WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg Knights women's tennis team defeated the Simpson College Storm (3-2 overall; 1-1 ARC) and the Central College Dutch (4-3 overall; 1-1 ARC) in their double-header on Saturday afternoon. The Knights (6-0 overall; 3-0 ARC) are off to their best start in program history, winning their fifth and sixth straight matches in dominate fashion.


 
The results of the day are as follows:
 
Wartburg College 9, Simpson 0
Singles competition:
1. Ashley Rottinghaus (WARWT) def. Kayla Reusche (SIMW) 6-2, 6-2
2. Hannah Fox (WARWT) def. Emily King (SIMW) 6-0, 6-0
3. Lauren O'Brian (WARWT) def. Kelly Kuebler (SIMW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Alex Petersen (WARWT) def. Sierra Griffith (SIMW) 6-2, 6-0
5. Rebekah Corson (WARWT) def. Megan Grubb (SIMW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Sydney Powers (WARWT) def. Sarah Barry (SIMW) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition:
1. Hannah Fox/Ashley Rottinghaus (WARWT) def. Kayla Reusche/Sierra Griffith (SIMW) 8-2
2. Lauren O'Brian/Rachel Zittergruen (WARWT) def. Kelly Kuebler/Emily King (SIMW) 8-4
3. Alex Petersen/Rebekah Corson (WARWT) def. Sarah Barry/Megan Grubb (SIMW) 8-5
 
Wartburg College 8, Central 1
Singles competition:
1. Ashley Rottinghaus (WARWT) def. Karleigh Schilling (CENW) 5-7, 6-2, 7-2
2. Hannah Fox (WARWT) def. Jenna Stewart (CENW) 6-1, 7-6, (7-2)
3. Lauren O'Brian (WARWT) def. Laurynn Mize (CENW) 6-3, 6-2
4. Sarah Schirm (CENW) 6-3, 2-6, 10-4 def. Alex Petersen (WARWT) def
5. Madison Overmann (WARWT) def. Kirsten Jordan (CENW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Gabby Olejniczak (WARWT) def. Madison Krumm (CENW) 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles competition:
1. Ashley Rottinghaus/Hannah Fox (WARWT) def. Karleigh Schilling/Jenna Stewart (CENW) 8-2
2. Lauren O'Brian/Rachel Zittergruen (WARWT) def. Laurynn Mize/Maddie Hartley (CENW) 8-1
3. Alex Petersen/Sydney Powers (WARWT) def. Sarah Schirm/Katie Larson (CENW) 8-2
 
Wartburg will next play on the weekend of Sept. 21 – Sept. 22 at the ITA Regionals in St. Peter, Minn.