The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team ended their regular season with a 6-1 victory over North Central College. The Warhawks took all three doubles flights, then went 5-1 in singles play to defeat the Cardinals.
The Warhawks opened the match with the doubles sweep, with all three flights finishing 6-4 in favor of UWW. The early doubles point set the way for three quick singles wins for the Warhawks to claim the match.
Kaitlyn Remke (Johnsburg, Ill./Marian Central),
Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd), and
Alex Repplier (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) were the decisive three flights, all winning in straight sets. Remke did not drop a single game in a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the fifth flight. Ha grabbed the second flight with a 6-3, 6-4 decision.Â
Repplier took the match point at the sixth flight, winning 6-1, 6-2.
Abigail Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) &
Crystina Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) grabbed the final two points for the Warhawks in their dual. Weaver overcame a 4-6 first set, taking her second set 7-5. The momentum carried forward for a 10-1 victory for Weaver in the third set tiebreaker.Â
Lee opened her match with a 6-1 first set, but fell in the second 2-6.
Crystina Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) battled in the full third set, taking the match 7-5 in the third set.Â
The Warhawks will begin postseason play with the WIAC Tournament semifinal match on Thursday, April 23rd. As the two-seed, UW-Whitewater will face either UW-River Falls (#6) or UW-Stevens Point (#3) at 3 PM in Whitewater.Â
Full Results
UWW Athlete/Pair Listed first
D1:
Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd)/
Abigail Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) def. Payne/Penados | 6-4
D2:
Cassie Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian)/
Crystina Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) def. Ezerskis/Herlihy | 6-4
D3:
Alex Repplier (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park)/
Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West) def. Drozd/McSweeney | 6-4
S1:
Abigail Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) def. Penados | 4-6, 7-5, (10-1)
S2:
Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) def. Payne | 6-3, 6-4
S3:
Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West) lost to Ezerskis | 6(2)-7, 2-6
S4:
Crystina Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) def. Herlihy | 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
S5:
Kaitlyn Remke (Johnsburg, Ill./Marian Central) def. McSweeney | 6-0, 6-0
S6:
Alex Repplier (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) def. Drozd | 6-1, 6-2