Titans Earn Win Over Red Hawks

Jenna Nolde, Alyssa Pattee and Hannah Stitt were all successful in both singles and doubles competitions as UW-Oshkosh earned its first women's tennis victory of the 2021-22 season with a 6-3 win over Ripon College on Thursday (Oct. 7) in Ripon.

UW-Oshkosh got off to a great start against the Red Hawks by winning contests at both No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.

Nolde and Michelle Spicer gave UW-Oshkosh its first team point with their 8-4 victory over Tia Endrizzi and Andreanna Wilke at No. 1 doubles. Pattee and Stitt followed with their 8-5 win over Tamera Holland and Chase Polyak in the second doubles flight.

Ripon College tied the match score in the next two results as Sarah Weber and Emma Ziebell defeated Alessandra Rivera and Jade Schwichow, 8-7 (7-0), at No. 3 doubles while Hannah Rybeck ousted Spicer, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 1 singles.

UW-Oshkosh then strung three consecutive individual victories together to pull away from Ripon College and secure its first dual win since a 5-4 triumph over Coe College (Iowa) on March 7, 2020.

The Titans began their run of success with Nolde's 6-1, 6-3 win over Weber at No. 3 and Stitt's 6-0, 6-3 victory over Holland at No. 4 singles. UW-Oshkosh counted its fifth and decisive team point on Pattee's 6-0, 4-6 (10-3) decision over Endrizzi at No. 2 singles.

Ripon College (5-7) snapped UW-Oshkosh's streak of wins with Polyak's 6-3, 6-0 victory over Schwichow at No. 6 singles.

UW-Oshkosh then closed the match with Rivera's 6-3, 6-2 win over Halle Hadel at No. 5 singles.

Wednesday's victory extended UW-Oshkosh's winning streak over Ripon College to 15 consecutive matches. The Titans have won 24 of their last 32 matchups with the Red Hawks since the 1985-86 season.

UW-Oshkosh (1-5, 0-3 WIAC) is off until it visits UW-La Crosse (3-1, 2-1) on Wednesday (Oct. 13).