OWENSBORO, KY- This weekend, the Walsh Women's Tennis Team was back on the road for their final regular season matches vs Kentucky Wesleyan College and Oakland City University. The Cavs swept the weekend and did not allow any points for their opponents. With the victory vs Kentucky Wesleyan, the team clinched a berth in the 2023 Great Midwest Women's Tennis Tournament, which will be held in Owensboro, KY. Tiffin and Findlay were the top two seeds and will receive first round byes. The Cavs will face Northwood University in the first round on Thursday, April 20th at 10am. In regular season, the Maroon and Gold fell to the Timberwolves, 5-2.
LOCATION: Kentucky Wesleyan College
SCORES: Walsh 7 - KWC 0, Walsh 4 - Oakland City University 0
RECORDS: Walsh 11-10 (4-4), KWC 0-11 (0-8), Oakland City 12-9
FOR THE CAVS VS KWC
- Every athlete for Walsh went undefeated.
- Doubles team victories include:
- Risako Umekuni/Isabella Sanchez, 6-0.
- Rachel Kibler/Carla Padberg, 6-0.
- Singles victories include:
- Risako Umekuni, 6-0, 6-0.
- Alexa Gamborino, 6-0, 6-0.
- Yasmina Mayer, 6-1, 6-0.
- Chiara Wolff, 6-0, 6-1.
FOR THE CAVS VS OAKLAND CITY
- Alexa Gamborino and Yasmina Mayer won their doubles match, 6-0.
- Carla Padberg and Rachel Kibler also won 6-0.
- In singles, only three matches played all the way through.
- Risako Umekuni won, 6-1, 6-4.
- Alexa Gamborino won, 6-0, 6-2.
- Chiara Wolff won, 6-0, 6-1.