SAINT PETER, MN -- The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team continued play in the ITA Midwest Regional & Gustie Invite hosted by Gustavus Adolphus on Sunday, September 26th. 

The Warhawks had a doubles & singles squad advance to the quarterfinals in the ITA Regionals. Abigail Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) & Ava Andrea won their two matches in the doubles bracket on Saturday, taking down conference opponent Jorgenson & Stadter from UW-La Crosse in the round of 16, 8-2.

In the quarterfinal match, the Warhawk pair took down the Gustavus Adolphus pair of Vitou & Tabara, 8-4 to reach the semifinal match on Sunday. In the semifinal tomorrow, the Warhawk duo will face the top overall seed of Karina Elvestrom & Rory Wahlstrand from the host Gustavus Adolphus. 

Abigail Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) also advanced on to Sunday with a win over Lily Jorgenson from UW-La Crosse. Weaver took both sets 6-3 over Jorgenson, one of the #9-seeds in the overall bracket. Weaver will take on Rory Wahlstrand from Gustavus Adolphus tomorrow at 9 AM in the quarterfinal match. Wahlstrand is one of the #5-seeds in the bracket. 

Over in the Gustie Invite, Ella Alcalde (Burlington, Wis./Westosha Central) and Julia Nill (Thiensville, Wis./Homestead) played in their doubles match. Alcalde & Nill faced Wittwer/Ricuarte from UW-Eau Claire on Saturday. In a close battle that came down to the tiebreaker, the Warhawk duo fell 8-10 in the tiebreaker game. 

ITA Singles
(#2) Abigail Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian)
R128: BYE
R64: def. Hagness (Coe) | 6-0, 6-0
R32: def. Popp (CUW) | 6-0, 6-1
R16:  def. (#9) Jorgenson (UWL) | 6-3, 6-3
QF: vs. (#5) Wahlstrand (Gustavus Adolphus) | Sunday, 9 AM

ITA Doubles
(#4) Abigail Weaver (Wakarusa, Ind./Mishawaka Marian)/Ava Andrae (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg)
R64: BYE
R32: def. Groundwater/Kohn (Grinnell) | 8-5
R16: def. Jorgenson/Stadter (UWL) | 8-2
QF: def. Vitou/Tabara (Gustavus Adolphus) | 8-4
SF: vs (#1) Elvestrom/Wahlstrand | Sunday, TBD

Gustie Invite Doubles
Draw 4- Ella Alcalde (Burlington, Wis./Westosha Central)/Julia Nill (Thiensville, Wis./Homestead)
R16: def. Olson/Cimenski (UNW) | 8-1
QF: lost to Wittwer/Ricuarte (UWEC) | 7(8)-8