WHITEWATER, Wis. - The Carthage Firebirds women's tennis team took fourth place at the 2022 Warhawk Invitational in Whitewater, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon. Xingchen Liu, a first-year student from Hefei, China, registered six of the Firebirds' 23 points after taking third in the #1 singles draw. 



 

• Result: Tie for fourth place out of seven teams with 23 points. 
• Location: Whitewater, Wisconsin. 

 

• Round One Singles: 
  • #1 Singles: Xingchen Liu (CAR) def. Louisa Damkot (UWO) 6-0, 6-1
  • #2 Singles: Michaela Magee (AUG) def. Luana Da Silva (CAR) 6-1, 6-1
  • #3 Singles: Sophia De Los Reyes (GRI) def. Maddie Kearney (CAR) 6-4, 6-1
  • #3 Singles: Sierra Sonnemaker (CAR) def. Anabela Gainizamanov (UWL) 6-0, 6-3
• Round One Doubles: 
  • #1 Doubles: Manojlovic/Mendes (CAR) def. Henning/Manchanda (GRI) 8-1
  • #2 Doubles: Jarvis/Perrin (GRI) def. Ishikawa/Ferreira (CAR) 8-0
  • #3 Doubles: Weis/Rizzo (CAR) def. Shogren/Beisel (UWEC) 8-2
• Round Two Singles: 
  • #1 Singles: Gianna Nikoleit (UWW) def. Xingchen Liu (CAR) 6-2, 6-3
  • #2 Singles: Izzy Schmiesing (UWL) def. Luana Da Silva (CAR) 8-5
  • #3 Singles: Maddie Kearney (CAR) def. Hannah Stitt (UWO) 
  • #3 Singles: Faith Nosek (UW-W) def. Sierra Sonnemaker (CAR) 6-0, 6-1
• Round Two Doubles:
  • #1 Doubles: Bruno/Lee (UWW) def. Manojlovic/Mendes (CAR) 8-2
  • #2 Doubles: Oda/Gauerke (AUG) def. Ishikawa/Ferreira (CAR) 8-3
  • #3 Doubles: Manchanda/Martin (GRI) def. Weis/Rizzo (CAR) 8-5
• Round Three Singles:
  • #1 Singles (Third-place match): Xingchen Liu (CAR) def. Caitlyn Hanuikova (AUG) 6-2, 6-1
  • #2 Singles (Seventh-place match): Codelia Damkot (UWO) def. Luana Da Silva (CAR) 8-2
  • #3 Singles (Consolation final): Maddie Kearney (CAR) def. Anabela Gainizamanov (UWL) 8-3
  • #3 Singles (Third-place match): Sophia De Los Reyes (GRI) def. Sierra Sonnemaker (CAR) 6-1, 6-3
• Round Three Doubles: 
  • #1 Doubles (Third-place match): Agustit/Giannakou (GRI) def. Manoljovic/Mendes (CAR) 8-4
  • #2 Doubles (Seventh-place match): Nolde/Carpenter (UWO) def. Ishikawa/Ferreira (CAR) 8-4
  • #3 Doubles (Third-place match): Armstrong/Geske (UWEC) def. Weis/Rizzo (CAR) 8-5

 

• Women's tennis heads to Carroll University for a conference clash on Friday, September 9 beginning at 4 p.m.
• Carthage's first home meet of the season will take place against Wheaton College on Saturday, September 17 starting at noon.