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Women's Tennis

Women Close Hilton Head Trip With 2 Wins

Women's Tennis

Women Close Hilton Head Trip With 2 Wins

Nebraska Wesleyan picked up a pair of victories on Friday (Mar. 28) to end their 2014 Spring Break Trip to Hilton Head Island, S.C., on a high note.

The Prairie Wolves went 2-3 on the spring trip playing five NCAA III institutions.

On Friday, NWU defeated Concordia University (Wis.) 8-1 to open the day then came back to defeat Franklin College, 6-3.  Nebraska Wesleyan won five of six singles matches and all three doubles matches in the win over Concordia.  Katherine Ternent and Natalie Cech won at No. 1 doubles, Hannah Husmann and Jennifer Heywood won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles while Addie Litterick and Courtney Harder won 8-3 at No. 3 doubles.  The Prairie Wolves only loss was at No. 4 singles, while NWU won the other five singles matches in straight sets.

To close out the trip, the Prairie Wolves were 6-3 winners over Franklin College despite playing without two of their regular players.  Katherine Ternent had to retire out of her match at No. 1 singles and did not compete in doubles.  Courtney Harder did not play at No. 6 singles or in doubles play.  Despite the lineup changes, the Prairie Wolves won all three doubles matches and three singles matches.  Hannah Husmann and Natalie Cech won 8-5 at No. 1 doubles, Addie Litterick and Jennifer Heywood were 8-0 winners at No. 2 doubles and Jamie Bridges/Maureen Boyd won 8-4 at No. 3.  In singles play, Husmann won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2, Cech won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 and Litterick won 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 at No. 4 singles.

In the first three matches of the trip, the Prairie Wolves fell 9-0 to St. Thomas on March 23, dropped a 7-2 decision to Colby College on March 25 and fell 7-2 to Centre College on March 27.
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