The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team punched its ticket to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 15th consecutive season with a pair of wins in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Team Tournament presented by Culver's Saturday.
The Warhawks won their 16th straight WIAC title in the fall to claim hosting privileges for the four-team league tournament. On Saturday, UWW shutout UW-La Crosse 5-0 in a semifinal and UW-Eau Claire 5-0 in the championship. WIAC tournament matches are only played to decision.
UWL 0, UWW 5
Doubles
#1 -
Autumn Bruno (Milwaukee, Wis./Greenfield Whitnall)/
Cassie Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) def. Killie Hierl/Katie Kearney 8-1
#2 -
Kasey Schlicht (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee)/
Kellie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) def. Ani Bulbulian/Susanna Hu 8-2
#3 -
Courtney Day (Oshkosh, Wis./North)/
Gianna Nikoleit (Elmhurst, Ill./York Community) def. Kate Townsend/Izzy Schmiesing 8-4
Singles
#2 - Nikoleit def. Hu 6-0, 6-1
#5 -
Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West) def. Bulbulian 6-1, 6-1
UWEC 0, UWW 5
Doubles
#1 - Bruno/Lee def. Clare Palen/Samantha Fuchs 8-4
#2 - Schlicht/Ha def. Anna Lee/Morgan Nelson 8-0
#3 - Nikoleit/
Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) def. Morgan Dekan/Sydney Presler 8-0
Singles
#4 - Schlicht def. Dekan 6-0, 6-2
#6 - G. Ha def. Olivia Herzog 6-2, 6-0
The Warhawks will compete in a NCAA Regional May 5-7 at a site yet to be announced. The full national field will be announced Monday, May 1 at 11 a.m.
