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Women's Tennis

Eagles win third match in a week

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Northwestern College women's tennis team won its third straight UMAC contest within a week's time on Tuesday, defeating North Central University 9-0. Three Eagles swept their opponents in 6-0, 6-0 fashion including Dana Smith (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka) (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka), Rachel Richter (Wadena, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek) (Wadena, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek) and Chelsey Fiecke (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine) (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine). As a team, NWC held a 96-12 advantage when all games were added up.

After all three of Northwestern's doubles teams won (8-4, 8-1, 8-2), No. 1 singles player Rebecca Leland (Bricelyn, Minn./United South Central) (Bricelyn, Minn./United South Central) kicked off a singles sweep for the Eagles, besting North Central's Rachel Smith 6-0, 6-2. Johanna Alex (San Pedro, Calif./Homeschool) (San Pedro, Calif./Homeschool) followed suit in the No. 2 singles match, defeating Melissa Haugland 6-0, 6-1.

Northwestern will play two more conference matches this week as the Eagles travel to face the University of Minnesota, Morris on Thursday, April 15 before playing the College of St. Scholastica on Saturday, April 17.

Singles competition
1. Rebecca Leland (Bricelyn, Minn./United South Central) (NWCWTN) def. Smith, Rachel (NCUWTN) 6-0, 6-2
2. Johanna Alex (San Pedro, Calif./Homeschool) (NWCWTN) def. Haugland, Melissa (NCUWTN) 6-0, 6-1
3. Dana Smith (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka) (NWCWTN) def. Lojovich, Rachel (NCUWTN) 6-0, 6-0
4. Amy Knight (Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge) (NWCWTN) def. Traudt, Jessie (NCUWTN) 6-1, 6-1
5. Rachel Richter (Wadena, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek) (NWCWTN) def. Hollingshead, Sara (NCUWTN) 6-0, 6-0
6. Chelsey Fiecke (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine) (NWCWTN) def. Sindorf, Caitlin (NCUWTN) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Johanna Alex (San Pedro, Calif./Homeschool)/Rebecca Leland (Bricelyn, Minn./United South Central) (NWCWTN) def. Smith, Rachel/Lojovich, Rachel (NCUWTN) 8-4
2. Dana Smith (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka)/Amy Knight (Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge) (NWCWTN) def. Haugland, Melissa/Traudt, Jessie (NCUWTN) 8-1
3. Victoria Viggers (Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk)/Amy Norgren (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) (NWCWTN) def. Hollingshead, Sara/Burdick, Taylor (NCUWTN) 8-2

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