Titans Swept By Warhawks In WIAC Team Tournament

LAKE GENEVA, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team fell 5-0 against UW-Whitewater in the WIAC Team Tournament on Saturday (Apr. 27) hosted at Lake Geneva Tennis.

For the first time since 2019, the Titans (10-4, 3-3 WIAC) advanced to the WIAC Team Tournament. Unfortunately, No. 4 seed Oshkosh was defeated by the No. 1 Warhawks (9-9, 6-0 WIAC) in five contests as the tournament plays to decision.

In the doubles matches, Olivia Pethan (Fr. • Oshkosh) and Alysa Pattee (Jr. • Waupun) were taken down, 8-4, by Cassandra Lee and Gracie Ha in the No. 1 position. No. 2 doubles partners Kayla Gibbs (Fr. • Muskego) and Courtney Carpenter (So. • Oshkosh) lost, 8-2, to Warhawks Kellie Ha and Molly Asfeld, and in the No. 3 doubles position, Mackenzie Lindow and Alexandra Repplier outscored Hannah Stitt (Sr. • Baldwin) and Cate Gerl (So. • Joliet, Ill.), 8-1.

In the No. 3 singles matchup, Gibbs played the full match against Kellie Ha, but was outscored 6-1, 6-2. Gerl competed in the No. 6 singles, falling to Ferguson 6-0, 6-2. Pethan was down against Lindow 6-1, 2-1 before the Warhawks reached five team points and the match ended without a winner. Pattee competed in the No. 2 singles, Stitt in the No. 4 and Carpenter in the No. 5, but none finished their matches due to the decision.

Written by Emily Buffington, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information