DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Wartburg College Knights women's tennis team hit the road to take on the Loras College Duhawks on Wednesday evening, coming away with a triumphant 7-2 victory and keeping the undefeated season alive.
 
The Knights (7-0 overall; 4-0 ARC) swept the Duhawks (2-5; 0-3) in doubles competition to take the early 3-0 lead in the match, before closing out the match in the singles competition in 4-2 fashion.
 
The results of the day are as follows:
 
Wartburg 7, Loras 2
Singles Competition:
1. Audrey Hinz (LORW) def. Ashley Rottinghaus (WARWT) 6-1, 6-3
2. Hannah Fox (WARWT) def. Meghann Long (LORW) 6-1, 6-2
3. Lauren O'Brian (WARWT) def. Emma Cooke (LORW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Mariana Bayona Paez (LORW) def. Alex Petersen (WARWT) 6-3, 6-2
5. Madison Overmann (WARWT) def. McKenna Craff (LORW) 6-2, 6-2
6. Gabby Olejniczak (WARWT) def. Noely Bauman (LORW) 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles Competition:
1. Ashley Rottinghaus/Hannah Fox (WARWT) def. Audrey Hinz/Noely Bauman (LORW) 8-5
2. Rachel Zittergruen/Lauren O'Brian (WARWT) def. Emma Cooke/Mariana Bayona Paez (LORW) 8-3
3. Alex Petersen/Sydney Powers (WARWT) def. Maddie Smith/Franny Roche (LORW) 8-1
 
The Knights will be back in action this weekend as they host a double header on Saturday, Sept. 29, as they face American Rivers Conference opponents Buena Vista University (0-6; 0-2) at 9 a.m. and Nebraska Wesleyan University (1-2; 1-2) at 3 p.m.