Notables
- The only other time CSS played Whitewater was in 2008, where they lost by a score of 5-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
- This is the second consecutive year the Saints have made the national tournament
- This trip to the big dance marks Whitewater's ninth straight time, finishing second in 2013
- Rice was the lone Saint to defeat her opponent
WHITEWATER, Wis. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team was defeated by the No. 21 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks in the first round of the NCAA Division III national tournament Thursday by a score of 5-1.
Doubles Competition
The head-to-head matchup started with the doubles competition. The Saints were swept 3-0 despite a terrific performance from their No. 1 team of Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) and Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College). The duo only lost by three games, falling by a score of 8-5.
The most impressive thing about the match between the No. 1 teams was the fact that Solberg and Scanlan almost beat the No. 1 doubles team in the central region in Megan Humphreys and Bridgid McGuire.
Singles Competition
CSS wasn't completely shutout, however, as freshman Katelyn Rice (Eveleth, Minn. /Eveleth-Gilbert HS) defeated UW-Whitewater's Rachel Siemon in straight sets by scores of 6-2, 6-2. Scanlan, who was at the No. 2 spot for the Saints, didn't go down easily as she lost by scores of 6-4, 6-3 to Whitewater's Alexandra Talyansky.
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) was in the midst of notching her 26th singles win of the season, but wouldn't be able to finish the match (6-1, 5-2) as Whitewater reached their fifth win to seal the match.
What's Ahead
The Saints (19-7) are expected to return every player that participated this season. Katie Kingston (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) is the only senior on the squad, but did not play this season due to injury.
For future news on the St. Scholastica women's tennis program, keep checking csssaints.com.
