RELEASED:  Thursday, May 1, 2008

Warhawks Upend Saints In NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament

St. Peter, Minn.--Competing in their first ever NCAA Division III Tournament, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s tennis team defeated the College of St. Scholastica (Minn.), 6-1, in round one of regional competition on May 1.

With the win, the Warhawks (21-8) advance to the regional semifinal where they will face host Gustavus Adolphus College (22-8) on May 2 at noon.

UW-Whitewater 6, St. Scholastica (MN) 1 
Singles:
No. 1--Ingrid Stensvaag (WW) def. Paula Beckermann (CSS) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2--Lauren Fahl (WW) def. Katie Motley (CSS) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3--Kara Amundson (WW) vs. Casey Ruberto (CSS) 6-7 (9-11), unfinished
No. 4--Amy Siemon (WW) def. Katrina Sacchetti (CSS) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5--Tiffany Dawson (WW) vs. Natalie Urick (CSS) 5-7, unfinished
No. 6--Jenny Woyahn (WW) def. Angela Shields (CSS) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:
No. 1--Fahl/Dawson (WW) def. Beckermann/Motley (CSS) 8-4
No. 2--Ruberto/Sacchetti (CSS) def. Stensvaag/Michelle Daciolas (WW) 8-5
No. 3--Brittany Gering/Siemon (WW) def. Megan Carlson/Kelly Ross (CSS) 8-4