Titans Deliver Shutout In Third Consecutive Dual

RIVER FALLS, Wis- The UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team brought home its third consecutive shutout dual at UW-River Falls on Saturday (Sept. 30).

The Titans once again swept all three doubles matches with Olivia Pethan and Alysa Pattee starting the No.1 doubles off with a top score of 8-1 to defeat Falcons Sydney Wiener and Chloe Stress. In the No. 2 doubles, Ella Nguyen and Courtney Carpenter outscored Sarah Baker and Alicia Langbehn with a score of 8-3. In the No.3 doubles, first-time partners Jenna Nolde and Hannah Stitt brought home an 8-1 victory against Grace Aerts and Kennedy Ziefert.

In the singles contests, Pethan shutout Wiener (6-0, 6-0) in the No. 1 singles, in the No. 2 singles Pattee overcame Struss (6-4, 6-0), Nguyen beat Baker (6-1, 6-0) in the No. 3 position, and in the No. 4 singles, Nolde outscored Langbehn (6-2, 6-2). Gibbs posted a winning score (6-1, 6-2) against Aerts in the No. 5 singles while Stitt defeated Ziefert (6-2, 6-0) in the No. 6 singles.

The Titans are currently 5-2 on the season and will return home to face off against UW-Eau Claire at the Kolf Sports Center Outdoor Tennis Courts on Saturday (Oct. 7). First serve is scheduled for noon.

Written by Emily Buffington, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information