The Webster University women's tennis team won its fifth straight match, 7-0, over Fontbonne University, on March 29 at Clayton, MO. The Gorloks improved to 3-0 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with the win.
Freshman Monica Behrle (Atlanta, GA/East Paulding HS), coming off a SLIAC Player of the Week award, won her ninth straight singles match and improved to 15-1 for the year. Behrle won in straight sets at #2. Marissa Lewis (SR, Owasso, OK/Owasso HS) won her sixth straight, at #1 singles, and is now 13-2 on the year. Behrle and Lewis also both won at #2 and #1 doubles, respectively.
Jesse Steffens-Willis (St. Louis, MO/Rockwood Summit HS) and Stephanie Lass (Lake Villa, IL/Lakes Community HS) also won at singles. Stephens-Willis improved to 10-6 with her sixth win in a row, a straight set win at #3, and Lass improved to 8-7 with a straight set win at #4. Freshman Morgan Rabe (San Diego, CA/Clairemont HS) improved to 3-2 with a straight set win at #5.
Webster is now 9-4 overall. The Gorloks host Blackburn College (IL) on March 31 and Westminster College on April 2 at the Webster Groves Tennis Center.
Full results for the Fontbonne match:
Webster University 7, Fontbonne 0Singles competition
1. Marissa Lewis (WUWT) def. Celeste Hermann (FUWT) 6-0, 6-0
2. Monica Behrle (WUWT) def. Heather Flick (FUWT) 6-0, 6-0
3. J. Steffens-Willis (WUWT) def. Abby Towle (FUWT) 6-1, 6-0
4. Stephanie Lass (WUWT) def. Shannonn White (FUWT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Morgan Rabe (WUWT) def. Megan Camp (FUWT) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Marissa Lewis/Monica Behrle (WUWT) def. Celeste Hermann/Heather Flick (FUWT) 8-0
2. J. Steffens-Willis/Stephanie Lass (WUWT) def. Abby Towle/Shannonn White (FUWT) 8-1