MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's tennis team opened the UMAC Tournament on Friday afternoon with a convincing 9-0 win over Martin Luther College in the quarterfinals. The Cougars, the No. 3 seed in the UMAC Tournament, will move on to face the winner of Saturday's match between No. 2 St. Scholastica and No. 7 Crown.
The sweep started in doubles with a trio of fairly straight-forward victories.
Kate Obright and
Kiley Rodarmel teamed up for an 8-2 win at No. 1, while the No. 2 team of
Sam Tate and
Abby Burquest and the No. 3 team of
Megan Arens and BeBe Say each notched 8-3 victories.
The win was clinched quickly as Tate, Obright and Arens all recorded speedy wins in singles. Obright was the first to finish at No. 3 with a 6-0, 6-0 win. Arens was next up with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 4, just ahead of a 6-1, 6-0 win for Tate at No. 2.
The remaining singles victories for Minnesota Morris took a little more effort, but the Cougars were able to claim all the points in the match. At No. 1, Rodarmel fought back for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 win over McKenzey Crowley. In the No. 6 match,
Megan Tschida was down a set and 0-4 before coming all the way back for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 win. In No. 5 singles, Burquest had the last match to get underway, but she gutted out a 6-3, 6-4 victory.
Now 9-3 on the season, the Cougars will know their opponent for the UMAC semifinals by tomorrow afternoon with a location, date, and time for that match yet to be finalized.
