UW-Whitewater, ranked twenty-second in
the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III national poll, fell to number twenty-five Case Western Reserve University 7-2 in the first round at Nielsen Tennis Stadium and bounced back to a 6-3 win over Gustavus Adolphus in round two at Cherokee Country Club in the Midwest Invitational Friday in Madison, Wisconsin.
Case Western Reserve University 7, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2
singles
1. Sara Zargham, CW, defeated
Alexandra Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, 2-6, 7-6, 10-4
2. Erika Lim, CW, defeated
Jackie Vitale (Roselle, IL/Lake Park), WW, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
3. Taylor Sweeney, CW, defeated
Megan Kasten (Verona/Verona), WW, 7-5, 6-0
4. Surya Khadilkar, CW, defeated
Lauren Aguilar (Gurnee, IL/Carmel Catholic ), WW, 6-3, 6-1
5. Marianne Bonanno, CW, defeated
Kelly Foster (Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West ), WW, 6-1, 6-1
6. Lauren Rovner, CW, defeated
Erika Williams (Burnsville, MN/Lakeville South), WW, 7-6 (0), 3-6, 10-5
doubles
1. Lim/Khadilkar, CW, defeated Bayliss/Vitale, WW, 8-5
2. Williams/Kasten, WW, defeated Zargham/Sweeney, CW, 9-8 (3)
3. Aguilar/Foster, WW, defeated Rovner/Bonanno, CW, 8-5
Gustavus Adolphus College 3, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 6
singles
1. Laurel Krebsbach, GAC, defeated
Alexandra Bayliss (Sheboygan/North), WW, 6-4, 6-3
2.
Jackie Vitale (Roselle, IL/Lake Park), WW, defeated Maddie Lindstrom, GAC, 6-4, 6-0
3.
Megan Kasten (Verona/Verona), WW, defeated Heather Annis, GAC, 6-1, 6-4
4.
Lauren Aguilar (Gurnee, IL/Carmel Catholic ), WW, defeated Mulbry Shellum, GAC, 7-5, 6-0
5. Sidney Dirks, GAC, defeated
Kelly Foster (Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West ), WW, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-0
6.
Erika Williams (Burnsville, MN/Lakeville South), WW, defeated Annie Mahoney, GAC, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8
doubles
1. Krebsbach/Mahoney, GAC, defeated Bayliss/Vitale, WW, 8-3
2. Kasten/Williams, WW, defeated Annis/Shellum, GAC 8-2
3. Aguilar/Foster, WW, defeated Dirks/Lindstrom, GAC, 8-4
The Warhawks were competing without
Sydney Divelbiss (Middleton/Middleton), their number one singles player (19-10) and Bayliss' partner at one doubles (15-5), who missed the matches with an illness.
UW-Whitewater will face Carleton at 8:30 Saturday morning at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The tournament will conclude Saturday.
UW-W is 13-8 in dual matches. Case Western is 10-5. Gustavus Adolphus holds a 6-3 record this season.