EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.  -  SIUE tennis continued their impressive run of form on Friday afternoon with an impressive 7-0 win over William Woods University.

How It Happened
The Cougars continued their dominant run of form in doubles play, as the team of Jordan Schifano and Vanessa Reinicke earned a 6-1 win on the No. 2 court. The point was secured soon after thanks to a 6-4 win on the No. 3 court by Caitlyn Sporing and Melissa Vizcardo. The No. 1 doubles team of Jill Lambrechts and Maria Thibault led 5-4 before the match was suspended ahead of singles play.

Leading 1-0, the Red & White quickly extended the lead with a 6-0, 6-1 win by Schifano on the No. 1 court. Moments later, Amber Hochstatter earned a 6-2, 6-0 win in her return to action following injury.

The match win was clinched by Lambrechts, who notched a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 2 position. Fabiola Perez and Vanessa Reinicke both remain unbeaten in singles play with a pair of straight set wins before Vizcardo secured the shutout with an 8-1 pro-set win on the No. 6 court.

News & Notes

• SIUE now sits at 5-0 overall, continuing to sit at the program's best start in six season and its second-best in the Division I era.
• The Cougars' win marks the first over William Woods University. The two programs had never met prior to today.
• Today's win is the team's third-straight shutout win - the last time the Red & White accomplished the feat was in the 2019-20 season. 

Quotables

"Going forward, we're going to try to keep firing away, getting that doubles point to start off the match, and stay focused."
        Jordan Schifano.

"We're in a part of our schedule where we're rotating our players, getting a look at a few different players, and keeping everyone sharp throughout our lineup. Tomorrow will be much of the same - we'll see a couple different players step in and help us out. It should keep our team sharp and focused to attack that match [against McKendree] and keep that win streak going."
        Head Coach Adam Albertsen

"I loved the focus [in singles]. We came out with great cross-court rallies, really focusing on establishing our points and making sure that we're playing high percentage. That was a huge key to our success. If you look across the board, we just set the tone in most of our singles matches and we were able to hold it and maintain it."
        Head Coach Adam Albertsen

"It was awesome to see Amber back. To make her [spring] debut and just look really sharp - her confidence and her aggression were through the roof and it was great to see her come out and get a win right away."
        Head Coach Adam Albertsen

"We grabbed the doubles point again. It maybe wasn't our cleanest doubles day, but we kept that streak going of taking charge. It was good to see that - maybe we didn't play our cleanest in doubles, but it was good to see us jump out and get the point. It's just building confidence and building momentum starting out matches like that."
        Head Coach Adam Albertsen

Up Next
The Cougars, which improve to 5-0 on the season, will return to action tomorrow afternoon to host McKendree University and close out SIUE's three-match homestand. First serve from the Edwardsville Y Meyer Center is set for 2:30 p.m.