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Women's Tennis Blanks the Red Hawks in Season Opener

August 31, 2024

By: Alexis Ponce | Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Box Score

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Loras College women's tennis team opened their 2024 campaign with a dominant 7-0 win over Ripon College.

At the No. 1 spot for doubles, Caroline Hutchinson and Leia Papanicholas won the first match for the Purple and Gold by a score of 6-2 over Josie Rondestvedt and Tia Endrizzi. The Duhawks didn't let up as Mary Breitbach and Dorothy Deans swept the Red Hawks 6-0 at the No. 2 spot. The Duhawks finished off strong in doubles play with Ellie Kalina and Alexis Tatum rounding out at the No.3 spot with a 6-2 finish over Allison Pavlovec and Catherine Skoglund.

The singles were solid for the Duhawks, as Breitbach defeated Rondestvedt at the No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-2, while Deans had a strong performance in the No.2 spot with scores of 6-1 and 6-3, defeating Endrizzi. Hutchinson followed suit and took the win at the No.4 spot with scores of 6-0 and 6-2, solidifying the victory over Hadley Berendsen.

In the later part of the match at No. 4 singles, Papanicholas battled back after falling 2-6 in the first set and came back to win set two 7-5. She came out on top in set three by winning the tie breaker 10-4. Kalina and Tatum won their respective matches at No.5 and No.6 singles solidifying the Duhawks victory at home.
 
Results

Doubles
  1. Caroline Hutchinson/ Leia Papanicholas (LORAS) def. Josie Rondestvedt/Tia Endrizzi (RIPON) 6-2
  2. Mary Breitbach/Dorothy Deans (LORAS) def. Hadley Berendsen/Chase Polyak (RIPON) 6-0
  3. Alexis Tatum/Ellie Kalina (LORAS) def. Allison Pavlovec/Catherine Skoglund (RIPON) 6-2
Order to finish: 1,2,3
Singles
  1. Mary Breitbach (LORAS) def. Josie Rondestvedt (RIPON) 6-3, 6-2
  2. Dorothy Deans (LORAS) def. Tia Endrizzi (RIPON) 6-1, 6-3
  3. Caroline Hutchinson (LORAS) def. Hadley Berendsen (RIPON) 6-0, 6-2
  4. Leia Papanicholas (LORAS) def. Chase Polyak (RIPON) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)
  5. Ellie Kalina (LORAS) def. Allison Pavlovec (RIPON) 6-0, 6-0
  6. Alexis Tatum (LORAS) def. Isabella Engstrom (RIPON) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 1,2,3,4,5,6
 
Up next: The Duhawks face off against the Fighting Bees on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.
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