MADISON, Wis. — Lawrence University couldn’t get a doubles team past the quarterfinals during Saturday’s competition at the Midwest Conference Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
At No. 1, the team of Katie Frankel and Lilly Endsley fell 8-1 to St. Norbert in the championship quarterfinals. Endsley and Frankel bounced back to beat Katherine Hinman and Liddy Wilson of Monmouth 8-2 in the consolation semifinals. Cornell’s Sophie Robertson and Shashanna Moll then downed Endsley and Frankel 8-3 in the consolation final.
Lindsay Holsen and Elana Lambert won their opening match at No. 2 8-3 over Beloit, but the Vikings dropped an 8-2 decision to St. Norbert in the championship quarterfinals and were eliminated.
Annie Harincar and Katie Nottberg also posted an 8-3 win at No. 3 over a team from Beloit. Harincar and Nottberg were then eliminated with an 8-1 loss to Carroll in the quarterfinals.
The singles competition takes place on Sunday.