Heeren, Vogel pace doubles teams at opening day of MWC Championships

MADISON, Wis. — Melissa Heeren and Tess Vogel advanced to the championship semifinals at No. 3 doubles to lead the Lawrence University women’s tennis team on Saturday at the Midwest Conference Championships.

Heeren and Vogel received a bye in the opening round and then posted an 8-0 win over Monmouth College in the quarterfinals at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The Lawrence duo was then eliminated after an 8-5 loss to the eventual champions from St. Norbert College.

At No. 2 doubles, the Lawrence team of Ali Heiring and Lindsay Holsen took the consolation championship. After a loss in the championship quarterfinals to Lake Forest College, Heiring and Holsen stormed back to record 8-1 wins over Knox College and Beloit College for the consolation title.

The No. 1 doubles team of Katie Frankel and Hannah Geoffrey started with an 8-3 victory over Illinois College in the opening round but were eliminated with an 8-6 loss to Lake Forest College in the quarterfinals.