DePauw Heads to NCAC Semifinals after Blanking Allegheny

Granville, Ohio - The 23rd-ranked Tigers advanced to the North Coast Athletic Conference semifinals after blanking Allegheny, 5-0, in the quarterfinals. DePauw improved to 10-10, while the Gators dropped to 6-13.

DePauw swept the doubles play starting with Colleen Morris and Megan Galle at the third spot with an 8-1 win over Kirstie Oravec and Jasmine Burton. Maddie Lee and Gretchen Wilder followed with an 8-1 victory over Mikaela Pope and Andrea Brush before Alyssa Seneviratne and Ali Bush completed the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win over Michaela Thompson and Heidi Mueller.

Morris topped Oravec at fifth singles 6-0, 6-0 before Galle defeated Burton 6-1, 6-0 at the sixth spot.

The Tigers, seeded third, face second-seed Kenyon at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the semifinals.

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Players Mentioned

Ali Bush: Freshman; I knew that I wanted to go to a small, liberal arts school where I could play tennis. When I visited DePauw, I fell in love with the campus, educational opportunities, the tennis team/program, and the atmosphere throughout the student body. I knew that I would be happiest if I spent my next 4 years at DePauw.

Megan Galle: Freshman; I love playing tennis and basketball and enjoy watching other sports as well. I also love music and have played the piano since I was in kindergarten. I enjoy water skiing, wakeboarding, snow skiing, hiking, spending time outside and being with my family and friends.

Maddie Lee: Junior

Colleen Morris: Freshman; I chose DePauw because of the wonderful academics, beautiful campus and great tennis team!

Alyssa Seneviratne: Sophomore

Gretchen Wilder: Junior

Players Mentioned

Ali Bush
: Freshman; I knew that I wanted to go to a small, liberal arts school where I could play tennis. When I visited DePauw, I fell in love with the campus, educational opportunities, the tennis team/program, and the atmosphere throughout the student body. I knew that I would be happiest if I spent my next 4 years at DePauw.

Megan Galle
: Freshman; I love playing tennis and basketball and enjoy watching other sports as well. I also love music and have played the piano since I was in kindergarten. I enjoy water skiing, wakeboarding, snow skiing, hiking, spending time outside and being with my family and friends.

Maddie Lee
: Junior

Colleen Morris
: Freshman; I chose DePauw because of the wonderful academics, beautiful campus and great tennis team!

Alyssa Seneviratne
: Sophomore

Gretchen Wilder
: Junior