MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The University of Northwestern women's tennis team is headed to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championship. The Eagles entered the tournament as the regular season runner-up to the Saints of the College of St. Scholastica. UNW swept Martin Luther College (9-0) Friday at the Baseline Tennis Center to advance to the second day of the tournament.

UNW 9, MLC 0 
 
The Purple and Gold immediately got things rolling and never looked back. Karen Moe (Fargo, N.D./Fargo South ) claimed the victory (6-1, 6-2) in No. 1 singles to further add to her impressive season. In No. 2 singles, Jessica Henke (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North) got a close win (6-2, 7-5), while Tina Matetich (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) grabbed the No. 3 singles honor (6-4, 6-0). The Eagles got continued dominance in singles play, with Brooke Lapinski (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen) winning in the No. 4 spot (6-1, 6-1). Emily Knight (Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge) took care of No. 5 singles (6-1, 6-0) to keep perfection alive. In No. 6 singles, Rachel Bostrom (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake) recorded the only perfect match of the afternoon (6-0, 6-0) to round out the Eagles' play.
 
UNW cruised in doubles play, starting with Moe and Henke sweeping (8-0) No. 1 doubles. The pairing of Matetich and Knight proved successful in No. 2 doubles (8-1) for another Northwestern victory. In the last matchup of the day, teammates Bostrom and Nikki Edin (Staples, Minn./Staples-Motley) punched out another win (8-3) to finish the day for the Eagles.
 
The UMAC tournament will continue tomorrow, Saturday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. UNW will face the top-seeded Saints for the title. St. Scholastica is the only UMAC opponent to defeat Northwestern this season, with the most recent match coming just last week (6-3). Both the Eagles and Saints are rolling into the final on perfect sweeps, as St. Scholastica defeated Bethany Lutheran College 9-0. The conference tournament will come to a thrilling conclusion at the Baseline Tennis Center.