WACONIA/NEW ULM, Minn. – The Yellowjacket women's tennis team another superlative season.
A year ago, the Yellowjackets set numerous program records, including posting the most wins in a season (16) and putting up a banner as the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) champion for the first time in program history.
And as good as last year was, the 2024-25 season is on pace to be even better.
Entering play Saturday, the Yellowjackets had posted a 12-5 mark in non-conference play, with their first UMAC matches of the year on the calendar. And as they have done for most of the year, the Yellowjackets dominated the competition.
In the first match of the day the Yellowjackets earned the doubles point and went on to a 6-1 win at Crown. Later in the day the Yellowjackets rolled once again, defeating Martin Luther by the same 6-1 score.
With the wins, the Yellowjackets improve to 14-5 overall and 2-0 in the UMAC.
Junior
Brooke Wilfong (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) had a strong day, winning doubles matches in both venues and winning the match that clinched victory against Crown.
Andreina Tejada (Quito, Ecuador/Isaac Newton) also had a good day, rolling to a pair of wins at No. 1 singles.
Crown Notes
- The duo of Kylie Coel (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) and Stella Harris (Negaunee, Mich./Negaunee) got the day started with a flourish, winning 6-1 at No. 3 doubles.
- Coel and Harris are now 2-1 on the year in doubles action.
- The Yellowjackets secured the doubles point when Kate Jonas (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) and Claudia Curtis (Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills) won at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, and Brooke Wilfong (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) and Anouk Bluemm (Nuernberg, Germany/Wilhelm-Loege Gymnasium) won 6-4 at No. 3 doubles.
- Tejada at No. 1 singles, Curtis at No. 3 singles and Daylyn Drew (Negaunee, Mich./Negaunee) at No. 5 singles all won by 6-0, 6-0 scores.
- Elif Oezen (Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany/Einstein Gymnasium) cruised at No. 2 singles, winning 6-1, 6-0.
- In the match that clinched the win for the 'Jackets, Wilfong won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.
- Wilfong is now 7-1 in singles action and 7-5 in doubles play.
- The only point Crown grabbed came at No. 6 singles.
- Drew has won three straight singles matches.
Martin Luther Notes
- The Yellowjackets rolled in doubles play against the Knights. Jonas and Curtis won 6-0 at the No. 2 slot to get things started. Tejada and Giulia Araujo De Barros (Curitiba, Brazil/Colegio Sabre) teamed up at No. 1 doubles for a 6-3 win, while Wilfong and Bluemm won 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.
- Tejada needed little time for the win at No. 1 singles, rolling 6-1, 6-1. She has won four of her last six singles matches.
- Bluemm also had little trouble, winning at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-1. The win snapped a six-match dry spell.
- In one of the closer matches of the day, Oezen won in straight sets at No. 3 singles, 7-5, 7-5.
- Araujo De Barros won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.
- After not playing in singles against Crown, Jonas won against Martin Luther, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.
- Martin Luther's lone point came with a tiebreaker win at No. 6 singles.
The Yellowjackets are back in action Sunday when they take on Minnesota Morris on the road. The first serve is set for 1:30 p.m. at the Morris Tennis Courts.
