Posted: Apr 20, 2024
OBERLIN — The Wittenberg women's tennis team defeated Oberlin 8-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday. The Tigers earned their 11th victory of the season, marking their most single-season wins since they finished 12-12 in 2011-12.
The Basics
- Records: Wittenberg (11-4 overall, 2-2 NCAC), Oberlin (1-14 overall, 0-4 NCAC)
- Venue: Hunsinger Courts - Oberlin, Ohio
- Junior Caroline Sproule (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) is ranked among the top eight singles players in NCAA Division III Region 5 in the latest rankings, which were released on April 15.
- Freshman Lilly Hartman (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) is the reigning NCAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
- Wittenberg is now 17-23 all-time against Oberlin.
The Match
- Wittenberg won two of the three doubles courts and swept all six singles courts.
- Sproule, Hartman and freshmen Kylie Wilson (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) and Claire Loomis (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) all went 2-0 on the day.
- Sproule and Wilson won 8-4 at No. 1 doubles, and Loomis and Hartman won 8-4 at No. 3 doubles.
- In singles play, Sproule won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1, Wilson won 6-4, 2-6, 10-5 at No. 2, Loomis won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4, and Hartman won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.
- Freshmen Sophia Pischalko (Granger, Ind./Penn) and Breanna Ball (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy) fell 6-8 at No. 2 doubles.
- In singles play, Pischalko won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3, and Ball won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5.
Up Next
- The Tigers return to action on Sunday at NCAC foe Wooster at 1 p.m.