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Wisconsin-Superior
Yellowjackets
5
Winner St. Olaf STO (2-0)
2
UW-Superior Women UWSW (8-2)
Winner
St. Olaf STO
(2-0)
5
Final
2
UW-Superior Women UWSW
(8-2)
Brooke Wilfong
Holden Law
Brooke Wilfong

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Ryan Castaneda, Sports Information Specialist

Oles Snap Yellowjacket Winning Streak 5-2

DULUTH, Minn. – Sunday morning the Yellowjacket women's tennis team played host to St. Olaf inside the Duluth Indoor Sports Center. The 'Jackets have been rolling as of late, having entered the day with a six-match winning streak.
 
Unfortunately, however, all good things must come to an end.
 
The Oles would snap Superior's hot streak spanning back to Oct. 12, coming away with a 5-2 victory in Duluth.
 
Match Notes
  • St. Olaf dominated doubles action Sunday morning, defeating their Yellowjacket counterparts 6-1 at the top spot before rolling to 6-2 and 6-3 victories in Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
  • Anouk Bluemm (Nuernberg, Germany/Wilhelm-Loege Gymnasium) was submitted at the top spot in singles play, falling to Olha Zubarieva in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
  • Elif Oezen (Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany/Einstein Gymnasium) and her Ole counterpart dueled it out at No. 2 singles. She won the first game 7-6 (7-5) before falling 6-2 and 1-0 (10-4).
  • St. Olaf's Fiona O'Flaherty claimed the No. 3 singles win over Claudia Curtis (Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills) by scores of 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7).
  • Sarah Clark from the Oles won her match against Giulia Araujo De Barros (Curitiba, Brazil/Colegio Sabre) 6-4, 6-4, each being assigned to No. 4 singles.
  • The two Yellowjackets who claimed victories came at Nos. 5 and 6 singles, as the duo of Kate Jonas (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) and Brooke Wilfong (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) won their matches to wrap up the day. Jonas won in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4, while Wilfong won 6-3 before falling 6-4. She would come out of the tiebreaker on the right side of things, however, clinching a 1-0 (10-3) win.
  • Sunday's matches were the first time both squads faced off against each other in program history.
 
The Yellowjackets will hit the road next Sunday as they take on UW-Eau Claire, serving as the final tune-up before heading to Alabama for spring break. First serve inside the YMCA Tennis Center is set for 2 p.m.
 
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