EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – It's been a heck of a run for the Yellowjacket women's tennis team.
 
Friday afternoon, the Yellowjackets set a new program record with their 17th win of the season. More importantly, that same victory gave the Yellowjackets their second Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) North Division title for the second year in a row. As a result of the win, the Yellowjackets will be the No. 1 seed from the North Division heading into next weekend's UMAC Tournament.

Before that, however, there was still some business to take care of, as the 'Jackets had a pair of non-conference matches on the docket to close out the regular season Saturday.
 
The Yellowjackets showed up in a big way Saturday, rolling to a pair of wins to close out the season in style.

The 'Jackets had little difficulty with the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOC), rolling to a 7-0 win over the Raiders at the John and Fay Menard YMCA Tennis Center in Eau Claire. They then closed out the day with a 6-1 win over UW-Stout at Eau Claire Regis High School.
 
With the wins, the Yellowjackets (19-5) extend their winning streak to eight heading into the UMAC Tournament.
 
Match One Notes

• The Yellowjackets made quick work of the Raiders in the opener, taking all three doubles matches to earn the point.
• Kylie Coel (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) and Stella Harris (Negaunee, Mich./Negaunee) teamed up for a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles, while Kate Jonas (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) and Claudia Curtis (Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills) earned the win at No. 1 doubles by the same 6-1 score.
• At No. 2 doubles, Brooke Wilfong (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) and Elif Oezen (Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany/Einstein Gymnasium) picked up a 6-3 win.
• Wilfong kept it going in singles action, cruising to a 6-1, 6-0 win in the No. 5 slot.
• Daylyn Drew (Negaunee, Mich./Negaunee) had little trouble at the No. 6 slot, defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-2.
• Curtis clinched the win for the Yellowjackets, earning the win at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-0.
• Oezen, playing in the No. 1 slot, won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
• Giulia Araujo De Barros (Curitiba, Brazil/Colegio Sabre) cruised to a perfect win at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0.
• Jonas closed out the day for the Yellowjackets, winning 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.
• The match was the first-ever meeting between the Yellowjackets and MSOE.

Match Two Notes

• For the second time on the day the Yellowjackets swept their doubles matches.
• Jonas and Curtis rolled to a 6-1 win at the No. 1 slot, while Wilfong and Oezen won 6-2 in the No. 2 slot. The Yellowjackets completed the sweep and got the point with Harris and Coel winning 7-6 (7-3) at No. 3 doubles.
• Coel and Harris improved to 5-2 as a doubles pair, while Curtis and Jonas are now a perfect 8-0. Wilfong and Oezen are now 4-0 as a pair.
• Like the first match Saturday, Wilfong secured the first point in singles play, rolling to a 6-1, 6-0 win in the No. 5 slot. Wilfong is now 11-1 in singles this season.
• Curtis needed little time to get the win at No. 2 singles, winning 6-0, 6-0. Curtis is now 17-4 in singles play.
• Araujo De Barros clinched the victory for the Yellowjackets with a win at No. 3 singles, winning 6-4, 6-0. Araujo De Barros leads the Yellowjackets with 18 singles wins this season.
• Oezen improved to 15-9 on the year with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles.
• The final win of the day for the Yellowjackets came at No. 4 singles, where Jonas won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
• Stout's only win came at No. 6 singles.
• All-time the Yellowjackets are now 4-1 against UW-Stout.

Next up for the Yellowjackets is the 2025 UMAC Tournament. The Yellowjackets will enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed in the UMAC North Division, and they will face Webster, the second place team in the UMAC South Division, in the UMAC semifinals. The match is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 2 at the Baseline Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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