GALESBURG, Ill. - After losing to Monmouth Friday afternoon, the Red Hawks didn't have much time to recover before they were in action again. Ripon squared off with Knox College Saturday morning, just 14 hours after losing to Monmouth. Unfortunately for the Red Hawks, they received the same result, losing the match
6-3.

The Red Hawks started the day off right with Jamie Lichon winning her number one singles match, defeating Kristin Miller 6-2, 6-1. In number two singles, Knox's Alexa Hagen defeated Mara Evans 7-5, 6-3 in a tightly contested match. Ripon earned another point in number three singles, as Arielle Denis defeated Kendra Wright 3-6, 7-5, 10-4. After that, Knox was able to defeat the Red Hawks in number four, five, and six singles.

In doubles competition, Lichon came out on the winning end of things once again, teaming with Wagner to defeat Miller and Monyca Fisher 8-5. Number two doubles saw Knox's Karen Russel and Wright defeat Ripon's Evans and Meagan Sykes
8-5. The day was rounded out when Kourtney Cone and Ashleigh Honaker defeated Ripon's Erin Gebhardt and Kristine Jansen 9-7.

Ripon will look to snap their seven game losing streak on Wednesday, when they host Carroll College in their first conference match of the season. That match will begin at 3:30 p.m.