MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – It's been well documented that the 2024 season was an historic one for the Yellowjacket women's tennis team. A new record for wins in a season, a championship in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) North Division, and a trip to the UMAC Championship. The magical run was derailed in the title match, however, as the Yellowjackets fell to Principia.
 
In 2025, it's been another historic run, and it's also had a hint of unfinished business for the Yellowjackets in their quest for the NCAA Tournament.

Throughout the year, the Yellowjackets have been laser focused on taking things just a step further, and Friday they put themselves in position to do just that. Taking on Webster University in the UMAC semifinals, the Yellowjackets made quick work of the Gorloks, winning 4-0 to advance to the UMAC championship match for the second year in a row, Friday at the Baseline Tennis Center.
 
The Yellowjackets secured the doubles point and quickly won three singles matches to win their ninth match in a row and improve to 20-5 on the year.
 
Match Notes

• The Yellowjackets took two of three doubles matches to secure the day's opening point.
• Kate Jonas (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) and Claudia Curtis (Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills) teamed up for a 6-2 win over Maddie Mena and Lucy Paro at No. 2 doubles.
• The Jonas and Curtis duo remains unbeaten on the year, improving to 9-0.
• At No. 3 doubles, Elif Oezen (Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany/Einstein Gymnasium) and Brooke Wilfong (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) defeated Webster's Evie Schuetz and Riham Benjelloun, also by a 6-2 score.
• Oezen and Wilfong are now 5-0 as a doubles pair this season.
• Jonas won her second match of the day Friday, as she defeated Schuetz at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-0.
• Jonas has now won eight consecutive singles matches and improved to 17-3 on the year.
• Oezen also picked up her second win of the day in singles action, winning in straight sets 6-0, 6-3 at the No. 2 slot, where she bested Paro.
• Oezen is now 16-9 and has won nine straight.
• The Yellowjackets closed things out when Anouk Bluemm (Nuremberg, Germany/Wilhelm-Loege Gymnasium), playing at No. 1 singles, defeated Webster's Journee White in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. She has now won three straight matches.
• Giulia Araujo De Barros (Curitiba, Brazil/Colegio Sabre) won her first set 6-3 and was leading 3-2 in the second set when the match was called after the Yellowjackets clinched.
• Curtis dropped her first match at No. 3 singles, 2-6, but was leading 5-4 in the second when her match was called.
• Wilfong's match at No. 6 singles was just getting underway, with her holding a 2-1 lead over Benjelloun when things were called.

The Yellowjackets will now play for the 2025 UMAC Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament when they face Greenville Saturday afternoon, marking a rematch of last year's UMAC semifinal a match the Yellowjackets won 5-2. The first serve is set for 1:30 p.m. at the Baseline Tennis Center.
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