OMAHA, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan kept its unbeaten record alive in conference play as the Prairie Wolves defeated College of Saint Mary 8-1 in GPAC women's tennis action on Saturday afternoon.
 
NWU is now 7-9 overall and 2-0 in GPAC play.  The Prairie Wolves have won 10 straight regular season conference matches dating back to the 2013-14 season.
 
Senior Katherine Ternent won at No. 1 singles and at No. 1 doubles as continues her strong play.  She won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and joined Natalie Cech to win 9-7 at No. 1 doubles. 
 
All three NWU doubles teams pulled out victories on the day.  Bridget McKeegan and Tori Van De Veer won 8-3 at No. 2 and Alex Rieke and Torey Kogel won 8-4 at No. 3.
 
McKeegan was a 6-1, 4-6, 3-1 winner at No. 3 singles, Rieke won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles and Kogel was a 6-1, 6-0 winner at the No. 5 spot.  Rounding out the singles play was Jaime Bridges who won 7-5, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
 
College of Saint Mary got their only win at No. 2 singles as Katie Golka edged Natalie Cech, 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 in the most competitive match of the day.

Nebraska Wesleyan 8, College of Saint Mary 1
Apr 11, 2016 at Omaha, Neb.
Singles competition
1. Ternent, Katherine (NWUW) def. Christina Ternent (CSM) 6-4, 6-2
2. Katie Golka (CSM) def. Cech, Natalie (NWUW) 5-7, 6-4, 10-4
3. McKeegan, Bridget (NWUW) def. Allyah Rayyen (CSM) 6-1, 4-6, 3-1
4. Rieke, Alex (NWUW) def. Mirtha Gutierrez (CSM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Kogel, Torey (NWUW) def. Eirenei Alesana (CSM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Bridges, Jaime (NWUW) def. Ciara Kilpatrick (CSM) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Ternent, Katherine/Cech, Natalie (NWUW) def. Christina Ternent/Katie Golka (CSM) 9-7
2. McKeegan, Bridget/Van De Veer, Tori (NWUW) def. Allyah Rayyen/Ciara Kilpatrick (CSM) 8-3
3. Rieke, Alex/Kogel, Torey (NWUW) def. Mirtha Gutierrez/Eirenei Alesana (CSM) 8-4

Match Notes
Nebraska Wesleyan 7-9, 2-0 GPAC
College of Saint Mary 4-8, 1-4 GPAC