DECORAH, Iowa - The Wartburg women's tennis team saw its 2020-21 season come to an end in the American Rivers Conference Automatic Qualifier Tournament Finals, falling 5-0 against Luther College.

The Knights earned the No. 2 seed for the tournament after finishing second in the 2020 A-R-C standings with a 7-1 record, its only loss coming against the No. 1-seeded Norse.

Wartburg downed No. 3 seed Simpson College 5-0 on Friday to advance to the finals. 

Top-seeded Luther went up 3-0 after doubles and earned singles wins at the No. 4 and 5 singles spots to clinch the win, securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament. 

Luther 5, Wartburg 0

Doubles
1. Devon Bourget/Shelby Cook (LUT) def. Madison Overmann/Olivia Phillips (WAR), 8-4
2. Sofia Sackett/Natalia Smith (LUT) def. Ambriel Jacobs/Alyssa Guse (WAR), 8-3
3. Anna Spencer/Lexi Hastings (LUT) def. Sydney Rottinghaus/Rebekah Corson (WAR), 8-1

Singles
1. Devon Bourget (LUT) v. Madison Overmann (WAR), 6-2, 5-0, unfinished
2. Shelby Cook (LUT) v. Olivia Phillips (WAR), 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
3. Sofia Sackett (LUT) v. Sydney Rottinghaus (WAR), 6-5, unfinished
*4. Natalia Smith (LUT) def. Georgia Nissen (WAR), 6-2, 6-2
5. Kylie Dunning (LUT) def. Rebekah Corson (WAR), 6-1, 6-1
6. Bailey Sinnwell (WAR) v. Kiley Nolan (LUT), 6-4, 1-2, unfinished

*Match-clinching victory

The Knights finished the 2020-21 campaign with a 15-8 overall record. 
 

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