WHAC Preview: Women's Tennis set to take on Indiana Tech

WHAC Preview: Women's Tennis set to take on Indiana Tech

Concordia Women's Tennis has rounded out the regular season and will enter the WHAC Tournament on Friday. The Cardinals secured the #7 seed in the conference, and will go up against #2 Indiana Tech at 10:00 AM.

 

Match Information

#7 Concordia Cardinals vs. #2 Indiana Tech Warriors

April 28th | 10:00 AM | Shadow Valley Tennis Club | Maumee, OH

 

About the Warriors

Indiana Tech enters the postseason as the second seeded team in the conference. They went 5-1 in the WHAC, only falling to the top seeded Golden Eagles from Cornerstone. Ana Gomez, Roshne Arunkumar, Thaina Carvalho, Valentina Rodriguez, and Abigail Simms all have 5 or more wins in singles matches this season. Matt Coomer is the head coach for the Warriors.

 

About the Cardinals

The Cardinals come into the tournament with an 0-6 record in the WHAC and 4-12 record overall, with wins over Olivet twice, Grace Christian, and Abion. Elle Fritcha leads the Cardinals with 7 singles wins this season, all in the #1 slot. Payton Woodruff has picked up 4 singles wins, followed by Hollie Johnson and Jadyn Hackmann with 3 each. Kaylee Tucker is the head coach for Concordia, now in her fourth season.

 

Previous Matchup

These two sides last met on April 18th in Ann Arbor for a conference match. The Warriors would come away with a 5-2 victory, with Payton Woodruff and Jorja Vartoogian winning the lone Cardinal points via default. The Warriors swept the Cardinals in the #1 and #2 Doubles matches to earn the doubles point. In singles, Elle Fritcha took a pair of games in the #1 slot, while Hollie Johnson and Jadyn Hackmann both took a game in their matches before ultimately falling.

 

WHAC Tournament Bracket