Covenant News

Wheaton Covenanter Coaches 250th Tennis Win

WHEATON, IL (October 6, 2003) - Jane Nelson of Beverly Covenant Church in Chicago won her 250th match as coach of the Wheaton College women's tennis team as the Thunder defeated Illinois Wesleyan University 6-3 last Saturday.

Nelson has been coaching the women's tennis team at Wheaton since 1986 after having starred in tennis and women's basketball at Wheaton before graduating in 1983. Her school has won 10 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) titles since 1986 - her overall record is 251-99 after Wheaton beat Millikin University 9-0 after defeating Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday. The Thunder was second in the CCIW team competition last fall after winning four straight titles.

Once an All-America doubles tennis player and a national champion singles performer in her college division, Nelson also scored 1,182 points in her Wheaton basketball playing career and coached in the program after leaving college. She was inducted into Wheaton's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.

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