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Weekend Wrapup: JCA Tough In Tennis
Led by Alexis Bauer and Taylor Madlener in singles and Shorewood's Colleen Quinn in doubles, the Angels are able to pull out a second-place finish during Saturday's Minooka Quad.
Alexis Bauer and Taylor Madlener won all three of their singles matches Saturday in straight sets as the Joliet Catholic Academy girls tennis team placed second at the Minooka quadrangular.
Although the Angels opened with a 3-2 loss to Providence, they bounced right back with a 3-2 win over Minooka and a 5-0 victory over Bremen.
Against Providence, Bauer (Joliet) won 6-0, 6-1 at first singles and Madlener (Plainfield) won 6-4, 7-6 and 7-0 in the tiebreaker at second singles. The Angels lost all three of their doubles matches.
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That changed against Minooka, with the third doubles tandem of junior Colleen Quinn (Shorewood) and sophomore Alex Legg (Channahon) prevailing 7-5, 0-6 — including 10-7 in a tiebreaker. Bauer, a junior, won 6-2, 6-0 at first singles and Madlener, a junior, won 6-1, 6-1 at second singles.
Then, in the third round against Bremen, JCA fired on all cylinders as Bauer recorded a 6-1, 6-1 victory at first singles and Madlener cruised 6-0, 6-0 at second singles.
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In doubles, senior Elaine Skoff (Joliet) and junior Dana Koerner (Joliet) won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 and seniors Morgan Schrage (Joliet) and Stephanie Desiderio (Joliet) won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2. Quinn and Legg continued their success with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.
JCA (2-1) plays Fenwick on Thursday in an East Suburban Catholic Conference match.
SOCCER: The Hilltoppers opened the season with a 1-0 loss at Plainfield South, but JCA coach Tom Cranmer was pleased with the result. “We played well,” he said. “We really had them back on their heels in the last 13 minutes, but we couldn’t get a goal across. We had some goal-scoring chances, but couldn’t capitalize on them.”
FOOTBALL: The JCA freshmen traveled to Mundelein and won 36-28, sealing the deal Saturday with an interception in the final minutes. The JCA sophomores dropped a 28-13 decision Friday night at Memorial Stadium.
THIS WEEK AT JCA: The Angels’ 4-0 girls golf team plays West Chicago on Monday and hosts Marian Catholic and Carmel in ESCC play on Thursday … The state-ranked JCA girls volleyball team travels to Hinsdale South before hosting neighborhood rival Minooka on Wednesday and defending their title at the Geneva Tournament on Saturday … The Hilltoppers’ boys golf team hosts Providence on Monday, takes on Marist and Nazareth in the ESCC on Tuesday and goes to Minooka on Thursday … JCA’s boys and girls cross country teams open the season with invitationals on Tuesday and Saturday … The Hilltoppers’ boys soccer team hosts St. Viator on Tuesday and plays in the IMSA Tournament on Friday … And finally, the JCA football team will try to build on Friday night’s dramatic 32-31 victory over Carmel with a Week 2 showdown on the road against Class 8A playoff qualifier Notre Dame in Niles.
