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CHICAGO, Ill. -- The University of Chicago women's tennis team continues their run at back-to-back National Championships on Saturday afternoon as they battle #18 Gustavus Adolphus in the Regional Finals. The Maroons took down #55 North Central (IL) in the second round on Friday.

#1 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NOTES:

* UChicago enters the weekend with a 21-1 record overall this season.
* The University of Chicago won their fourth consecutive UAA Championship, taking down #10 WashU and #2 Emory in route to the title.
* The Maroons have won 16 straight matches, 12 of which came to ranked opponents, and their only loss this season came to Toledo, a Division I opponent, with a 5-2 loss on February 22.
* UChicago won the ITA Indoor National Championships earlier this spring with wins over #18 Sewanee (7-0), #5 Emory (5-2), and #2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-1).
* Clara Zou leads the Maroons with a 26-2 record in singles play this season after winning the ITA Regional Championship in the fall. She enters the weekend ranked as the #7 singles player in NCAA Division III and the #1 singles player in the Central Region.
* Erica Ekstrand has also added 18 singles wins on the year with just four losses to her name. She enters the weekend ranked as the #8 singles player in NCAA Division III and the #2 singles player in the Central Region.
* Sylwia Mikos and Sarena Biria are also ranked #14 and #37 in NCAA Division III singles play with records of 14-6 and 7-5. The duo is also ranked #5 and #9 in the Central Region.
* Oliwia Mikos and Sylwia Mikos lead the way in doubles with 22 and 21 wins, respectively. The duo is ranked as the #3 doubles team in NCAA Division III this season, and Oliwia is also ranked as the #11 singles player in the Central Region.
* Shianna Guo and Lauren Khou are ranked as the #6 doubles team in the Central Region with a 9-4 record as a tandem this season.
* Zou and Biria round out the doubles rankings at #8 in the Central Region with a record of 6-4 on the year.
* With a win in the Regional Championship, the Maroons will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals at the National Championship Tournament in Claremont, California.

#18 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS NOTES:

* Gustavus Adolphus comes into the Regional Finals with a 27-7 record on the season.
* The Gusties took down Hope 4-1 in a hard-fought battle in the second round with four singles matches reaching a third set.
* Gustavus Adolphus has won 14 consecutive matches and 17 of their last 18 matches with the lone loss coming 4-3 against #21 Whitman on April 4.
* This is the third Regional Finals appearance for the Gusties since 2011 with both prior times resulting in losses to the Maroons in Chicago in 2011 and 2017.
* The Gusties are looking for their first appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals since 2010.
* Molly Austin leads the team with a 20-8 singles record on the season. She has won 10 consecutive matches coming into the Regional Finals.
* In doubles play, Kaya De Bruijn and Karina Elvestrom lead the team with a 24-7 record on the year as a duo.

SERIES HISTORY:

* UChicago has a perfect 7-0 record all-time against Gustavus Adolphus.
* The Maroons took down the Gusties 8-1 in their last meeting back in 2018.
* This will be the fourth all-time metting between UChicago and Gustavus Adolphus in the NCAA Tournament. The Maroons won 5-0 in 2011, 5-2 in 2016, and 5-1 in 2017. The 2011 and 2017 meetings both came at the Stagg Tennis Courts.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

Match 1 - #34 Hope 4, UW-Superior 0
Match 2 - #55 North Central (IL) 4, Coe 2
Match 3 - #18 Gustavus Adolphus 4, #34 Hope 1
Match 4 - #1 UChicago 4, #55 North Central (IL) 0
Match 5 - #1 UChicago vs. #18 Gustavus Adolphus - Saturday, May 10 at 12 PM CT