Box score
MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Lutheran College
women's tennis team suffered its third consecutive 5-4 defeat
Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Marian University Sabres (5-8,
4-6 NAC) in a Northern Athletics Conference dual match at Le Club
Sports Club.
The Warriors dropped the first three flights of singles play,
before coming back to win the final three flights. Freshman Lindsay
Gauger (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) blanked Rachel Brotz at No 4,
6-0, 6-0. At No. 5, sophomore Taylor King (Wauwatosa,
Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) defeated Sarah Brooker, 6-1, 6-3, and
freshman Whitney Stibb (Beaver Dam, Wis./Luther Preparatory) was a
7-6, 9-11, 10-8 winner at No. 6 over Bryanna Paradiso.
WLC claimed its only doubles victory at No. 1 where sophomore
Kathryn Hendee (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah) partnered with Gauger to
down Michelle Zwicky and Reilly Connaher, 8-5. The Warriors lost
their No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches 8-3 and 8-2,
respectively.
Wisconsin Lutheran (5-9, 4-4 NAC) travels south of the border
Saturday to play its final two NAC road duals. WLC battles
Benedictine University (8-3, 8-0 NAC) in Lisle, Ill., at 9 a.m.,
before meeting Aurora University (5-4, 5-2 NAC) at 2 p.m.
