PELLA, Iowa - The University of Dubuque women's tennis team has quietly flown under the radar this fall. Head coach
Chad Fenwick and his team pulled off the upset on the road against the Central College Dutch 4-3 and earned at least a fourth place finish in the American Rivers Conference standings. The win provided UD with a road sweep on homecoming weekend after beating the Simpson College Storm on Friday afternoon by a 6-1 score.
The Spartans
Molly Jex/
Adriana Benavente won #1 doubles 6-3, but UD dropped the doubles point after losing #2 doubles team of
Jayda Floyd/
Kadia Cole by a 6-0 and losing at #3 doubles 6-4 with team of
Sarah Wilde/
Amelia Court.
Jex continued to win after capturing the #1 singles 6-1, 6-1. Her teammate
Adriana Benavente won #2 singles 6-4, 6-3.
Jayda Floyd lost #3 singles 6-3, 6-0.
Sarah Wilde lost #4 singles set one by a 7-6 score. She took the win in the second set by a 7-5 margin to push the match to a tie break. She won the deciding set 6-1 in dramatic fashion. The Spartans
Maddie Brosnahan lost at #5 singles 6-2, 6-2.
Rachel Duck on in extras in both sets by a 7-5, 7-5 margin.
"I'm really proud of our team this weekend," commented head coach
Chad Fenwick. "We came out and took care of business against Simpson on Friday. Today, we started slow against the Central Dutch, but fought our way in the heat through some tough singles matches. We managed to clinch at least a fourth place finish and an opportunity to host the first round of the A-R-C team tournament. So happy to see this team grow and improve throughout the fall."
The effort on the court and in the weight room is showing dividends for the Spartans. UD improved to 9-3 overall and 5-2 in American Rivers Conference play. The Spartans will host the Coe College Kohawks on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for their final league match-up.
