Unable to maintain the momentum of a strong opening round in singles, members of the Whitman women's tennis team were eliminated in Friday's next two rounds at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's NCAA Div. III Southwest Region Championships at the University of Texas-Tyler.
In doubles, however, Whitman seniors Hannah Swee and Jessica Antilla advanced into Saturday's Round of 16. Seeded No. 5 in the doubles bracket, Swee and Antilla followed up a first-round bye with an 8-2 second-round victory over Emily Frey and Sarah Koehler, representing Texas Lutheran University (Seguin, Texas).
Junior Marta Jankowska and sophomore Laurie Chapman also scored a Whitman victory in doubles, beating Priscilla Perez and Angelica Hernandez of Schreiner University (Kerrville, Texas) in an 8-0 first rounder. In round two, Jankowska and Chapman dropped lost by the same score to the No. 2 seeds, seniors Stephanie Haynes and Rebecca Watkinsn of Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas).
Senior Carissa Klarich and sophomore Katie Collier faced tough opponents in their first match, falling 8-4 to the No. 8 seeds, Angela Bryant and Jenny Growcock of Texas Lutheran.
The tournament features dozens of NCAA Div. III players from schools in the Northwest Conference, American Southwest Conference (ASC), and Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The competition continues through Sunday. The tournament's singles and doubles champions advance to the ITA's National Small College Championships in October.
Friday's singles play started on a promising note for Whitman. All five of the Missionaries who played first-round matches were victorious. Swee, one of the players seeded in a group from No. 9 through No. 16, had a first-round bye.
"This is the best we've ever done to start this tournament," Whitman coach Heidi Tate said. "We've never won all of our first-round matches before."
In the second round of singles, Swee posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Willamette's Alison Nunamaker. In the next round, Swee lost 6-2, 6-3 to Megan Nalley, a senior at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, Texas).
Klarich and Antilla posted straight-set victories in winning their opening round matches in singles. Klarich was a 7-5, 6-4 winner over Amy Somerford, a sophomore at Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas). Antilla downed April Seydler, a sophomore at Texas Lutheran, 6-3, 6-3. Seydler was named last spring to the ASC West Division Second Team.
In round two, Klarich fell 6-0, 6-1 to the No. 2 seed, Megan Suarez, a senior at San Antonio's Trinity University. Antilla lost 6-1, 6-0 to Marie Williams of Howard Payne University (Brownwood, Texas). Williams is one of the players seeded in a group from No. 9 to No. 16.
In her singles opener, Marta Jankowska rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Schreiner's Emily Cox. She dropped her next match 6-2, 6-2 to Texas Lutheran's Angela Bryant, another of the players seeded from No. 9 through No. 16.
Chapman and Collier also netted opening-round victories over Texas opponents. Chapman cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Danyelle Pace, a senior at McMurry University (Abilene, Texas). Collier needed a third-set tie-breaker to win her match, edging Texas Lutheran freshman Alanna Gangemi 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5).
In the next round, both Chapman and Collier lost to players seeded in the No. 9 through No. 16 group. Chapman lost 6-1, 6-1 to McKenzie Swindle, a junior at Hardin-Simmons. Collier fell 6-1, 6-0 to Trinity senior Christy Austin.
The Whitman doubles tandem of Hannah Swee and Jessica Antilla dropped an 8-2 decision during Saturday's Round of 16 at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Southwest Region Championships, taking place at the University of Texas-Tyler.
Swee and Antilla, both seniors and Whitman's last surviving players in the tournament, lost to Leigh Pankonien and Libby Benoist, a team from San Antonio's Trinity University.
The tournament, which continues through Sunday, features dozens of NCAA Div. III players from schools in the Northwest Conference, American Southwest Conference (ASC), and Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The tournament's singles and doubles champions advance to the ITA's National Small College Championships in October.
The Whitman women's tennis team opened its spring season on Saturday with a pair of losses to NAIA tennis powerhouse Lewis-Clark State in the Bratton Tennis Center. The Warriors took the first match 9-0 and the second contest 8-1.
Missionary senior Katy Newhouse notched Whitman's only team point in the second match, beating LCSC's Danielle Hopkins in three sets. Whitman coach Heidi Tate used 10 players off her roster in the two matches.
LCSC's roster features players from Peru, Brazil, Mongolia, Japan, Bhutan and the Czech Republic.
The Missionaries are now idle until late in the month. They play Northwest Conference rivals Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma on Feb. 25-26.
Match 1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Marie Resende/Puzova (LCSC) def. Swee/Klarich: 8-1
No. 2 -- Enkhjargal/Rachel Moorhead (LCSC) def. Collier/Chapman: 8-4
No. 3 -- Segura/Yangchen (LCSC) def. Hayward/Antilla: 8-3
Singles
No. 1 -- Jana Puzova (LCSC) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 -- Hephzi Segura (LCSC) def. Hannah Swee: 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 -- Khalium Enkhjargal (LCSC) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 -- Carla Jones (LCSC) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 -- Ana Cornea (LCSC) def. Katie Collier: 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 -- Sonam Yangchen (LSCS) def. Trish Hayward: 6-2, 6-3
Match 2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Khalium Enkhjargal/Jana Puzova (LCSC) def. Hannah Swee/Klarich: 8-2
No. 2 -- Cornea/Moorhead (LCSC) def. Jankowska/Trish Hayward: 8-3
No. 3 -- Carla Jones/Yangchen (LCSC) def. Newhouse/Athena Macy: 8-1
Singles
No. 1 -- Marie Resende (LCSC) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- Carla Jones (LCSC) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 -- Sonam Yangchen (LCSC) def. Katie Collier: 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 -- Ana Cornea (LCSC) def. Emily Smith: 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 -- Rachel Moorhead (LCSC) def. Marta Jankowska: 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Katy Newhouse (Whitman) def. Danielle Hopkins: 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Sophomore Laurie Chapman, a three-set winner at No. 3 singles, was the only bright spot as the Whitman women's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision Friday evening at Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash.
Whitman nearly picked off two other matches in singles, however. Senior Hannah Swee at No. 2 and sophomore Maura Flaherty at No. 6 both lost in three sets.
Senior Jessica Antilla and Trish Hayward dropped a close battle in No. 3 doubles, losing 9-7.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Sidoff/Snyder (UPS) def. Swee/Klarich: 8-4
No. 2 -- Russell/Clevenger (UPS) def. Collier/Chapman: 8-4
No. 3 -- Dunham/Schultz (UPS) def. Hayward/Antilla: 9-7
Singles
No. 1 -- Courtney Dunham (UPS) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 -- Alyssia Sidoff (UPS) def. Hannah Swee: 6-2, 1-6, NA
No. 3 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Melissa Snyder: 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
No. 4 -- Molly Clevenger (UPS) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 -- Katie Russell (UPS) def. Katie Collier: 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 -- Katie Schultz (UPS) def. Maura Flaherty: 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Senior Carissa Klarich had a good day for Whitman, but Pacific Lutheran held the upper hand overall as the Lutes posted a 7-2 Northwest Conference women's tennis victory over the Missionaries Saturday afternoon in Tacoma, Wash.
Klarich and senior teammate Hannah Swee opened the match with a convincing 8-1 victory in the No. 1 doubles match. Klarich also was a three-set winner in the No. 1 singles match.
Pacific Lutheran swept the remaining matches, however, in singles and doubles. Swee dropped a close match at No. 2 singles, and junior Athena Macy fell in three sets at No. 6 singles.
Whitman sophomores Laurie Chapman and Katie Collier also put up a good battle at No. 2 doubles, losing 8-6.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Swee/Klarich (Whitman) def. Currey/Smith: 8-1
No. 2 -- Proffitt/Besett (PLU) def. Chapman/Collier: 8-6
No. 3-- Petrzelka/Feltus (PLU) def. Jessica Antilla/Hayward: 8-2
Singles
No. 1 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Elizabeth Currey: 6-3, 2-6, 6-3Playing its first Northwest Conference home match of the season, the Whitman women's tennis team swept George Fox 9-0 Friday evening in the Bratton Tennis Center.
Seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee, who posted a convincing 8-2 victory in the No. 1 doubles match, also won the No. 1 and No. 2 matches in singles. The only match in singles to go three sets came at No. 3, where Missionary sophomore Laurie Chapman captured the third set in a 10-6 tie-breaker.
In addition to the standard nine matches in doubles and singles, the two teams played three exhibition matches, all won by Whitman.
Doubles
No. 1 - Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Rogers/Ring: 8-2
No. 2 - Collier/Chapman (Whitman) def. Hagler/Dalke: 8-4
No. 3 - Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. Pink/Shaw: 8-1
No. 4 (exhibition) - Flaherty/Smith (Whitman) def. Crinnion/Schuetze: 8-2
Singles
No. 1 - Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Kelsie Dalke: 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 - Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Lindsay Hagler: 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 - Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Valerie Ring: 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
No. 4 - Katie Collier (Whitman) def. Laura Rogers: 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 - Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Becca Crinnion: 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 - Katy Newhouse (Whitman) def. Alayna Shaw: 6-1, 6-1
No. 7 (exhibition) - Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Jenny Pink: 8-2
No. 8 (exhibition) - Athena Macy (Whitman) def. Lauren Schuetze: 8-1
The Whitman women's tennis team won its second consecutive Northwest Conference match with a 9-0 shutout of Pacific Saturday afternoon in the Bratton Tennis Center.
The Missionaries held Pacific scoreless in all but one of the matches. Whitman junior Trish Hayward defeated Tara Tanoue 6-4, 6-3 in No. 3 singles.
Whitman hosts Lewis & Clark Sunday in the Bratton Tennis Center.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Sadang/Kjorstad: 8-0
No. 2 -- Collier/Chapman (Whitman) def. Tenoue/Brouwer: 8-0
No. 3 -- Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) win by default
Singles
No. 1 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Raysha Sadang: 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Lisa Kjorstad: 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 --Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Tara Tanoue: 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 -- Athena Macy (Whitman) def. Anna Brouwer: 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 -- Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Erin Bayne: 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Emily Smith (Whitman) wins by default.
Winning its third Northwest Conference match of the weekend, the Whitman women's tennis team defeated Lewis & Clark 6-3 Sunday afternoon in Walla Walla. The Missionaries elevated their record to 3-4 on the season and 3-2 in the NWC.
After losing 8-6 in the No. 1 doubles match, Whitman seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee got even in singles, winning the top two matches. Klarich won in straight sets at No. 1 singles, while Swee rallied from a slow start to win in three sets at No. 2 singles.
Sophomore Laurie Chapman and senior Jessica Antilla posted Whitman victories at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Chapman dropped her first set but bounced back to win the next two. Missionary senior Katy Newhouse had a tougher time at No. 5 singles, losing in three sets.
Chapman teamed with junior Athena Macy to capture the No. 2 doubles match. Antilla and junior Trish Hayward were winners at No. 3 doubles.
The Missionaries host Whitworth at 1 p.m. next Saturday.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Head/Hashimoto (LC) def. Klarich/Swee: 9-7
No. 2 -- Athena Macy/Chapman (Whitman) def. Prideaux/Schefstrom: 8-5
No. 3 -- Trish Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. Nguyen/Morales: 8-5
Singles
No. 1 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Kristin Head: 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Taylor Schefstrom: 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Lauren Hashimoto: 1-6, 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Liz Nguyen: 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 -- Jane Prideaux (LC) def. Katy Newhouse: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 -- Jessika Morales (LC) def. Emily Smith: 6-1, 6-4
The Whitman women's tennis team won its fourth consecutive Northwest Conference match Saturday afternoon, defeating Whitworth 9-0 in the Bratton Tennis Center.
Seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee, who posted an 8-2 victory in the No. 1 doubles match, also won the No. 1 and No. 2 matches in singles.
Two singles matches were decided in third-set tie-breakers. At No. 5 singles, Whitman sophomore Katie Collier won her third set in an 11-9 tie-breaker, while Missionary senior Katy Newhouse won her tie-breaker 10-8 at No. 6 singles.
Now 4-4 overall and 4-2 in NWC play, Whitman heads to Hilton-Head, S.C., next weekend to play six Spring Break matches. The first match comes Sunday, March 20, against Nazareth College of Rochester, N.Y.
Doubles
No. 1 --Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Brast/Vaughn: 8-3
No. 2 -- Collier/Chapman (Whitman) def. Troxell/Johnson: 8-5
No. 3 -- Trish Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. McCoola/Smith: 8-6
Singles
No. 1 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. April Brast: 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Krista Shrader: 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Mandi Hopkins: 6-1, 6- 2
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Katie Troxell: 6-0, 6- 2
No. 5 -- Katie Collier (Whitman) def. Racheal McCoola: 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (11 -9)
No. 6 -- Katy Newhouse (Whitman) def. Sandy Fujitani: 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
The Whitman women's tennis team opened its Spring Break stay in Hilton Head, S.C., Sunday morning with a 7-2 loss to Michigan's Kalamazoo College. The Hornets improved to 3-2 on the season, while Whitman dropped to 4-5 overall headed into a Sunday afternoon match against New York's Nazareth College.
Senior Hannah Swee gave Whitman its only victory in singles, winning the No. 2 match in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Senior Jessica Antilla teamed with junior Trish Hayward for an 8-4 Missionary win at No. 3 doubles.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Clark/Erin Mazzoni (K) def. Swee/Klarich: 8-3
No. 2 -- Marci Messenger/Kelly (K) def. Chapman/Collier: 8-3
No. 3-- Trish Hayward/Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Spencer/Brtittany Snider: 8-4
Singles
No. 1 -- Meaghan Clark (K) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Elizabeth Davis: 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
No. 3 -- Megan Fink (K) def. Katie Collier: 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 -- Laura Spencer (K) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 -- Caitlin Kelly (K) def. Athena Macy: 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Mary Atallah (K) def. Katy Newhouse: 6-1, 6-3
The Whitman women's tennis team evened its season record at 5-5 with a 7-2 victory over New York's Nazareth College Sunday afternoon in Hilton Head, S.C.
The Missionaries won two of three matches in doubles and five of six in singles. Seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee were 8-4 winners in No. 1 doubles, and Swee added a 6-2, 6-4 victory in No. 2 singles. Klarich lost a three-set decision at No. 1 singles, dropping the final set 7-6 on a 7-4 tie-breaker.
Whitman won two other three-set battles in singles. Senior Jessica Antilla won 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (7-5), 6-4 at No. 3 singles, while sophomore Maura Flaherty rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 triumph at No. 4. Juniors Trish Hayward at No. 5 and Marta Jankowska at No. 6 won in straight sets.
Hayward and Antilla cruised to an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles.
The Missionaries, in Hilton Head for a series of Spring Break matches, play two more opponents on Monday.
Doubles
No. 1 --Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Kucheryavenko/Tessoni: 8-4
No. 2 -- Gaddis/O'Brien (Nazareth) def. Collier/Chapman: 8-4
No. 3 -- Trish Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. Ellen Austin/Kathryn Cross: 8-2
Singles
No. 1 -- Andrea Gaddis (Nazareth) def. Carissa Klarich: 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Angela Tessoni: 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Ann Kucheryavenko: 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (7-5), 6-4
No. 4 -- Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Betsy O'Brien: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 -- Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Eileen Slifer: 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 -- Marta Jankowska (Whitman) def. Emily McAdoo: 6-4, 6-3
Luther College, which has won 22 of the last 23 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles, rolled to a 9-0 victory over Whitman Monday morning in Hilton Head, S.C.
The Norse, upping their season record to 12-4, faced its biggest challenge at No. 1 singles, where Whitman's Hannah Swee dropped a three-set decision.
The loss dropped Whitman to 5-6 on the season.
Doubles
No. 1 - Madsen/Huinker (Luther) def. Klarich/Swee: 8-4
No. 2 - Allemang/Haroldson (Luther) def. Jankowska/Macy: 8-2
No. 3 - Bothun/Schwerin (Luther) def. Antilla/Hayward: 8-1
Singles
No. 1 - Kristen Madsen (Luther) def. Hannah Swee: 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
No. 2 - Tasha Allemang (Luther) def. Katie Collier: 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Molly Beyer (Luther) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 - Jacie Haroldson (Luther) def. Emily Smith: 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 - Heidi Bothun (Luther) def. Maura Flaherty: 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 - Tara Huinker (Luther) def. Katy Newhouse: 6-2, 6-3
The Whitman women's tennis team climbed back to the .500 mark, raising its season record to 6-6, with an 8-1 victory over Minnesota's Macalester College Monday afternoon in Hilton Head, S.C.
Whitman's only loss came at No. 1 singles, where Carissa Klarich dropped a three-set decision.
Doubles
No. 1 - Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Hagstrum/Case: 8-1
No. 2 - Collier/Chapman (Whitman) def. Rechnagel/Sasaki: 8-2
No. 3 - Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. Peschel/Nakamura: 8-0
Singles
No. 1 -- Christy Hagstrum (Macalester) def. Carissa Klarich: 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 - Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Erin Case: 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Katie Collier (Whitman) def. Anna Peschel: 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 - Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Sayoko Nakamura: 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 - Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Callie Rechnag: 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
No. 6 - Katy Newhouse (Whitman) def. Jun Sasaki: 6-2, 6-3
Carleton College, ranked ninth in the latest ITA Central Division rankings, ran it season record to 7-1 with a 5-0 rain-shortened victory over Whitman Tuesday in Hilton Head, S.C.
The Knights, who play in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, swept the three doubles matches from Whitman and finished off two victories in singles before the rains came.
Doubles
No. 1 - Russel/Koch (Carleton) def. Klarich/Swee: 8-2
No. 2 - Philp/Beggs (Carleton) def. Collier/Chapman: 8-0
No. 3 - Walker/Klekotka (Carleton) def. Hayward/Antilla: 8-2
Singles
No. 1 - Sarah Russell (Carleton) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 - Hannah Swee (Whitman) vs. Genevieve Philp: rain
No. 3 - Laurie Chapman (Whitman) vs. Diane Danforth: rain
No. 4 - Christina Walker (Carleton) def. Emily Smith: 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 - Maura Flaherty (Whitman) vs. Abby Beggs: rain
No. 6 - Marta Jankowska (Whitman) vs. Eryn Koch: rain
The Whitman women's tennis team wrapped up its Spring Break trip to Hilton Head, S.C., with a 5-4 loss to St. Olaf College Wednesday morning. The loss drops Whitman to 6-8 on the season.
St. Olaf won two of three matches in doubles, which proved to be the decisive factor. The two teams then split the six singles matches.
Whitman senior Hannah Swee notched a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) victory in the No. 2 singles match. Seniors Jessica Antilla at No. 5 and Katy Newhouse at No. 6 also won in singles for the Missionaries. Antilla's win came in three sets.
Whitman sophomore Laurie Chapman lost a close match at No. 3 singles, falling 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5). Chapman also teamed with sophomore Katie Collier for a 9-8 (7-4) victory at No. 2 doubles. Antilla and junior Trish Hayward dropped a close 8-6 decision at No. 3 doubles.
Doubles
No. 1 - Erie/Buchta (St. Olaf) def. Klarich/Swee: 8-4
No. 2 - Collier/Chapman (Whitman) def. Eggert/Benson: 9-8 (7-4)
No. 3 - Wiersma/Steffen (St. Olaf) def. Hayward/Antilla: 8-6
Singles
No. 1 - Beth Erie (St. Olaf) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 - Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Kristen Buchta: 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
No. 3 - Lauren Benson (St. Olaf) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
No. 4 - Emily Eggert (St. Olaf) def. Katie Collier: 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 - Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Sarah Pray: 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
No. 6 - Katy Newhouse (Whitman) def. Jorie Steffen: 6-2, 6-4
In its first match since returning from Spring Break, the Whitman womens tennis team fell 9-0 to Linfield Saturday morning in McMinnville, Ore.
The Wilcats, winners of three consecutive Northwest Conference championships, pushed their record to 8-0 in the NWC and 9-4 overall. Linfield also extended its NWC winning streak to 40 matches.
Whitman senior Katy Newhouse dropped a close three-set decision at No. 6 singles. She lost the third set on an 11-9 super-tiebreaker.
The drops Whitmans record to 6-9 overall and 4-3 in conference.
Doubles
No. 1 Johnson/Rodgers (Linfield) def. Klarich/Swee: 8-2
No. 2 Buck/Kuenzli (Linfield) def. Jankowska/Chapman: 8-1
No. 3 Sorenson/Carlson (Linfield) def. Antilla/Hayward: 8-4
Singles
No. 1 Becca Johnson (Linfield) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 Kasey Kuenzli (Linfield) def. Hannah Swee: 6-1, 3-6, 10-1
No. 3 Megan Rodgers (Linfield) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Traci Sorensen (Linfield) def. Marta Jankowska: 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Lindsey Carlson (Linfield) def. Jessica Antilla: 7-5, 5-2
No. 6 Kelli Sides (Linfield) def. Katy Newhouse: 7-5, 6-7 (7-5), 1-0 (11-9)
In a tightly contested Northwest Conference match, the Whitman womens tennis team defeated Willamette 5-4 Sunday morning in Salem, Ore. The victory elevates the Missionary record to 7-9 overall and 5-3 in conference.
Seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee, who came away with a 8-6 victory in the No. 1 doubles match, returned to win the No. 1 and No. 2 matches in singles. Trish Hayward and Jessica Antilla were 9-7 winners at No. 3 doubles. Susan Butler and Hannah Johnson picked up Willamettes only win in doubles, squeaking past Laurie Chapman and Marta Jankowska by a 9-8 score.
The doubles matches proved decisive as the Bearcats won at No. 3, No. 4, and No. 6 singles matches. Antilla won a three-set decision at No. 5 singles to knot the team score at 4-4. The last match to finish was at No. 1 singles, where Klarich won the third set in a 10-8 super tie-breaker.
Jankowska just missed a victory at No. 4 singles, losing her third set super tie-breaker by the same 10-8 margin.
The Missionaries host the University of Puget Sound at 5 p.m. next Friday in the Bratton Tennis Center. Whitman then wraps up its regular season against Pacific Lutheran at noon Saturday in Bratton.
Doubles
No. 1 Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Anderson/Layton: 8-6
No. 2 Butler/Johnson (Willamette) def. Chapman/Jankowska: 9-8 (7-1)
No. 3 Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. Kerber/Nunamaker: 9-7
Singles
No. 1 Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Susan Butler: 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 2 Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Ashley Layton: 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Alison Nunamaker (Willamette) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Melody Kerber (Willamette) def. Marta Jankowska: 0-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 5 Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Tiffany Kam: 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (11-9)
No. 6 Hannah Johnson (Willamette) def. Katy Newhouse: 6-0, 6-0
The visiting Puget Sound Loggers upped their Northwest Conference record to 9-1 with a 7-2 victory over the Whitman women's tennis team Friday evening in the Bratton Tennis Center. The loss dropped the Missionaries to 5-4 in conference play.
Whitman senior Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee scored a quick 8-3 victory in No. 1 doubles. Swee notched the second Missionary team point, winning 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Klarich fell 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
Two Whitman players lost in three sets in singles. Junior Marta Jankowska dropped a 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6) decision in the No. 5 singles match. At No. 6, senior Katie Newhouse fell 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8).
Whitman concludes its regular season Saturday with an 11 a.m. match with Pacific Lutheran. That match will take place on the Whitman outdoor courts, weather permitting.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Swee/Klarich (Whitman) def. Sidoff/Snyder: 8-3
No. 2 -- Russell/Clevenger (UPS) def. Jankowska/Chapman: 8-6
No. 3 -- Dunham/Schultz (UPS) def. Hayward/Antilla: 8-5
Singles
No. 1 -- Courtney Dunham (UPS) def. Carissa Klarich: 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Alyssia Sidoff: 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 -- Melissa Snyder (UPS) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 -- Molly Clevenger (UPS) def. Jessica Antilla: 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 -- Katie Russell (UPS) def. Marta Jankowska: 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
No. 6 -- Katie Schultz (UPS) def. Katie Newhouse: 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
In its last match of the regular season, the Whitman womens tennis team fell to Pacific Lutheran 6-3 Saturday on Missionary outdoor courts.
Whitman seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee held sway at No. 1 doubles, winning 8-1. Swee and sophomore Maura Flaherty scored Whitmans only wins in the singles matches. Both players won in straight sets.
In No. 1 singles, Klarich lost the decisive third set on a tie-breaker. Jessica Antilla, another of Whitman's seniors, fell 7-5 in her third set.
The Northwest Conference Championships are set for next Friday and Saturday at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club.
Doubles
No. 1 Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Currey/Smith: 8-1
No. 2 Feltus/Petrzelka (PLU) def. Smith/Jankowska: 8-2
No. 3 Proffitt/Besett (PLU) def. Hayward/Antilla: 8-3
Singles
No. 1 Megan Proffitt (PLU) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 (7-2)
No. 2 Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Liz Currey: 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 Nicole Petrzelka (PLU) def. Marta Jankowska: 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 - Erika Feltus (PLU) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-0, 2-6, 7-5
No. 5 Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Bria Smith: 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Kelly Besett (PLU) def. Katy Newhouse: 6-2, 6-2
A good start in doubles quickly turned sour in singles as the Whitman women's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to Willamette in the first round of the Northwest Conference Championships Friday morning in the Yakima, Wash., area.
The Missionaries, who had edged Willamette 5-4 earlier this month in Salem, Ore., took an early 2-1 lead by winning two of three matches in doubles. But the Bearcats bounced back to sweep the six singles matches, winning three of them in three sets.
Whitman seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee staged an 8-6 victory in No. 1 doubles, while senior Jessica Antilla and junior Trish Hayward won 8-6 at No. 3.
The Missionaries missed a chance to win the match, however, when they lost three-set decisions at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 singles.
The loss drops fifth-seeded Whitman into the consolation bracket against Lewis & Clark, which fell 9-0 in the opening round to top-seeded and defending champion Linfield. The Whitman/Lewis & Clark match was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. today at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club's indoor courts, although that schedule was being revised due to afternoon rains in the Yakima area.
The rain forced tournament organizes to move two semifinal matches in the men's bracket (one involving Whitman) from the outdoor courts to the indoor courts at the tennis club. The Whitman women's team is scheduled to play its consolation bracket match against Lewis & Clark at 8 p.m. tonight.
Doubles
No. 1 Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Anderson/Layton: 8-6
No. 2 Butler/Johnson (Willamette) def. Emily Smith/Marta Jankowska: 8-1
No. 3 Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. Kerber/Nunamaker: 8-6
Singles
No. 1 Susan Butler (Willamette) def. Carissa Klarich: 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 Alison Nunamaker (Willamette) def. Hannah Swee: 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
No. 3 Alaine Anderson (Willamette) def. Trish Hayward: 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 Melody Kerber (Willamette) def. Maura Flaherty: 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Hannah Johnson (Willamette) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 Tiffany Kam (Willamette) def. Katy Newhouse: 6-2, 6-3
Playing late into the night due to rain showers, the Whitman women's tennis team notched a 7-2 consolation-bracket victory over Lewis & Clark as the Northwest Conference Championships continued Friday night on the indoor courts at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club.
The victory advances Whitman into a match for fifth place against Whitworth. That match is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday on the outdoor courts. In case of rain, the match might not be played.
Whitman took two of three matches in doubles to grab the early lead in the late-night match with Lewis & Clark. The match finished at about midnight.
Seniors Carissa Klarich and Hannah Swee won at No. 1 doubles, as did senior Jessica Antilla and junior Trish Hayward at No. 3 doubles.
Whitman's only loss in singles came at No. 3, where junior Marta Jankowska dropped a third-set tie-breaker. Winners for the Missionaries included Klarich at No. 1, Swee at No. 2 and Antilla at No. 5. Senior Katy Newhouse got the win at No. 6 singles, while sophomore Maura Flaherty picked up the victory at No. 4.
Linfield and Puget Sound are scheduled to play for the NWC women's title at noon Saturday.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Head/Hashimoto: 8-1
No. 2 -- Prideaux/Ueno (LC) def. Emily Smith/Jankowska: 8-4
No. 3 -- Trish Hayward/Antilla (Whitman) def. Nguyen/Morales: 8-4
Singles
No. 1 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Kristin Head: 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Lauren Hashimoto: 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 -- Liz Nguyen (LC) def. Marta Jankowska: 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (8-6)
No. 4 -- Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Jane Prideaux: 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Jessika Morales: 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 -- Katy Newhouse (Whitman) def. Yuki Ueno: 6-2, 6-1
With a few players missing from its regular line-up, the Whitman women's tennis team ended its season with a 5-4 consolation bracket loss to Whitworth as the Northwest Conference Championships concluded Saturday at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club.
Whitworth won two of three matches in doubles to gain the early 2-1 edge in team scoring. The Pirates then held their own in singles, splitting the six matches, to emerge with the 5-4 win.
Players missing for Whitman included sophomore Katie Collier, who missed the latter part of the season due to illness.
Whitman seniors Carissa Klarich, Hannah Swee and Jessica Antilla were winners for the Missionaries in singles. Klarich and Swee also joined forces for an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles.
In a vote of coaches, both Klarich and Swee were named to the All-NWC First Team. Swee also was named to the first team season and to the second team two years ago.
Swee picked up a second award Saturday as coaches named her "Sportswoman of the Year." Whitman's Paola Vizcaino won the same award last year in her final season.
Doubles
No. 1 --Klarich/Swee (Whitman) def. Brast/Troxell: 8-6
No. 2 -- Smith/McCoola (Whitworth) def. Jankowska/Smith: 8-3
No. 3 -- Shrader/Johnson (Whitworth) def. Hayward/Antilla: 8-6
Singles
No. 1 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. April Brast: 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Krista Shrader: 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 -- Mandi Hopkins (Whitworth) def. Marta Jankowska: 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 -- Katie Troxell (Whitworth) def. Maura Flaherty: 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Racheal McCoola: 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 -- Sandy Fujitani (Whitworth) def. Katy Newhouse: 6-3, 6-1