St. Catherine 4, Carthage 3
Carthage 6, St. Scholastica 1
ORLANDO – The Carthage women's tennis team competed in a midweek doubleheader against the St. Catherine Wildcats and the St. Scholastica Saints in Florida. After coming up short in a tight battle against the Wildcats, the Firebirds bounced back to defeat the Saints and earn the doubleheader split.

 

VS ST. CATHERINE

In doubles play, Niki Manojlovic and Marie Weis dropped a 6-1 decision in No. 2 doubles against Marie Pelletier and Ryanna Steinhaus. Ashley King and Faith Simon earned a No. 1 doubles victory over Rya Arreazola and Greta Peterson, defeating the Firebird duo 7-5. In No. 3 doubles, Jordan Miller and Bella Rizzo fell short in a 7-5 battle with Melanie Gravdahl and Lily Holmberg. The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead over the Firebirds heading into singles play.

In singles play, Miller suffered a 6-0, 6-0 defeat in No. 4 singles to King as the Wildcats extended the lead to 2-0. Valentina Huesca got the Firebirds on the scoreboard with a win in No. 6 singles, defeating Gravdahl with a pair of 6-3 victories. Arreazola dropped a 6-2, 6-0 contest with Simon in No. 1 singles as the Wildcats jumped ahead 3-1. The Wildcats secured the victory in No. 5 singles, as Steinhaus defeated Rizzo 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 to make it a 4-1 match. The Firebirds closed the match strong with Manojlovic defeating Pelletier 6-4, 6-4 in No. 3 singles and Peterson defeated Holmberg 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in No. 2 singles.

VS ST. SCHOLASTICA

In doubles play, Arreazola and Peterson earned a 6-1 win over Sophia Cosgrove and Paula Sendele in No. 1 doubles. Miller and Rizzo dropped a 6-3 battle against Hailey Hokanson and Bella Vincent in No. 3 doubles. Manojlovic and Weis then defeated Chloe Hasbargen and Claire Rewertz with a score of 6-4 in No. 2 doubles. The Firebirds took a 1-0 lead into singles play. 

In singles play, Manojlovic defeated Renata Sosa 6-1, 6-2 in No. 3 singles. Arreazola earned a 6-2, 6-1 win in No. 1 singles over Sendele. Huesca clinched the win for the Firebirds with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Hasbargen in No. 6 singles as the Firebirds jumped ahead 4-0. Miller used a pair of 6-4 wins to defeat Rewertz in No. 4 singles, while Manojlovic dropped a 6-4, 6-0 match against Cosgrove in No. 3 singles. Rizzo concluded the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Vincent.


 
The Firebirds (6-7) return to action on Friday, Mar 13 as the squad takes on Calvin at 3:30 p.m. EST in Orlando, Fla. Carthage women's tennis returns home on Mar. 20 as the Firebirds host Concordia (Wis.) in Racine, Wis. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.