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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team swept a pair of opponents Saturday at Wangerin Courts.
The Warhawks (6-1 overall, 2-0 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) defeated conference rival UW-La Crosse 9-0 before besting Principia (Ill.) by an identical score.
Against UW-La Crosse (5-1, 2-1), juniors
Alicia Beck (Bismarck, ND/St. Mary's Central) and
Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) put UW-Whitewater on the board with an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles. Senior
Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and sophomore
Gabi Kitchell (Wausau, Wis./D.C. Everest) tallied an 8-4 triumph at the No. 1 position, and senior
Rachel Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/South) and junior
Alexandra Talyansky (Mequon/Homestead) finished the doubles sweep with an 8-3 victory at No. 3.
Kitchell was first to finish in singles with a 6-0, 6-0 win at the second slot. Wallace clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph at the fourth position.
Beck posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 5, and junior
Brittany Goebel (McHenry, IL/West) added a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 6. Talyansky collected a 6-3, 7-5 triumph at No. 3, and Humphreys fought through a first-set loss for a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5) victory at the No. 1 position.
In the match against Principia (0-2), the Warhawks dropped only two games combined at the three doubles positions. Humphreys and Kitchell were 8-0 winners at No. 1, Talyansky and Siemon completed an 8-1 triumph at No. 2 and Wallace teamed with junior
Gabriella Gregorio (Roselle, IL/Bartlett) for an 8-1 victory at No. 3.
Freshman
Madeline Slicker (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) was first on the board in singles with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6, and Wallace sealed the decision with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout at No. 3.
Other straight-set winners included Kitchell at No. 1, Talyansky at No. 2, Goebel at No. 4 and junior
Kassie Alexander (Waukesha/South) at No. 5.
UW-Whitewater visits St. Peter, Minn., starting Friday for the three-day Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional Championships.
