MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Northwestern women's tennis team bounced back from two losses earlier in the season to the College of St. Scholastica, as the Eagles downed the Saints, 6-3, in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament Championship Saturday at the Baseline Tennis Center.

UNW 6, CSS 3

With the victory, the Eagles better their already historic season record to 23-6 and notch their third-straight UMAC Tournament title.

UNW set the tone early, sweeping the three doubles matches by scores of 8-6. Karen Moe (Fargo, N.D./Fargo South ) and Jessica Henke (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North) teamed up at No. 1 doubles, while it was Tina Matetich (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) and Emily Knight (Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge) at No. 2 doubles and Nikki Edin (Staples, Minn./Staples-Motley) and Rachel Bostrom (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake) played at No.3 doubles.

The Eagles carried their momentum from doubles play over to singles, as Karen Moe (Fargo, N.D./Fargo South ) rolled at No. 1 singles, winning by scores of 6-0, 6-1. Brooke Lapinski (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen) grabbed a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles and senior Rachel Bostrom (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake) won a thrilling contest via tiebreaker (10-7) over CSS's Katelyn Rice at No. 6 singles to account for UNW's three wins in singles action.

The Eagles will find out if they are selected for the NCAA Tournament Monday morning at 11 a.m. (CST). Fans can find an update following the announcement at www.unweagles.com and on Twitter by following @unweagles.com.