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Ella Nguyen earned wins in the No. 2 doubles and No. 3 singles matches on Saturday
Ella Nguyen earned wins in the No. 2 doubles and No. 3 singles matches on Saturday

Women’s Tennis Grounds Red Hawks in Home Opener

OSHKOSH, Wis. - The UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team improved their season record to 1-1 by sweeping Ripon College with a final score of 9-0 on Saturday (Sept. 9).

The Titans defeated the Red Hawks in all three doubles matches. Olivia Pethan and Alysa Pattee beat Ripon's Chase Polak and Hadley Berendsen with a score of 8-2. Ella Nguyen and Courtney Carpenter beat Red Hawks Yeva Pipan and Andreanna Wilke with a score of 8-1. Jameson Gregory and Kayla Gibbs took down Allison Pavlovec and Alexis Baker from Ripon with a score of 8-1.

Freshmen Olivia Pethan (No.1), Jameson Gregory (No. 4), Kayla Gibbs (No.6), and sophomore Ella Nguyen (No.3), swept their single sets with scores of 6-0 in each set. Junior Alysa Pattee (No.2) secured her set with scores of 6-4 and 6-1. Junior Jenna Nolde fought for the victory in the No. 5 singles with a score of 6-4 in set one, 3-6 in set two, and 10-8 in set three.

The Titans return to action at Lawrence University on Tuesday (Sept. 12) at 4:30 p.m. for the dual that was originally scheduled for Sept. 5.

Written by Emily Buffington, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information