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The No. 27 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team dropped just one match all day Saturday en route to two victories to begin the 2015 spring season at Premier Tennis and Fitness in Janesville.
 
The Warhawks (11-0 overall), who are also ranked sixth in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, downed Luther (Iowa) 8-1 before capping the day with a 9-0 sweep of Edgewood.
 
Against Luther (9-4), UW-Whitewater took all three doubles matches for a 3-0 advantage. Sophomore Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and freshman Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) combined for an 8-0 triumph at the No. 1 slot. Freshmen Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger) and Alexandra Talyanski, the team's No. 2 pair, and junior captain Ashley Miller (Racine/Union Grove) and sophomore Rachel Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/South), the Warhawks' third combination, won by identical 8-3 scores.
 
Humphreys (No. 1), McGuire (No. 2), Talyansky (No. 3) and Siemon (No. 5) were all straight set winners in singles play. Senior Amanda Dick (Kenosha/St. Joseph Catholic Academy) earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory competing at the sixth position.
 
In the match against Edgewood (10-4), the Warhawks earned three wins, including two sweeps, at the three doubles positions. Miller and sophomore Amy Upthagrove (Muskego/Muskego) posted an 8-3 triumph at No. 2, while Siemon and sophomore Brooke Hendricks (Sterling, IL/Sterling) teamed for an 8-0 victory at No. 3.
 
Humphreys and Wallace pushed UW-Whitewater's lead to 3-0 thanks to an 8-3 win at the top spot.
 
All six singles positions were victorious in straight sets for the Warhawks, with no spot dropping more than three games in one set. Siemon and freshman Brittany Goebel (McHenry, IL/West) didn't drop a game in 6-0, 6-0 triumphs at the Nos. 4 and 6 positions, respectively. McGuire (No. 1), Talyansky (No. 2), Dick (No. 3) and senior captain Emily Sodemann (Janesville/Parker), who competed at No. 6, were also winners.
 
UW-Whitewater continues play next Saturday against Augustana (Ill.), which is ranked 16th in the Central Region by the ITA. First serve is slated for 11:30 a.m. at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis.