The UW-Whitewater women's tennis team continued their assault on competition on Tuesday by sweeping both UW-Stevens Point and Concordia (Wis.) 9-0. The Warhawks overall dual meet record is now 8-1 while they improve to 3-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-SP, a WIAC member, falls to 6-7 overall and 1-4 in the WIAC while Concordia drops to 9-6.  The Warhawks have now swept six of their nine dual matches this season.

 

UW-Whitewater took a 3-0 lead over UW-Stevens Point after all three doubles tandems won by a margin of four games or more. Singles play followed and Whitewater's two through six singles players won in straight sets. The 'Hawks number one singles player, Kalla Schaefer (Madison/Madison Memorial), won her first set 6-2, dropped the second 4-6, and won the tiebreak 14-12 to complete the sweep.

 

The Warhawks remain undefeated in the WIAC at all six singles positions and number one and number two doubles. At the number three doubles spot they are 2-1.

 

Against Concordia, the result was the same. A 3-0 sweep by all three doubles teams started things off for the Warhawks. Straight sets victories by all six singles players finished up the match and the sweep.

 

Complete results from both matches are below.

 

Results vs. UW-Stevens Point

#1 Kalla Schaefer (Madison/Madison Memorial) (UWW) def. Rachel Been (UWSP), 6-2, 4-6, 14-12

#2 Ingrid Stensvaag (Palatine, IL/Palatine) (UWW) def. Chelsea Allbaugh (UWSP), 6-3, 6-1

#3 Annie Smith (Algonquin, IL/H.D. Jacobs) (UWW) def. Emily Riordan (UWSP), 6-1, 6-0

#4 Amy Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UWW) def. Kaylei Sorensen (UWSP), 6-0, 6-0

#5 Michelle Daciolas (Roselle, IL/Lake Park) (UWW) def. Kaitlyn King (UWSP), 6-1, 6-1

#6 Jenny Woyahn (Waukesha/Waukesha South) (UWW) def. Emily Oxton (UWSP), 6-1, 6-1

 

#1 Schaefer/Siemon (UWW) def. Benn/Allbaugh (UWSP), 8-4

#2 Stensvaag/Daciolas (UWW) def. Riordan/Sorensen (UWSP), 8-2

#3 Kara Amundson (Prairie du Sac/Sauk Prairie)/Brittany Gering (Greendale/Greendale) (UWW) def. King/Oxton (UWSP), 8-4

 

Results vs. Concordia

#1 Kalla Schaefer (Madison/Madison Memorial) (UWW) def. Erin Henrich (CU), 6-2, 6-3

#2 Annie Smith (Algonquin, IL/H.D. Jacobs) (UWW) def. Emily Buchinger (CU), 6-0, 6-1

#3 Ingrid Stensvaag (Palatine, IL/Palatine) (UWW) def. Katie Mooney (CU), 6-0, 6-0

#4 Amy Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UWW) def. Lauren Taugher (CU), 6-0, 6-0

#5 Jenny Woyahn (Waukesha/Waukesha South) (UWW) def. Cassandra Smith (CU), 6-0, 6-3

#6 Kathleen Kappel (Madison/Madison East) (UWW) def. Lisa Peters (CU), 6-0, 6-0

 

#1 Schaefer/Siemon (UWW) def. Henrich/Buchinger (CU), 8-3

#2 Stensvaag/Daciolas (UWW) def. Mooney/Taugher (CU), 8-1

#3 Kelly Rutkowski (Waunakee/Waunakee)/Kappel (UWW) def. Smith/Peters (CU), 8-0

 

The Warhawks will return to action on Saturday, October 11 when they play two matches. Their first match will begin at 9:30 am and will be against UW-La Crosse. The second match will begin at 3:30 against St. Norbert. Both matches are in Whitewater at the Wangerin Tennis Courts. It is also senior day for the Warhawks. At 12:30 the team will be honoring the seniors and having a picnic at the pavilion between matches.

 

For more information:

Frank Barnes, UW-W head coach, 262-472-6201