Competing in their first ever NCAA Division III National Tournament, the Warhawk women's tennis team defeated the College of St. Scholastica 5-2 Thursday in round one of regional competition in St. Peter, Minnesota. The win moves the Warhawks on to the regional semifinal where they will face host Gustavus Adolphus College (22-8). Gustavus is ranked fifteenth in the NCAA Division III tennis poll. For more information visit the UW-W women's tennis NCAA tournament website. Also visit the Gustavus Adolophus regional website for more information.
The Warhawks only needed to win five of nine matches to advance to the semifinals. Competitors and results from both teams follow:
Singles
#1 - Ingrid Stensvaag (Palatine, IL/Palatine) (UWW) def. Paula Beckermann (CSS) 6-0, 6-2
#2 - Lauren Fahl (Brookfield/Brookfield Central) (UWW) def. Katie Motley (CSS) 6-2, 6-4
#3 - Kara Amundson (Prairie du Sac/Sauk Prairie) (UWW) vs. Casey Ruberto (CSS) 6-7 (9-11), unfinished
#4 - Amy Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UWW) def. Katrina Sacchetti (CSS) 6-2, 6-4
#5 - Tiffany Dawson (Cary, IL/Cary Grove) (UWW) vs. Natalie Urick (CSS) 5-7, unfinished
#6 - Jenny Woyahn (Waukesha/Waukesha South) (UWW) def. Angela Shields (CSS) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
#1 - Beckermann/Motley (CSS) def. Fahl/Dawson (UWW) 8-4
#2 - Ruberto/Sacchetti (CSS) def. Stensvaag/Michelle Daciolas (Roselle, IL/Lake Park) (UWW) 8-5
#3 - Brittany Gering (Greendale/Greendale)/Siemon (UWW) def. Megan Carlson/Kelly Ross (CSS) 8-4
All individual matches in the NCAA tournament are abandoned when a team wins the fifth and deciding point.
Woyahn improved her overall record at the six singles position to 14-3 with her straight sets victory over Shields. The duo of Fahl and Dawson improved to 9-3 overall at the number one doubles position. The win by Gering and Siemon keeps them perfect at the number three doubles slot with a record of 10-0.
The Warhawks will play Gustavus Adolphus in a match beginning at noon on Friday, May 2. The winner will face the winner of the match between Wheaton College and Coe College in the finals on Saturday, May 3. The winner of the finals will advance to the finals of the NCAA team championship that is also held at Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter, Minnesota.
For additional information:
Frank Barnes, UW-W head coach, 262-472-6201
UW-W women's tennis website
