The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater placed second out of eight teams in the Warhawk Fall Invite, scoring a total of 44 team points. The eight teams competed across three singles and three doubles draws.
At the #1 singles draw,
Cassie Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) took her first match in straight sets, but her next two matches she battled after losing the first set in each. In the semifinal, Lee dropped the first set 2-6, before forcing a tiebreaker after a 6-4 second set. A similar situation in the championship match, with Lee dropping the first set 4-6. After battling back in the second with a 6-2 win, Lee closed out the match in a tight 12-10 tiebreaker to win the draw.
Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) took runner-up in the #2 singles draw. After taking the first match without losing a single game, Ha made it to the finals after straight sets in the semifinal. Ha lost the first set of the championship but bounced back to win the second set 6-2, forcing a very close 11-9 tiebreaker.
UW-Whitewater also took runner up in the #3 singles draw, with
Sarah Ferguson (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) making it to the championship match after four straight sets in the first round/semifinals.
UW-Whitewater took their third gold of the day at the #2 doubles draw, with
Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West) and
Alex Repplier (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) cruising to the championship. Throughout their three matches, the Warhawk pair went 24-10 against opponents.
Full Results
#1 Singles Draw
Cassie Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian)
def. Olivia Pethan (UWO), 6-3, 6-0
def. Paige Sargent (GRI), 2-6, 6-4, (10-5)
def. Xingchen Liu (CAR), 4-6, 6-2, (12-10)
#2 Singles Draw
Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd)
def. Maddie Kearney (CAR), 6-0, 6-0
def. Montse Ramirez Mainou (LUT), 6-3, 6-1
lost to Pari Chavan (GRI), 6-3, 2-6, 11-9
#3 Singles Draw
Sarah Ferguson (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek)
def. Larissa Ishikawa (CAR), 6-3, 6-0
def. Kate Townsend (UWL), 6-2, 6-2
lost to Nehir Erun (GRI), 7-6(10), 6-3
#1 Doubles Draw
Abby Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian)/
Ava Andrae (Cedarburg, Wis./)
def. Manojlovi/Mendes (CAR), 8-2
def. Roth/Bailey (UWL), 8-6
lost to Jarvis/Perrin (GRI), 8-7(3)
#2 Doubles Draw
Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West)/
Alex Repplier (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park)
def. Owens/Carpenter (UWO), 8-3
def. Cady/Samuelson (UWL), 8-5
def. Moreno/Christensen (LUT), 8-2
#3 Doubles Draw
Crystina Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian)/
Priyanka Bhogaraju (Barrington, Ill./Elgin Academy)
def. Harned/Carr (AUG), 8-0
lost to Mukherjee/Martin (GRI), 8-4
lost to Wittwer/Armstron (UWEC), 8-3
Full Team Results
#1 - Carthage, 46 team points
#2 - UW-Whitewater, 44
#3 - Luther, 32
#4 - UW-Eau Claire, 26
#5 - UW-La Crosse, 25
#6 - Carthage, 22
#7 - UW-Oshkosh, 17
#8 - Augustana, 10