Rachel Siemon action photo for April 12 story
Rachel Siemon pushed her singles match into three sets against No. 15 Chicago.

Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Wraps Up St. Louis Trip

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The No. 28 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team played competitively Sunday but was defeated 9-0 against No. 15 Chicago in a dual match at Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis, Mo.
 
The Warhawks (18-4 overall), who are ranked sixth in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, finished 1-2 for the weekend in Missouri. On Saturday, UW-Whitewater downed 38th-ranked Texas-Tyler and was knocked off by No. 11 Washington-St. Louis, the region's No. 1 team.
 
The Maroons (10-9), slotted third in the region, won all three tightly contested doubles matches to take a 3-0 advantage. Sophomore Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and freshman Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger) held a 6-5 lead against Ariana Iranpour and Megan Tang, the region's No. 3 doubles pair, but dropped the last three games to fall 8-6.
 
The Warhawks forced third sets in two different singles matches, but were unable to pick up a point in singles play.
 
McGuire forced a third set at the second slot, but was outlasted 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (11-9) by Jasmine Lee. Sophomore Rachel Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/South) forced a third set before falling 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7) against Maggie Schumann.
 
UW-Whitewater returns to action next Sunday against Carthage, the region's No. 13 team, at 9 a.m. and Carroll at 12 p.m. in Kenosha, Wis.
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Players Mentioned

Megan Humphreys

Megan Humphreys

5' 6"
Sophomore
Rachel Siemon

Rachel Siemon

5' 6"
Sophomore
Bridgid McGuire

Bridgid McGuire

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Megan Humphreys

Megan Humphreys

5' 6"
Sophomore
Rachel Siemon

Rachel Siemon

5' 6"
Sophomore
Bridgid McGuire

Bridgid McGuire

5' 4"
Freshman