gaffey pulled out another close match 7-6 (14-12!), 6-3 at 2nd Singles, and Kendra Kosirog and Eva Sedjo won 6-3, 6-4 to stay undefeated in conference play at 1st Doubles. This loss resulted in a 3-way tie for 1st place in the regular season with Timothy, Illiana, and Wheaton Academy. We are looking forward to the PSL tournament to decide the PSL champion. Overall Record: 7-7-4 Conference: 3-1
WA- 2 Timothy- 3
1st Singles: Steph Taylor lost 2-6, 3-6
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey won 7-6 (14-12), 6-3
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 6-3, 6-4
2nd Doubles: Gielow/Van Beek lost 3-6, 6-4, 3-6
3rd Doubles: Westrope/Adair lost 2-6, 1-6
4th Doubles: Malone/Brown won 8-1
Warriors Take Down Illiana Remain Undefeated Posted on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 at 1:13 PM The Warriors remain undefeated in the PSL conference after beating Illiana on Tuesday evening. It was an incredibly exciting match with Emmy Gaffey coming from behind 2-5 in the 3rd set to pull out a phenomenal win in the deciding match 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. It was a great win for the girls, who put their PSL championship hopes on the line today against Timothy Christian. Overall Record: 7-6-4 Conference: 3-0
WA- 3 Illiana- 2
1st Singles: Steph Taylor lost 0-6, 2-6
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey won 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 6-2, 6-1
2nd Doubles: Van Beek/Gielow lost 3-6, 6-3, 2-6
3rd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-1, 6-1
Warriors Play Well in Invite Take First Place at Glenbard North tournament Posted on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 at 1:38 PM The Girl's Varsity Tennis Team won 1st place in the Glenbard North Varsity Invite on Saturday. The Warriors had a fantastic showing at an event they haven't won in a number of years. The Round-Robin tournament included Glenbard North, South Elgin, and cross-town rival West Chicago. It was a true "team" effort with no player winning their flight, but every player playing great and winning enough matches to narrowly beat out Glenbard North for the Championship. Congratulations Warriors on a great "team" achievement! Overall Record: 6-6-4 Conference: 2-0
WA- 2 Glenbard North- 2
1st Singles: Steph Taylor lost 4-6, 6-4, (9-11)
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey lost 4-6, 2-6
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
2nd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-3, 4-6, (10-8)
WA- 2 South Elgin- 2
1st Singles: Steph Taylor lost 2-6, 1-6
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey won 6-2, 6-0
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo lost 3-6, 2-6
2nd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-1, 6-1
WA- 3 West Chicago- 1
1st Singles: Steph Taylor won 6-2, 6-2
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey won 6-1, 6-4
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 7-5, 6-0
2nd Doubles: Westrope/Adair lost 2-6, 3-6
Warriors Sweep St. Edward Win 5-0 Posted on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 at 1:31 PM The Girl's Varsity Tennis team swept their future Conference opponent St. Edward for a 5-0 win Friday evening. The girls dominated play at every level and finished the match quickly for our fastest win of the season. Overall Record: 5-6-2 Conference: 2-0
WA- 5 St. Edward- 0
1st Singles: Steph Taylor won 6-1, 6-4
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey won 6-2, 6-1
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 6-3, 6-0
2nd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-1, 6-1
3rd Doubles: Van Beek/Gielow won 6-1, 6-0
Warriors Tie Trinity Led by doubles tandems. Posted on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at 12:17 PM The Varsity girl's tennis team battled to a tie against a very good Trinity High School team on Thursday. The Warriors were led by the continuing strong play of their doubles tandems. Kendra Kosirog and Eva Sedjo pulled out a close first set in a tie-breaker before winning the match easily 6-2 in the second set. Liz Gielow and Natalie Van Beek won convincingly 6-2, 6-3. Varsity Tennis Loses Nail-biter Almost wins without #1 singles player Posted on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at 12:17 PM The Varsity girl's tennis team fought hard, but lost a nail-biter to IMSA on Tuesday. The team almost escaped with a win without their #1 singles player, Steph Taylor. All three doubles matches went three sets, and the warriors pulled out 2 of the 3 matches at 1st and 2nd Doubles. Great job by Emmy Gaffey and Callie Brown to step into the #1 and #2 singles positions for the day! Overall Record: 4-6-1 Conference: 2-0
IMSA- 3 WA- 2
1st Singles: Emmy Gaffey lost 2-6, 1-6
2nd Singles: Callie Brown lost 0-6, 1-6
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
2nd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-1, 4-6, (10-7)
3rd Doubles: Gielow/Van Beek lost 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), (4-10)
Warriors lose to Lake Forest Academy Beaten 5-0 by a very tough team Posted on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 at 1:56 PM The Warriors Varsity Girl's tennis team played well, but lost 5-0 to a very good Lake Forest Academy team on Saturday. Many of the sets were close, and it was great to be challenged by a team that played so aggressively. Warriors Sweep Chicago Christian Varsity Tennis Wins 4th Straight Posted on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 at 12:04 PM The Warriors took their brooms over to Palos Heights on Tuesday to sweep their PSL rival Chicago Christian. The Warriors aggressive play was too much for the Knights to handle, as the Varsity Girls won their 4th straight match on Tuesday. Every player won convincingly to complete the sweep 5-0. Overall Record: 4-4-1 Conference Record: 2-0
Scores: Wheaton Academy- 5 Chicago Christian- 0
1st Singles: Steph Taylor won 6-2, 6-3
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey won 6-2, 6-0
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 6-1, 6-4
2nd Doubles: Van Beek/Gielow won 6-3, 6-2
3rd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-2, 6-2
4th Doubles: Brown/Malone won 8-5
Warriors Knock Off Montini Win 3rd straight in dual competition Posted on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 at 1:35 PM The Warriors played a great match against a future conference opponent on Thursday, knocking off Montini Catholic 4-1. It was the Warriors 3rd straight win in dual competition. The win was highlighted by the 3rd Doubles tandem of Lizzy Westrope and Kelli Adair's dominating 6-0, 6-0 win. 1st Doubles tandem Kendra Kosirog and Eva Sedjo continued their hot streak with a 6-2, 6-1 win, and Steph Taylor played some of her best tennis of the year to win 6-4, 6-1. Overall Record: 3-4-1 Conference: 1-0
Wheaton Academy- 4 Montini Catholic- 1
1st Singles: Steph Taylor won 6-4, 6-1
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey lost 5-7, 6-4, 3-6
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 6-2, 6-1
2nd Doubles: Van Beek/Gielow won 6-3, 7-5
3rd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-0, 6-0
4th Doubles: Brown/Malone won 8-2
Warriors Win Opening PSL Match Beat Walther Lutheran Posted on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 at 12:02 PM The Varsity Girl's tennis team won their first PSL conference match of the season Tuesday vs. Walther Lutheran with a score of 3-2. All three doubles teams carried the win with impressive victories. Congratulations on a great start to the conference titles hopes! Overall Record: 2-4-1 Conference: 1-0
WA-3, Walther Lutheran-2
1st Singles: Steph Taylor lost 6-2, 5-7, 3-6
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey lost 0-6, 2-6
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 6-1, 6-2
2nd Doubles: Van Beek/Gielow won 6-1, 6-4
3rd Doubles: Westrope/Adair won 6-2, 6-2
4th Doubles: Malone/Brown won 8-4
Wheaton North Quad Play well against tough competition Posted on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2008 at 1:58 PM The Girl's Varsity tennis team played well this weekend in the Wheaton North Quad narrowly missing a victory against Lemont (ending in a tie), while falling short against Wheaton North and Hinsdale Central. The Warriors faced some of the best competition they've seen all season and played very well against it. Overall Record 1-4, 1 tie
Wheaton North-8, WA-0
1st Singles= Steph Taylor lost- 3-6, 4-6
2nd Singles= Emmy Gaffey lost- 2-6, 1-6
3rd Singles= Jenn White lost- 1-6, 0-6
4th Singles= Han Zhang lost- 0-6, 0-6
1st Doubles= Kosirog/Sedjo lost- 4-6, 2-6
2nd Doubles= Van Beek/Gielow lost- 1-6, 4-6
3rd Doubles= Brown/Westrope lost- 3-6, 1-6
4th Doubles= Adair/Malone lost- 2-6, 6-7 (4-7)
WA-4, Lemont-4 Steph Taylor lost 3-6, 1-6
Emmy Gaffey won- 6-2, 6-2
Jenn White won- 6-2, 7-5
Han Zhang lost 3-6, 2-6
Kosirog/Sedjo won- 6-0, 6-1
Van Beek/Gielow lost- 3-6, 4-6
Brown/Westrope lost- 0-6, 7-5, (8-10)
Adair/Malone won- 6-2, 7-5
WA- 1, Hinsdale Central- 7 Steph Taylor won- 2-6, 6-4, (10-7)
Emmy Gaffey lost- 2-6, 0-6Jenn White lost- 0-6, 0-6 Han Zhang lost- 4-6, 0-6 Kosirog/Sedjo lost- 3-6, 4-6 Van Beek/Gielow lost- 1-6, 1-6 Brown/Westrope lost- 5-7, 0-6 Adair/Malone lost- 1-6, 0-6
WA Wins First Match Posted on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 at 6:15 AM Thunder and Lightning could not come soon enough to hold off the Varsity tennis team from posting their first win of the season against Lisle 4-0. All 4 doubles teams posted a victory, but the singles could not finish their matches because of lightning. The girls hope to start a win streak Thursday against IMSA. Overall Record: 1-2 Scores: Wheaton Academy- 4 Lisle- 01st Singles: Steph Taylor led 5-2 2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey was tied 2-2 1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo won 6-4, 6-3 2nd Doubles: Adair/Nemejc won 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 3rd Doubles: Westrope/Van Beek won 6-0, 6-2 4th Doubles: Brown/Malone won 6-1, 6-2 Geneva tops WA Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 5:15 AM The Varsity Girl's tennis team played against a very good Geneva team on Wednesday. Next week they have matches against Lisle and IMSA.
Varsity Team Record: 0-2
Scores:
1st Singles: Steph Taylor Lost 0-6, 0-6
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey Lost 0-6, 1-6
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo Lost 1-6, 1-6
2nd Doubles: Nemejc/Adair Lost 0-6, 3-6
3rd Doubles: Westrope/Van Beek Lost 0-6, 3-6
Lady Warriors Open Season Tough loss to Kaneland Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2008 at 5:15 AM The varsity girl's tennis team lost a tough match to Kaneland on Tuesday with 4 of the 6 matches going to 3 sets. Unfortunately we were not able to pull out any of the matches and began our season with a humbling 0-6 loss.
Varsity Team Record: 0-1
1st Singles: Steph Taylor lost 6-3, 3-6, 2-6
2nd Singles: Emmy Gaffey lost 1-6, 1-6
1st Doubles: Kosirog/Sedjo lost 2-6, 6-4, 4-6
2nd Doubles: Nemejc/Adair lost 4-6, 6-1, 3-6
3rd Doubles: Westrope/Van Beek lost 6-4, 3-6, 4-6
4th Doubles: Malone/Brown lost 1-6, 4-6
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