DUBUQUE, Iowa — Wartburg College (9-2 Overall, 5-2 American Rivers) defeated Loras College (7-5 Overall, 3-3 American Rivers) 6-1 on Tuesday, earning the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions before adding five singles victories from Nos. 2 through 6.
The Knights earned the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
Brooke Bloom and
Morgan Kathman defeated Mary Breitbach and Brooke Burger 6-4 at No. 1,
Kaitlyn Olson and
Kendall Olson beat Saydie Roling and Clara LeConte 6-4 at No. 2. Loras College took No. 3 doubles, where Megan Covelli and Gemma Zeckser defeated
Josie Sjoquist and
Abi Peyman 7-5.
The Knights carried that point into singles and won five of the six courts.
Kendall Olson defeated Roling 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 singles,
Kaitlyn Olson beat Noor Kassas 7-5, 6-3 at No. 3, Bloom defeated Covelli 7-6(2), 6-0 at No. 4 and
Lily Schreckengast topped Burger 7-5, 6-3 at No. 5. Peyman added a 6-3, 7-6(3) win over LeConte at No. 6 singles.
Doubles
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Bloom/Kathman (WARWT) def. Mary Breitbach/Brooke Burger (LORWT) 6-4
Kaitlyn Olson/
Kendall Olson (WARWT) def. Saydie Roling/Clara LeConte (LORWT) 6-4
Megan Covelli/Gemma Zeckser (LORWT) def. Sjoquist/
Abi Peyman (WARWT) 7-5
Singles
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Mary Breitbach (LORWT) def. Kathman (WARWT) 7-5, 6-3
Kendall Olson (WARWT) def. Saydie Roling (LORWT) 6-4, 6-2
Kaitlyn Olson (WARWT) def. Noor Kassas (LORWT) 7-5, 6-3
Bloom (WARWT) def. Megan Covelli (LORWT) 7-6(2), 6-0
Schreckengast (WARWT) def. Brooke Burger (LORWT) 7-5, 6-3
Abi Peyman (WARWT) def. Clara LeConte (LORWT) 6-3, 7-6(3)
The Knights Top Performers
Brooke Bloom
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- Won No. 4 singles 7-6(2), 6-0
- Teamed with Kathman for a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles
Kaitlyn Olson
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- Won No. 3 singles 7-5, 6-3
- Teamed with
Kendall Olson for a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles
Kendall Olson
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- Won No. 2 singles 6-4, 6-2
- Teamed with
Kaitlyn Olson for a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles
Game Notes: Wartburg vs Loras
Next up:
The Knights tennis team hosts the American Rivers Conference on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Meirink Family Tennis Facility in Waverly, Iowa.
