(Stories courtesy of DePauw University and Sewanee: University of the South)
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - DePauw, ranked 17th in the nation, advanced to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship third round with a 5-1 win over 30th-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) College. Elsewhere in the second round, 18th-ranked Sewanee: University of the South upset 13th-ranked Washington (Mo.) University 5-0. Official Site
DePauw, ranked 17th in Division III, advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships following a 5-1 win over 30th-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) College. The Tigers improved to 14-9 and advanced to Saturday's Noon third-round match where they'll face the winner of the Denison-Albion match. The Thunder finished their season at 21-3.
DePauw swept the doubles play to take a 3-0 lead as the
number-three team of Tricia Wilks and Lizzy Whitlatch topped Sarah
Ray and Kirsten Boyer by an 8-4 score. The Tigers' number-one
tandem of Janelle Arita and Kelly Gebert made it 2-0 with an 8-3
victory over Elizabeth Worsowicz and Sara Federschmidt before
Elizabeth Young and Meg Crowley completed the sweep at second
doubles with an 8-3 win over Lindsey Hallett and Marissa
Shults.
The Tigers extended the lead to 4-0 as Katie Regan defeated Shults
by a 6-3, 6-2 score at number-six singles. Wheaton made it 4-1 as
Boyer defeated Young 6-3, 7-5 at number-five, but Arita closed out
the match with a 6-4 6-2 win at the number-one slot over
Worsowicz.
SEWANEE, Tenn. - Playing on their home court and for the second day in a row, the Sewanee #3 doubles team of LindsayWilburn and Laura Szyperksi earned the first point for the Tiger team. The twosome picked up an 8-4 win over Washington's Paige Madara and Connie Rauck, while the #1 doubles team of Kate Stanford and Jenny Liles battled to an 8-6 win over Washington's Natalie Tingir and Evelyn Qin. Official Site
With the momentum and the crowd pushing them into singles play, the Tigers put the #1-#3 players on the court with the hopes of determining the match. Stanford squared off with Tingir at #1 singles, while Liles faced Qin at the #2 spot and Flume took on Kate Klein at #3 singles.
Liles was the first off the court after grabbing a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Qin, giving the Tigers a 4-0 edge. Stanford ended up being the clincher for Sewanee after she pulled off a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over Tingir. With Liles' and Stanford's singles wins, the Tigers earned a 5-0 victory and advanced to the third round of tournament play.
Sewanee improves to 21-6 on the year, while Washington closes out the season with a 16-6 overall record. The Tigers will now face the winner of the Agnes Scott/Emory contest at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday in third round action. The winner of that match will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals to be held in Claremont, California.
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