CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The No. 1 seed Wartburg women's tennis team (18-5 overall) fell 5-3 in a hard-fought match to the No. 2 seed Luther (14-9) in the American Rivers Conference AQ Tournament Championship Sunday. The Knights finish the season with a record 18 wins, breaking the previous record of 17 set during the 2009-10 season.
 
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Wartburg fell to a 2-1 deficit after playing through doubles. The Norse added two points onto their lead with wins at the No. 2 and No. 1 singles to extend the margin to 4-1. The Orange and Black clawed their way back into the match, as freshman Madison Overmann (Waverly) won in the No. 4 singles spot after a three-set duel to trim the deficit to 4-2.

Junior Lauren O'Brian (Ely) brought the Knights within one after winning the No. 5 singles match by scores of 6-3 and 6-2. The comeback fell short as the Norse defeated sophomore Sydney Rottinghaus (Mason City) in the No. 3 spot after a three-set series.
 

Singles competition

1. Devon Bourget (LUT) def. Ashley Rottinghaus (WARWT) 6-2, 6-1

2. Britta Pressler (LUT) def. Hannah Fox (WARWT) 6-0, 6-3

3. Shelby Cook (LUT) def. Sydney Rottinghaus (WARWT) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

4. Madison Overmann (WARWT) def. Stephanie Almquist (LUT) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

5. Lauren O'Brian (WARWT) def. Ellie Hemker (LUT) 6-3, 6-2

6. Alex Petersen (WARWT) vs. Kelsey Kruse (LUT) unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. Shelby Cook/Britta Pressler (LUT) def. Ashley Rottinghaus/Sydney Rottinghaus (WARWT) 8-4

2. Devon Bourget/Kelsey Kruse (LUT) def. Hannah Fox/Alex Petersen (WARWT) 8-0

3. Lauren O'Brian/Rachel Zittergruen (WARWT) def. Stephanie Almquist/Anna Spencer (LUT) 8-4