Wheaton College (Ill.) Women's Tennis Team Wins CCIW Tournament

2016 Jun 6

Emma Westwick, a freshman on the Wheaton College women's tennis team, recently helped the Thunder win the 2016 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Automatic Qualifier Tournament. The victory earned Wheaton an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship, where they were eliminated in the opening round.

This year marked the 10th time in program history that the Thunder have participated in the NCAA Championship, and the team posted an 18-2 overall record for the season.

Wheaton College sponsors 21 varsity sports, and Thunder teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. The Thunder Athletics program has won five NCAA Division III Championships since 1984, and Wheaton student-athletes have won 31 Division III individual National Championships all-time. For more information, visit athletics.wheaton.edu.

Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.) is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country. For more information, visit wheaton.edu.