By: Ryan Castaneda, Sports Information Specialist
WHITEWATER, Wis. and SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Yellowjacket women's tennis tab was a split squad, playing in two places Friday. One half competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Regional on the campus of UW-Whitewater, while the other half competed on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus.
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During the ITA Midwest Regional, freshman
Giulia Araujo De Barros () opened the day in the ITA singles draw with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Syd Presler from UW-Eau Claire.
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Sophomore
Andreina Tejada (Quito, Ecuador/Isaac Newton) would also fall 6-2, 6-0 to Michaella Sullivan of Bethel, while freshman
Maya Haupt () would fall 6-2, 6-0 to Alex Repplier of tournament-host UW-Whitewater.
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Claudia Curtis () would round out the Yellowjackets competing at the ITA, falling 6-3, 6-4 against Maddy Coopmans from Edgewood.
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On the campus of Gustavus Adolphus for doubles play,Â
Daylyn Drew (Negaunee, Mich./Negaunee) and
Stella Harris () were faced against Anna Luksik and Marie Pelletier from St. Catherine in their first round. Luksik and Pelletier would come up with the 6-1 victory. During the second round, Maya Nibbe and Taylor Vyskocil from St. Scholastica would earn the 6-1 decision over Drew and Harris. The third round came with a better outcome, as Drew and Harris defeated Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) foe Bethany Lutheran 6-2.
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Next up was another freshmen duo of
Kylie Coel () and
Kate Jonas (), who took a 6-3 decision against Concordia (Minn.) Hamre and Lowry. In the semifinal match, the freshman tandem defeated Gianna Akins and Amy Whitcomb of Coe 6-3.
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The final doubles action of the day would feature
Brooke Wilfong (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) and
Jessi Kukowski (Duluth, Minn./Hermantown). The duo would defeat St. Olaf's Charlotte Sloane and Polly Danylova by a 6-1 decision. For the second and third rounds, the duo would fall 6-0 and 6-4 to Elise Jarchow and Analise Marquardt of Northwestern, and Elena Rezevich and Lillian Kimber of Saint Mary's, respectively.
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In singles action, Kukowski fell to Elise Jarchow 6-2, 7-6 (7-1), while teammate Jonas defeated Hannah LeMay from Bethany Lutheran in a 6-3, 6-2 decision. Faith Simon of St. Catherine's would defeat Wilfong 6-2, 6-1, while Elliana Loesch of St. Olaf would best Drew 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9).
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Rounding out the singles action for the Yellowjackets was Harris and Coel. Harris defeated Gianna Akins of Coe 6-3, 6-1, while Coel would fall to Rayna Baumgarn of Northwestern 7-6 (7-4), 6-0, 1-0 (10-2).
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Both Yellowjacket squads are back in action Saturday.
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