MADISON, Wis. – The University of Chicago women's tennis team finished off a dominant weekend at the Midwest Invite, blasting past Washington University – St. Louis 9-0 in Saturday's championship match.
The No. 1-ranked Maroons improved to 13-1 while the No. 21-ranked Bears fell to 10-6. UChicago extended its winning streak against WashU to 10-straight matches, dating back to the 2015-16 season.
UChicago entered as the top seed in the eight-team invitational while WashU was the No. 3 seed. The previous day, the Maroons blanked Hope College and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 9-0.
The same script unfolded in Saturday's matchup. UChicago made quick work of doubles with a sweep by scores of 8-3 (Sylwia Mikos/Shianna Guo), 8-1 (Claudia Ng/Eugenia Lee) and 8-4 (Miranda Yuan/Nicole Geller).
The Maroons then blazed through the six singles matches to secure their third shutout in-a-row. On the weekend, they went 27-0 and did not surrender a set. Singles victories were provided by Mikos, Guo, Ng, Geller, Yuan and Lauren Park.
UChicago 9, WashU 0
Singles
1. Sylwia Mikos (UC) def. Divya Sharma (WU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Shianna Guo (UC) def. Sophia Huynh (WU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Claudia Ng (UC) def. Katherine Johnston (WU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Nicole Geller (UC) def. Carolyn Tsung (WU) 6-1, 7-5
5. Miranda Yuan (UC) def. Aasha Ardila (WU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Lauren Park (UC) def. Natalie Muldowney (WU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Sylwia Mikos/Shianna Guo (UC) def. Karen Gao/Ainsley Heidbreder (WU) 8-3
2. Claudia Ng/Eugenia Lee (UC) def. Katherine Johnston/Divya Sharma (WU) 8-1
3. Miranda Yuan/Nicole Geller (UC) def. Maggie Yang/Aasha Ardila (WU) 8-4
NEXT MATCH:
- Saturday, April 9 @ 9:00 AM – North Central College at UChicago
