ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The only thing hotter in Florida this week than the temperature has been the play of University of Northwestern's Women's Tennis team. After dropping its first match of the week early on Monday morning, Northwestern ran the table the rest of the week, culminating with an 8-1 victory over Susquehanna University on Friday.
The Eagles jumped all over the River Hawks as soon as doubles matches began.
Madeline Troolin (Cambridge, Minn./Homeschool) and
Grace Buswell (Winona, Minn/Winona) teamed up for the first time this week at three doubles and put on a masterclass, winning 8-1.
Elise Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne) and
Analise Marquardt (Parkers Prairie, Minn./Parkers Prairie), UNW's tried and true #2 doubles team, matched the play of their teammates as they also won 8-1. The one doubles team of
Annie Orvis (Rochester, Minn/Schaeffer Academy) and
Abby Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool) were last off the court but had little trouble with their opponents, winning 8-4 to give Northwestern a 3-0 advantage heading into singles play.
Singles play didn't get much better for Susquehanna. Marquardt (#4),
Abigail Ross (Chico, Calif./Central) (#5) and
Rayna Baumgarn (Holmen, Wis./Holmen) (#6) didn't waste any time getting on and off the court as each cruised to 6-0, 6-0 wins to clinch the win for the Eagles. Johnson got a little more of a challenge at two singles, winning the opening set 6-4, but closed it out with a 6-0 second set. Jarchow won 6-4, 6-4 at three singles, which meant the final match on the court was the #1 singles battle. Orvis bounced back from a 4-6 first set loss to win the second, 7-5, but fell in the tiebreak by a 2-10 margin, making the final score 8-1 in favor of Northwestern.
The Eagles wrap up their Florida play with a 4-1 record and will bring a four-game winning streak back to the Twin Cities. The ladies will get some well-deserved time off to re-adjust to the Midwest weather before traveling to Pella, Iowa on Saturday, March 23
rd to take on Central College and Simpson College.
