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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team continued its strong start to the 2016-17 season Tuesday night with a 7-2 victory at Wheaton (Ill.).
The Warhawks (2-0 overall), who won the eight-team Warhawk Invite over the weekend, swept all three doubles matches and claimed four of six in singles play to emerge with the dual match win.
Senior
Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) and junior
Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger) cruised to an 8-0 victory at No. 1 doubles, and junior
Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) and sophomore
Gabi Kitchell (Wausau, Wis./D.C. Everest) tallied an 8-1 triumph at No. 2. Juniors
Alicia Beck (Bismarck, ND/St. Mary's Central) and
Alexandra Talyansky (Mequon/Homestead) combined for an 8-5 win at No. 3 to give UW-Whitewater a 3-0 lead.
After the Thunder (3-1) recorded their first point of the match, Humphreys increased the Warhawks' lead back to three with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at the second singles position. Kitchell, playing at the top slot, clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph.
Talyansky was next on the board for UW-Whitewater with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 4, and Wallace closed out the scoring with a 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) victory at No. 5.
The Warhawks continue play Sunday with three dual matches at Wangerin Courts. The team hosts Cardinal Stritch at 9:30 a.m., Edgewood at noon and St. Norbert at 3:30 p.m.
See below for full results from Tuesday's match.
Doubles:
1:
Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper)/
Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger) d. Katie Park/Emily Jones, 8-0
2:
Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central)/
Gabi Kitchell (Wausau, Wis./D.C. Everest) d. Kirstie White/Anna-Katherine Barrett, 8-1
3:
Alicia Beck (Bismarck, ND/St. Mary's Central)/
Alexandra Talyansky (Mequon/Homestead) d. Miranda Kay/Sara Magnuson, 8-5
Singles:
1:
Gabi Kitchell (Wausau, Wis./D.C. Everest) d. Katie Park, 6-0, 6-2
2:
Megan Humphreys (Kenosha/Tremper) d. Emily Jones, 6-2, 6-0
3: Miranda Kay (Wheaton) d.
Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger), 6-0, 6-0
4:
Alexandra Talyansky (Mequon/Homestead) d. Kirstie White, 6-3, 6-4
5:
Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) d. Sara Magnuson, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
6: Emma Westwick (Wheaton) d.
Alicia Beck (Bismarck, ND/St. Mary's Central), 6-1, 6-4
