In their third match of the season the Warhawk women's tennis team defeated Wheaton College 5-4 at the Wangerin Courts in Whitewater on Saturday.
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The Warhawks took two of the three doubles matches as well as the top three singles matches, without losing a set from those wins. The win today over Wheaton, the team who beat the Warhawks last year to end their season in the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III tournament, puts the Warhawks at 3-0 this season.
Wheaton was ranked one place higher (18) than Whitewater (19) to end the 2009 spring season in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women's National Rankings.
Singles
#1 Kalla Schaefer, UWW, def. Elizabeth Worsowicz, Wheaton; 6-4, 6-3
#2 Ingrid Stensvaag, UWW, def. Kayli Edwards, Wheaton, 6-3; 6-3
#3 Amy Siemon, UWW, def. Jill Casserly, Wheaton; 7-6(4), 6-2
#4 Lindsey Hallett, Wheaton, def. Annie Smith, UWW; 6-3, 6-4
#5 Sara Federschmidt, Wheaton, def. Michelle Daciolas, UWW; 7-5, 6-4
#6 Kirsten Boyer, Wheaton, def. Kathleen Kappel, UWW; 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(5)
Doubles
#1 Worsowicz/Edwards, Wheaton, def. Schaefer/Daciolas, UWW; 9-8(4)
#2 Siemon/Kelly Rutkowiski, UWW, def. Hallet/Federschmidt, Wheaton; 8-2
#3 Stensvaag/Smith, UWW, def. Casserly/Boyer, Wheaton; 8-3
The Warhawks will look to continue their winning streak again Friday, September 11th at 3:30 pm in Whitewater against UW-Stout. The match against the Blue Devils marks the start of conference play.