Flying Start

By Andrew Wyder

Flying Start

For the first time in two years, Illinois Tech fall sports teams returned to action after not competing during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the layoff, multiple Scarlet Hawks teams started strong, opening with impressive starts that carried through their entire seasons.

Under the direction of first-year coach Kris Powell, a former University of Chicago assistant coach who replaced Erik Scanlan as the coach of both Illinois Tech tennis teams, the Scarlet Hawks women’s tennis team finished its fall season with an 8–4 record, including a 7–2 run through the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference, which was good for a third-place conference finish.