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Women’s Tennis opens ITA Midwest Regionals

SAINT PETER, Minn. – The CUW women's tennis team opened play at the 2019 ITA Midwest Regionals on Friday afternoon.

Sophomore Ricki Budewitz (Watertown, Wis.) was defeated by Ali Hickey of Grinnell, 6-1, 6-1.

Sophomore Mia Andrae (Cedarburg, Wis.) was topped by Isabel Green of Grinnell, 6-0, 6-2.

Sophomore Jennifer Mies (Brookfield, Wis.) started the day with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Hannah Riegle of UW-La Crosse. She then fell to Natali Sorajja of Macalester, 6-1, 6-0.

Senior Rebekah Spiegelhoff (Mount Pleasant, Wis.) fell to Karleigh Schilling of Center, 6-1, 6-1.

In doubles play, Rebekah Spiegelhoff and Mia Andrae were edged by Gustavus' Carlson and Trebil, 8-3.

Ricki Budewitz and freshman Julia Vitale (Elm Grove, Wis.) fell to Bethel's Goldstrand and Schurman, 8-3.

In the Gustavus Fall Invite, Julia Vitale was defeated by Gabby Olejniczak of Wartburg, 8-1. She then rallied to defeat Megan Deboar of NWSP, 8-5. She closed the day with an 8-6 loss to Izzi Nankivel of Concordia Moorhead, 8-6.

Sophomore Elizabeth Johnson (Hubertus, Wis.) came up short against Bruce Bigelow of UW-Whitewater, 8-4, and to Mafee Rinta of NWSP, 8-4.

Freshman Heidea Vaudt (Rockford, Ill.) was defeated by Nataie Girard of UW-Eau Claire, 8-2. But she turned the day around with an 8-6 victory over Chloe Asuncion of St. Thomas, 8-6 and a 8-4 victory over Taylor Parlington of Concordia Moorhead.

Freshman Alaina Hazelberg (Mayville, Wis.) was tripped up by Josephine Blumenthal of Grinnell, 8-1 and by Erin Loterbauer of Sat. Katherine's, 8-3.

Sophomore Ashley Saniter (Beaver Dam, Wis.) sank Maggie Frye of St. Mary's, 8-3, but then was clipped by Kailey Maroney of Gustavus, 8-3.

Freshman Antonina Sanna (Clinton Township, Mich.) went undefeated on the day, starting with an 8-3 victory over Maddie Dosser of St. Mary's. She then shut down Carolyn Merkatoris of Carroll, 6-3, 6-0 and closed the day with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Abby Girard of UW-Eau Claire.

The team of Jennifer Mies and Elizabeth Johnson went 2-0 with an 8-7 victory over Beaufeaux and West and closed the day with an 8-2 victory over UW-Eau Claire's Rusk and Girard.

Ashley Saniter and Antonina Sanna lost to St. Mary's Morgan and Johnson, 8-6.

The Falcons will continue play on Saturday in Minnesota.