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FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN

Women's Tennis

Sabre tennis drops heartbreaker to WLC

FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Marian University women's tennis (3-3, 2-2 NACC) dropped a heartbreaker to Wisconsin Lutheran in NACC action by a 5-4 final.

The Warriors opened with the lead after taking No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, but the No. 2 Marian doubles duo of junior Celeste Degeneffe and freshman Kyrsten Bruce were able to win 8-4 to put MU on the board.

The Sabres would then take No. 3, 4 and 6 in singles action to put the score at 4-4, while No. 1 singles action went into a third set tiebreak.  Bruce completed a sweep of the day at No. 3 winning the first and third sets by a 7-5 tally.  Freshman Emma Lewandowski and junior Andrea Krahenbuhl swept their matches at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively.  Junior Meg Hartzell was able to force a third set at No. 1 singles after dropping the opener 7-5.  Hartzell was in a dead lock with Paige Potaracke and the two needed a tiebreaker to decide the winner.  In the end, Potaracke came away with the thrilling win after taking the tiebreak 10-8.

Junior Meg Hartzell was able to force a third set at No. 1 singles after dropping the opener 7-5.  Hartzell was in a dead lock with Paige Potaracke and the two needed a tiebreaker to decide the winner.  In the end, Potaracke came away with the thrilling win after taking the tiebreak 10-8.  Junior Kristin Houle also forced a third set at No. 5 singles winning the second 6-4 but fell in the winner-take-all set 6-2.

Marian is next in action Saturday, Sept. 16 when they host Lakeland at 10 a.m. and CUW at 2 p.m. at Buttermilk Creek Park.

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Krahenbuhl

Andrea Krahenbuhl

5' 6"
Sophomore
Kyrsten Bruce

Kyrsten Bruce

5' 0"
Freshman
Celeste Degeneffe

Celeste Degeneffe

5' 5"
Junior
Meg Hartzell

Meg Hartzell

5' 8"
Junior
Kristin Houle

Kristin Houle

5' 2"
Junior
Emma Lewandowski

Emma Lewandowski

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andrea Krahenbuhl

Andrea Krahenbuhl

5' 6"
Sophomore
Kyrsten Bruce

Kyrsten Bruce

5' 0"
Freshman
Celeste Degeneffe

Celeste Degeneffe

5' 5"
Junior
Meg Hartzell

Meg Hartzell

5' 8"
Junior
Kristin Houle

Kristin Houle

5' 2"
Junior
Emma Lewandowski

Emma Lewandowski

5' 6"
Freshman