Madison, Wis. - Tenth-ranked DePauw wrapped up play at the Midwest Invitational and dropped a pair of matches to other nationally-ranked schools.
The Tigers opened with a 5-2 loss to sixth-ranked Chicago before dropping a 5-4 decision to #13 Washington University.
In the Washington match, Katie Regan rallied for a win at number four singles after facing match point and a 5-0 deficit in the second set. She came back to win the set, 7-5, and take the third-set tiebreaker, 10-7.
DePauw returns to action on Saturday, April 21, when it travels to Washington University. The Tigers return home the next day for an 11 a.m. match against #17 Denison in the final North Coast Athletic Conference match prior to the conference tournament.
DePauw University vs Chicago
4/7/2012 at Madison, Wis.
#6 Chicago 5, #10 DePauw University 2
Singles competition
1. Kendra Higgins (UCW) vs. Kelly Gebert (DPU) 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
2. Tiffany Nguyen (UCW) vs. Maggie MacPhail (DPU) 7-5, 4-2, unfinished
3. Carmen VacaGuzman (UCW) def. Meg Crowley (DPU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Linden Li (UCW) def. Katie Regan (DPU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Caroline Emhardt (DPU) def. Kelsey McGillis (UCW) 6-4, 6-1
6. Megan Tang (UCW) def. Julie Wittwer (DPU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Kendra Higgins/Carmen VacaGuzman (UCW) def. Kelly Gebert/Maggie MacPhail (DPU) 8-5
2. Linden Li/Jennifer Kung (UCW) def. Meg Crowley/Claire Marshall (DPU) 8-1
3. Julie Wittwer/Kaitlin Pickrel (DPU) def. Megan Tang/Kelsey McGillis (UCW) 9-7
Match Notes:
DePauw University 12-5; National ranking #10
Washington University vs DePauw University
4/7/2012 at Madison, Wis.
#13 Washington University 5, #10 DePauw University 4
Singles competition
1. Natalie Tingir (WASHU) def. Kelly Gebert (DPU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Kate Klein (WASHU) def. Maggie MacPhail (DPU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Theresa Petraskova (WASHU) def. Meg Crowley (DPU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
4. Katie Regan (DPU) def. Paige Madara (WASHU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Caroline Emhardt (DPU) def. Betsy Edershile (WASHU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Julie Wittwer (DPU) def. Corinne Rauck (WASHU) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Kelly Gebert/Maggie MacPhail (DPU) def. Kate Klein/Corinne Rauck (WASHU) 8-6
2. Theresa Petraskova/Natalie Tingir (WASHU) def. Meg Crowley/Claire Marshall (DPU) 8-6
3. Paige Madara/Betsy Edershile (WASHU) def. Julie Wittwer/Kaitlin Pickrel (DPU) 8-6
Match Notes:
DePauw University 12-6; National ranking #10
