Grinnell College's Tatyana Sukharnikova '12 (left) won her second Midwest Conference singles championship in as many years, while teammate Constanza Alarcon '13 (right) also claimed top honors during competition Sunday in Madison, Wis.
Alarcon was the champ in the No. 3 division, giving her two titles for the tournament as she also was on the No. 2 doubles championship team. Sukharnikova won at the No. 4 singles spot after claiming top honors at No. 5 in 2008.
Alarcon began the day with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Katie Beadling of Knox College and stopped Samantha Bachmann of Carroll University 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. In the title match, she beat Julia Win of Beloit College 6-2, 6-0.
Sukharnikova defeated Katherine Valde of Lawrence University 6-1, 6-2 and then Allison Hamel of Lake Forest College 6-1, 6-1. In the championship match, she rallied to knock off Kate Rasmussen of Carroll 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Elizabeth Spears '11 was the next-highest Grinnell finisher on Sunday, placing second at No. 6 singles. She opened the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Anica Cihla of Lawrence and 6-4, 6-3 decision over Natalie Atroshenko of Lake Forest. In the title match, Callie Schroeder of St. Norbert College beat Spears 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Jill Akiyama '10 of Grinnell advanced to the semifinals of the No. 2 singles division, while Toby Cain '12 and Kelsey Picken '10 were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
