The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's tennis teams both picked up dominant wins in Hilton Head Island on their Spring Trip.
The Women's team defeated George Fox 8-1 on Tuesday morning, sweeping the doubles and going 5-1 in the singles flights.
Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) finished out the meet with a third set tiebreak win. After winning the first set 6-1, Ha found herself down 4-0 in the second set. Ha battled back, tying it 4-4, but her opponent got the last two games, forcing a third set tiebreak. Ha picked up the win in the third set tiebreak, 10-5.
The Men's team swept Oberlin with a 9-0 win. At #1 doubles
Luke VanDonslear (Marion, Iowa/Linn Mar) and
Reuben Giorgio (Perth, Western Australia/Applecross) swept their opponents 8-0, with
Tyler Nelson (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) and
Payton Adkisson (Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson) doing the same at #3 doubles with a quick 19-minute match.
In the singles flights, only one Oberlin player won more than 3 games in a match.
With their spring trip over. The Warhawks will return home to Wisconsin, the women will prepare for the Midwest Invite on April 5th & 6th in Madison, Wis. The men will prepare for their first ever WIAC meet against UW-Stevens Point on April 7th.
Both teams also await their new ITA rankings, schedule to release tomorrow, March 27th.
Women's Full Results
Singles
#1 - Lee (UWW) def. Wiker (GFU), 6-2, 6-2
#2 - G. Ha (UWW) def Bobkiewicz, 6-1, 4-6, (10-5)
#3 - K. Ha (UWW) def Cook (GFU), 6-2, 6-2
#4 - Hull (GFU) def. Asfeld (UWW), 6-1, 6-2
#5 - Repplier (UWW) def. Rader (GFU), 6-2, 6-3
#6 - Ferguson (UWW) def. Denham (GFU), 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
#1 - G. Ha/Lee (UWW) def Bobkiewicz/Wiker (GFU), 8-6
#2 - K. Ha/Asfeld (UWW) def Denham/Hull (GFU), 8-5
#3 - Lindow/Repplier (UWW) def. Hitch/Rader (GFU), 8-4
Men's Full Results
Singles
#1 - VanDonslear (UWW) def. Gold (OC), 6-4, 6-4
#2 - Giorgio (UWW) def Lisann (OC), 6-2, 6-1
#3 - Nelson (UWW) def. Naginski (OC), 6-1, 6-1
#4 - Van Fossen (UWW) def. Makada (OC), 6-2, 6-0
#5 - Billson (UWW) def. Tichauer (OC), 6-2, 6-1
#6 - Ulrich (UWW) def. Foster (OC), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
#1 - VanDonslear/Giorgio (UWW) def. Lisann/Naginski (OC), 8-0
#2 - Van Fossen/Billson (UWW) def. Gold/Makada (OC), 8-3
#3 - Nelson/Adkisson (UWW) def. Foster/Tichauer (OC), 8-0
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