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SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The University of Chicago women's tennis team opened their spring trip by flexing their muscles and showing why they are the #1 team in the country with wins over #21 Bowdoin and Southwestern (TX).

The Maroons opened the day with a top-25 battle with Bowdoin. The Maroons picked up the win at #3 doubles with Erica Ekstrand and Charlotte Klein winning 6-3. After Bowdoin leveled the doubles portion at 1, the #2 doubles team of Shianna Guo and Lauren Khou clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win.

In singles, it was the Polar Bears who took control of the match early on at the top positions, but the Maroons didn't go away easily. Bowdoin leveled the match at one with a win at the #2 position, but Oliwia Mikos immediately put UChicago in front with a 6-3, 6-3 win at #6 singles. Then, Sarena Biria and Clara Zou were able to clinch the match for the Maroons with straight set wins, both outlasting their opponent in a tiebreaker to win the set. The final point for UChicago came at the #3 position at Erica Ekstrand battled back from a first-set defeat to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Up the road in Austin, UChicago took on Southwestern (TX). The Maroons swept all three doubles positions, highlighted by a 7-6(7-5) narrow victory at the #1 doubles spot by Isabelle Chong and Nika Vesely. Ariana Liu and Riya Singh also dominated in their match at #3 doubles with a 6-0 victory.

In singles play, UChciago continued to dominate with easy wins by Brooke Pedersen, Isabelle Chong, and Ariana Liu, losing just four total games in the three matches. Riya Singh also added a 6-0, 7-5 victory, and Miranda Yuan outlasted her opponent with a 6-2, 6-7, 10-8 win at #3 singles to complete the 6-1 win for UChicago.

With the wins, the Maroons improve to 11-1 on the season. They will return to the court on Tuesday, March 18 as they battle the #10 Trinity (TX) Tigers at 5 PM CT in San Antonio.

UCHICAGO 5, #21 BOWDOIN 2

#1 Singles - Caroline Stuhlfaut d. Sylwia Mikos (CHI) (6-0, 4-6, 6-3)
#2 Singles - Jamilah Karah d. Nicole Geller (CHI) (6-4, 6-2)
#3 Singles - Erica Ekstrand (CHI) d. Julia Ross (4-6, 6-1, 6-3)
#4 Singles - Sarena Biria (CHI) d. Isabella Hartung (7-6(7-3), 6-3)
#5 Singles - Clara Zou (CHI) d. Zoe Sun (6-2, 7-6(8-6))
#6 Singles - Oliwia Mikos (CHI) d. Candice Ballarin (6-3, 6-3)
#1 Doubles - Carolina Stuhlfaut / Jamilah Karah d. Oliwia Mikos / Sylwia Mikos (CHI) (6-4)
#2 Doubles - Shianna Guo / Lauren Khou (CHI) d. Isabella Hartung / Zoe Sun (6-4)
#3 Doubles - Erica Ekstrand / Charlotte Klein (CHI) d. Candice Ballarin / Julia Ross (6-3)

UCHICAGO 6, SOUTHWESTERN (TX) 1

#1 Singles - Brooke Pedersen (CHI) d. Erika Synoski (6-0, 6-0)
#2 Singles - Isabelle Chong (CHI) d. Lydia Lee (6-0, 6-2)
#3 Singles - Miranda Yuan (CHI) d. Daryl Locke (6-2, 6-7, 1-0(10-8))
#4 Singles - Helaina Reynoso d. Kathryn Fang (CHI) (6-4, 3-6, 1-0(10-4))
#5 Singles - Ariana Liu (CHI) d. Kimberly Duncan (6-1, 6-1)
#6 Singles - Riya Singh (CHI) d. Adrianna Kozakiewicz (6-0, 7-5)
#1 Doubles - Isabella Chong / Nika Vesley (CHI) d. Lydia Lee / Erika Synoski (7-6(7-5))
#2 Doubles - Brooke Pedersen / Miranda Yuan (CHI) d. Daryl Locke / Helaina Reynoso (6-3)
#3 Doubles - Ariana Liu / Riya Singh (CHI) d. Kimberly Duncan / Lilly Perkins (6-0)