Jillian Wallace Bridgid McGuire ITA champions September 24, 2017
Seniors Jillian Wallace and Bridgid McGuire won the doubles draw at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships.

Women's Tennis

McGuire, Wallace Earn Regional Doubles Title, All-America Honors

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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis seniors Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger) and Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) claimed the doubles championship to highlight the team's weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional Championships at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.
 
McGuire and Wallace clinched All-America accolades and punched their ticket to next month's ITA Oracle Cup by defeating UW-La Crosse's Bridget Bellissimo and Sadie Spahn, the No. 3 seed in the draw, by a 0-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-5) score. McGuire and Wallace trailed 5-2 in the second set before winning four of the last five games to force a tiebreak.
 
The duo reached the final with an 8-6 triumph over the top-seeded team of Haley Resnick and Lauren French of Coe (Iowa) and finished the weekend with a 5-0 mark.
 
McGuire is now a four-time All-American in doubles playing with three different partners. Wallace earned her second All-America honor in doubles.
 
Wallace finished as the runner-up in the singles draw, downing Bellissimo, the No. 1 seed, and UW-Eau Claire's Natalie Wijesinghe, the No. 4 seed, en route to the title match, where she was bested by Gustavus Adolphus' Briana Hartmann, a No. 9 seed, in straight sets.
 
Senior Alexandra Talyansky (Mequon/Homestead) wrapped up an impressive weekend in the semifinals of the singles draw, downing two top 10 seeds. She finished with a 4-1 mark for the weekend.
 
McGuire reached the singles quarterfinals and tallied a 3-1 record for the weekend.
 
Several Warhawks competed in the Gustie Fall Invitational, which ran in conjunction with the regional tournament. Sophomore Madeline Slicker (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) finished as runner-up in the No. 7 singles draw, and freshmen Allie Miller (Sturtevant, Wis./Union Grove) and Jazmyne Schoeller (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) reached the championship match of the No. 3 doubles draw.
 
UW-Whitewater returns to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play Wednesday with a dual at UW-Stevens Point at 3:30 p.m.
 
See below for Warhawk results from the weekend.
 
SINGLES – ITA
 
Brittany Goebel (McHenry, IL/West)
Round of 64: lost to Sadie Spahn (UW-La Crosse) 6-0, 6-4
Consolation: d. Hannah Borgh (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
Consolation: d. Karleigh Schilling (Central) 6-3, 6-3
Consolation: d. Marissa Wilson (Edgewood) 6-0, 6-2
 
Julie Martin (Morton, Ill./Morton) – No. 17 seed
Round of 64: d. Elizabeth Carroll (Concordia, Wis.) 6-0, 6-1
Round of 32: lost to No. 9 Briana Hartmann (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
 
Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger) – No. 9 seed
Round of 64: d. Laura Martin (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-3, 6-1
Round of 32: d. Kendra Berry (UW-Eau Claire) 6-0, 6-2
Round of 16: d. No. 5 Arantxa Martinez (Dubuque) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Quarterfinal: lost to No. 4 Natalie Wijesinghe (UW-Eau Claire) 6-3, 7-6 (6)
 
Paige Nierman (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Stevenson)
Round of 128: d. Elisa Hauer (St. Scholastica) 6-3, 6-0
Round of 64: lost to No. 9 Katie Aney (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-0, 6-0
 
Sabrina Palavra (Skokie, Ill./Niles North)
Round of 64: lost to No. 17 Jordyn Lawatsch (St. Norbert) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Consolation: d. Kari Grindberg (Central) 6-4, 6-2
Consolation: d. Hannah Tressedder (Concordia, Wis.) 6-3, 6-2
Consolation: d. Shanna Mogden (Carroll) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (10-7)
 
Alexandra Talyansky (Mequon/Homestead) – No. 3 seed
Round of 64: d. Jackie Cychosz (Luther) 6-1, 6-1
Round of 32: d. Sabrina Barboza (St. Olaf) 6-1, 6-0
Round of 16: d. No. 9 Hayley Clope (UW-La Crosse) 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinal: d. No. 5 Zoe Park (Carleton) 7-5, 7-5
Semifinal: lost to No. 9 Briana Hartmann (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-2, 6-3
 
Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) – No. 9 seed
Round of 64: d. Meg Witt (St. Norbert) 6-1, 6-0
Round of 32: d. Molly Stewart (UW-Eau Claire) 6-1, 6-2
Round of 16: d. No. 1 Bridget Bellissimo (UW-La Crosse) 6-4, 6-3
Quarterfinal: d. No. 17 Maggie Riermann (Bethel) 6-4, 6-0
Semifinal: d. No. 4 Natalie Wijesinghe (UW-Eau Claire) 6-3, 7-5
Final: lost to No. 9 Briana Hartmann (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-1, 6-1
 
DOUBLES – ITA
 
Bridgid McGuire (Slinger/Slinger)/Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, IL/Central) – No. 4 seed
Round of 32: d. Jenna Stewart/Maddie Krumm (Central) 8-0
Round of 16: d. No. 9 Madeline Prins/Alana Danieu (Carleton) 8-4
Quarterfinal: d. No. 5 Katie Aney/Briana Hartmann (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-3
Semifinal: d. No. 1 Haley Resnick/Lauren French (Coe) 8-6
Final: d. No. 3 Bridget Bellissimo/Sadie Spahn (UW-La Crosse) 0-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-5)
 
Paige Nierman (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Stevenson)/Sabrina Palavra (Skokie, Ill./Niles North)
Round of 64: d. Lily Stein/Maegan O'Herin (Macalester) 8-2
Round of 32: d. No. 9 Mattie Kidder/Maggie Riermann (Bethel) 9-7
Round of 16: lost to No. 1 Haley Resnick/Lauren French (Coe) 8-2
 
Madeline Slicker (Mequon, Wis./Homestead)/Brittany Goebel (McHenry, IL/West)
Round of 64: lost to No. 9 Jenna Zimmerman/Catlin Bakke (St. Thomas) 8-5
Consolation: d. Ashley Maley/Emma Grace Walter (Central) 8-6
Consolation: d. Bridget McKeegan/Elia Healy (Nebraska Wesleyan)
Consolation: lost to Amelia Cogan/Milica Cvrkota (Grinnell)
 
Alexandra Talyansky (Mequon/Homestead)/Julie Martin (Morton, Ill./Morton) – No. 9 seed
Round of 64: d. Alicia Picard/Marissa Wilson (Edgewood) 8-1
Round of 32: d. Erin McDonald/Sabrina Barboza (St. Olaf) 9-8 (5)
Round of 16: lost to No. 3 Bridget Bellissimo/Sadie Spahn (UW-La Crosse) 8-3
 
SINGLES – Gustie Fall Invite
 
Rebecca Sodemann (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – No. 3 draw
Round of 16: d. Tori Montoya (Coe) 8-6
Quarterfinals: lost to Kayla Reusche (Simpson) 6-1, 6-0
 
Allie Miller (Sturtevant, Wis./Union Grove) – No. 5 draw
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: lost to Ella Graham (SCU) 6-0, 6-2
Consolation: d. Lauren O'Brien (Wartburg) 8-4
Consolation: d. Molly Smith (Carleton)
Consolation Final: d. Hannah Gronseth (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-3
 
Katie Toomire (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) – No. 6 draw
Round of 16: lost to Kellis Brandt (St. Olaf) 8-2
Consolation: d. Maddi Hinshaw (Nebraska Wesleyan) 8-2
Consolation: lost to Megan Bradley (Simpson) 8-2
 
Madeline Slicker (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) – No. 7 draw
Round of 16: d. Devon Bourget (Luther) 8-5
Quarterfinals: d. Lee Guegazian (Macalester) 6-0, 6-0
Semifinals: d. Alex Petersen (Wartburg) 6-3, 6-2
Final: lost to Jess Duda (St. Catherine) 6-3, 6-2
 
Jazmyne Schoeller (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson) – No. 8 draw
Round of 16: d. Maddy Knoll (St. Catherine) 8-5
Quarterfinals: lost to Hannah Fox (Wartburg)
 
DOUBLES – Gustie Fall Invite
 
Katie Toomire (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs)/Rebecca Sodemann (Janesville, Wis./Parker) – No. 2 draw
Round of 16: lost to Kellis Brandt/Ellie Bergstrand (St. Olaf) 8-1
Consolation: lost to Lydia Dean/Alexa Lindsay (Edgewood) 8-5
 
Jazmyne Schoeller (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson)/Allie Miller (Sturtevant, Wis./Union Grove) – No. 3 draw
Quarterfinal: d. Gracie LeBrun/Jessica Gross (Northwestern, Minn.) 8-0
Semifinal: d. Emma Sievers/Megan Sosnosky (Concordia, Wis.) 8-0
Final: lost to Sarah Coryell/Danny Rojas (St. Scholastica) 8-1
 
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Players Mentioned

Brittany Goebel

Brittany Goebel

5' 3"
Senior
Bridgid McGuire

Bridgid McGuire

5' 4"
Senior
Madeline Slicker

Madeline Slicker

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alexandra Talyansky

Alexandra Talyansky

5' 5"
Senior
Jillian Wallace

Jillian Wallace

5' 3"
Senior
Julie Martin

Julie Martin

5' 2"
Junior
Sabrina Palavra

Sabrina Palavra

5' 8"
Freshman
Allie Miller

Allie Miller

5' 3"
Freshman
Paige Nierman

Paige Nierman

5' 6"
Freshman
Katie Toomire

Katie Toomire

5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brittany Goebel

Brittany Goebel

5' 3"
Senior
Bridgid McGuire

Bridgid McGuire

5' 4"
Senior
Madeline Slicker

Madeline Slicker

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alexandra Talyansky

Alexandra Talyansky

5' 5"
Senior
Jillian Wallace

Jillian Wallace

5' 3"
Senior
Julie Martin

Julie Martin

5' 2"
Junior
Sabrina Palavra

Sabrina Palavra

5' 8"
Freshman
Allie Miller

Allie Miller

5' 3"
Freshman
Paige Nierman

Paige Nierman

5' 6"
Freshman
Katie Toomire

Katie Toomire

5' 7"
Freshman