The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was eliminated from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Women's Tennis Championship with a 5-0 loss to Gustavus Adolphus College in the Saint Peter, Minnesota Regional Saturday.

Photo Gallery of Match

Gustavus Adolphus College 5, UW-Whitewater 0
singles
1.  Kalla Schaefer (Madison/Madison Memorial), WW and Sierra Krebsbach, GAC, 6-6 DNF
2.  Ingrid Stensvaag (Palatine, IL/Palatine), WW and Sam Frank, GAC, 1-6, 3-2 DNF
3.  Marianne Barau, GAC, def. Amy Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South), WW, 6-1, 6-2
4.  Annie Smith (Algonquin, IL/H.D. Jacobs), WW, and Megan Gaard, GAC, 5-7 DNF
5.  Ali O'Neal, GAC, def. Lauren Aguilar (Gurnee, IL/Carmel Catholic ), WW, 6-1, 6-2
6.  Sydney Divelbiss (Middleton/Middleton), WW and Alex Erickson, GAC, 6-3 DNF
doubles
1.  Krebsbach/Frank, GAC, def. Schaefer/Smith, WW, 8-4
2.  Gaard/Barau, GAC, def. Stensvaag/Divelbiss, WW, 8-0
3.  O'Neal/Maria Bryan, GAC, def. Siemon/Kelly Rutkowski (Waunakee/Waunakee), WW, 8-5

UW-Whitewater was making its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA III Women's Tennis Championship.  UW-W also lost to Gustavus Adolphus 7-2 March 13 in Saint Peter.  Gustavus also knocked Whitewater out of the 2008 tourney in the second round.

UW-W, seeded second in the six team regional, had a first round bye in the tourney.  The Warhawks defeated Wheaton College 5-0 Friday in the second round to set up the match against the number one seeded Gusties.  The Warhawks, winners of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference three straight years, finished the season with a 23-6 dual meet record.  

The loss in the regional final means that Whitewater was one of the "sweet sixteen" in NCAA III women's tennis.

For additional information:  Frank Barnes, UW-W coach