WATERLOO, Iowa – The Wartburg Women's Tennis team has completed the first day at the 2026 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Women's Individual Tournament. The Knights competed in doubles and singles competition at Byrnes Park Tennis Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Wartburg has nine total Knights advancing to the second day of the A-R-C tournament. Doubles teams Morgan Kathman and Brooke Bloom, Olivia Litke and Brooke Litke, and Josie Sjoquist and Riley McClellan have advanced to the semifinals in doubles competition. Brooke Bloom, Olivia Litke, Olivia North, Juniper Roach, and Emily Mehrkens have advanced to the semifinals round in singles competition. Flight C:

• Heather Leek/Olivia North (WARWT) vs Kiera Smith(UDWT)/Chloe Paulsen (COEWT)
  • W (6-0)
• Juniper Roach/Faith Kranz (WARWT) vs Kendyll Schoonover/Boden Budrecki (UDWT)
  • W (6-3)
• Emily Mehrkens (WARWT)/Athena Snook (SIMPWT) vs Piper Rundall/Annelise Hefel (LORWT)
  • L (5-7)

Flight A:

• Morgan Kathman/Brooke Bloom (WARWT) vs Claire Smock/Sidney Peterson (CENWT)
  • W (7-5)
• Kendall Olson/Kaitlyn Olson (WARWT) received a bye into the Quarterfinals

Flight B:

• Abi Peyman/Lily Schreckengast (WARWT) vs Paige Benson/Amelia Wolfe (CENWT)
  • L (5-7)
• Olivia Litke/Brooke Litke (WARWT) vs Charlie Rayford/Abbey Meseck (BVUWT)
  • W (6-1)
• Mallory Erickson/Lydia Miller (WARWT) vs Madi Peyman/Kadyn Volkert (BVUWT)
  • W (6-1)
• Josie Sjoquist/RileyMcClellan (WARWT) vs Gemma Zeckser/Megan Covelli (LORWT)
  • W (7⁸-6⁶)

Flight C: 

• Heather Leek/Olivia North (WARWT) vs Rebekah Downs/Ava Lucas (CENWT)
  • L (4-6)
• Juniper Roach/Faith Kranz (WARWT) vs Jenna Onstot/Allison Cook (BVUWT)
  • W (6-0)

Flight A:

• Morgan Kathman/Brooke Bloom (WARWT) vs Addison Leasure/Aisha Gurung (COEWT)

  • W (6-4)

• Kendall Olson/Kaitlyn Olson (WARWT) vs Alliandra Hagness/Alice Tysoe (COEWT)
  • L (6⁴-7⁷)

Flight B:

• Olivia Litke/Brooke Litke (WARWT) vs Clara LeConte/Saydie Roling (LORWT)
  • W (6-4)
• Mallory Erickson/Lydia Miller (WARWT) vs Sarah Wilde/Jayda Floyd (UDWT)
  • L (2-6)
• Josie Sjoquist/RileyMcClellan (WARWT) vs Emily Blom/Kennedy Harms (CENWT)
  • W (6-3)

Flight C: 

• Juniper Roach/Faith Kranz (WARWT) vs Rebekah Downs/Ava Lucas (CENWT)
  • L (4-6)

Flight A: 

• Morgan Kathman (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Kaitlyn Olson (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Kendall Olson (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16

Flight B: 

• Lily Schreckengast (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Abi Peyman (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Brooke Bloom (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Riley McClellan (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16

Flight C: 

• Brooke Litke (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Lydia Miller (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Olivia Litke (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Josie Sjoquist (WARWT) vs Zariana Stoltzfus (LORWT)
  • L (2-4, 3-5)
• Mallory Erickson (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16

Flight D:

• Faith Kranz (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Olivia North (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Juniper Roach (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16
• Heather Leek (WARWT) vs Alexa Cohen (COEWT)
  • L (4³-5⁷, 1-4)

Flight E:

• Emily Mehrkens (WARWT) received a bye into the round of 16

Flight A: 

• Morgan Kathman (WARWT) vs Alliandra Hagness (COEWT)
  • W (4-2, 5-3)
• Kaitlyn Olson (WARWT) vs Alice Tysoe (COEWT)
  • L (2-4, 4-0)
• Kendall Olson (WARWT) vs Lulu Rozeboom (COEWT)
  • W (5⁷-4⁵, 4-2)

Flight B: 

• Lily Schreckengast (WARWT) vs Adriana Benavente (UDWT)
  • L (0-4, 4-1, (3)-(10))
• Abi Peyman (WARWT) vs Grace Peck (SIMPWT)
  • W (4-2, 4-1)
• Brooke Bloom (WARWT) vs Saydie Roling (LORWT)
  • W (4-1, 4-0)
• Riley McClellan (WARWT) vs Claire Smock (CENWT)
  • L (4-2, 0-4, (7)-(10))

Flight C: 

• Brooke Litke (WARWT) vs Kennedy Harms (CENWT)
  • W (5⁷-4¹, 4-0)
• Lydia Miller (WARWT) vs Gemma Zeckser (LORWT)
  • L (2-4, 1-4)
• Olivia Litke (WARWT) vs Charlie Rayford (BVUWT)
  • W (4-0, 4-0)
• Mallory Erickson (WARWT) vs Zariana Stoltzfus (LORWT)
  • L (1-4, 2-4)

Flight D:

• Faith Kranz (WARWT) vs Ella Engelhaupt (UDWT)
  • L (3-5, 4⁸-5¹⁰)
• Olivia North (WARWT) vs Kaylee Mazur (LORWT)
  • W (5⁷-4⁴, 4-1)
• Juniper Roach (WARWT) vs Natalie Collins (SIMPWT)
  • W (5-3, 4-0)

Flight E:

• Emily Mehrkens (WARWT) vs Dhandra Prince (SIMPWT)
  • W (4-0, 4-0)

Flight A: 

• Morgan Kathman (WARWT) vs Alice Tysoe (COEWT)
  • L (0-4, 2-4)
• Kendall Olson (WARWT) vs Addison Leasure (COEWT)
  • L (2-4, 1-4)

Flight B: 

• Abi Peyman (WARWT) vs Adriana Benavente (UDWT)
  • L (1-4, 1-4)
• Brooke Bloom (WARWT) vs Carlie Miller (COEWT)
  • W (4-1, 4-1)

Flight C: 

• Brooke Litke (WARWT) vs Rebekah Downs (CENWT)
  • L (4-2, 0-4, 7-10)
• Olivia Litke (WARWT) vs Amelia Wolfe (CENWT)
  • W (1-4, 4-2, (10)-(4))

Flight D:

• Olivia North (WARWT) vs Ella Engelhaupt (UDWT)
  • W (4-2, 4-1)
• Juniper Roach (WARWT) vs Halia Christensen (LORWT)
  • W (5-3, 4-1)

Flight E:

• Emily Mehrkens (WARWT) vs Abril Torres Munoz (BVUWT)
  • W (4-1, 4-0)

Doubles (Semifinals)
Flight A:

• Morgan Kathman/Brooke Bloom (WARWT) vs Sophia Fain/Cosette Gaines (COEWT)

Flight B:

• Olivia Litke/Brooke Litke (WARWT) vs Zoe Strunz/Scarlett Hay (LORWT)
• Josie Sjoquist/RileyMcClellan (WARWT) vs Sarah Wilde/Jayda Floyd (UDWT)

Singles (Semifinals)
Flight B: 

• Brooke Bloom (WARWT) vs Madison March (NWUWT)

Flight C: 

• Olivia Litke (WARWT) vs Jayda Floyd (UDWT)

Flight D:

• Olivia North (WARWT) vs Annelise Hefel (LORWT)
• Juniper Roach (WARWT) vs Bella Sims (SIMPWT)

Flight E:

• Emily Mehrkens (WARWT) vs Kayla Truitt (SIMPWT)

Next up
The advancing Knights will move onto the second and final day of the A-R-C tournament. Doubles teams Morgan Kathman and Brooke Bloom, Olivia Litke and Brooke Litke, and Josie Sjoquist and Riley McClellan will compete in the semifinals of doubles competition. Brooke Bloom, Olivia Litke, Olivia North, Juniper Roach, and Emily Mehrkens will compete in the semifinals of singles competition. The final day of the A-R-C tournament will take place in Waverly, Iowa starting at 10:00 AM.