Both men and women finish regular season on high note!

The men and women both had impressive weekends finishing their regular seasons on a high note, and now await the opportunity for NCAA post season play.

The women hosted and won the WIAC conference’s Final 4 Automatic Qualifying Tournament on Saturday with wins over UW-Oshkosh and UW-La Crosse earning their 8^th consecutive trip to the NCAA team tournament.  The winner of this past weekend’s tournament receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.  Due to inclement weather the tournament was moved indoors to Premier Tennis and Fitness in Janesville. The tournament brings the top four teams from the fall season’s conference championships. It pairs the top seed vs the #4 seed and the #2 vs #3.  Therefore, since we won conference in the fall we hosted and were the top seed and faced UW-Oshkosh, while UWL took on UWEC.  The seeds held up as UWW beat UWO 5-0 and UWL beat UWEC 5-3 (semifinal matches were just played to decision).  Then the Lady Hawks took on UWL in the finals and won 7-2.  Megan Humphreys was able to knock off Bridget Bellisimo 6-3, 6-0 and now waits to hear if she qualifies for the NCAA individual tournament.  Amanda Dick was honored as our lone senior on Senior Day between matches.  Thank you Amanda for all your brought to our team!! For all the scores, a more detailed story, and some photos, go to: http://uwwsports.com/news/2015/4/22/wten_042515_WIACAQ.aspx

Then on Sunday the men had their hands full trying to build a strong case for their 9^th consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament.  They do not have an automatic bid, but can get in with an at-large pool B bid.  They faced Coe College and Elmhurst College and came away with 7-2 and 8-1 wins to add to their NCAA resume.  The highlight of this match was Treis and Shklyar coming back down 5-7 to break twice for the 9-7 win!  They along with Jake Humphreys also wait to hear from the selection committee on their NCAA individual fate. Laktash and Shklyar both earned key victories in the Coe match and were honored for their accomplishments on Senior Day between matches as well.  For all the scores and a more detailed story, go to: http://uwwsports.com/news/2015/4/26/MTEN_0426154959.aspx

The women are in, and the men wait to hear official word on Selection Monday, May 4^th.  At that time both teams find out if we will be hosting the first three rounds, or if they will be on the road.  The first three rounds are played on Monday 8-10 at a site still to be determined.  If either/both teams make it through the first three rounds, they would play the final three rounds starting with the elite 8 at Linder Stadium in Mason OH (Cincinnati), the site of the Southern and Western Open ATP tournament on May 18-20. 

For individuals (Jake, Megan, Ben/Treis), they find out on Wed May 6^th if they get selected to the NCAA tournament.  That is also played at Linder Stadium in Mason OH (Cincinnati), the site of the Southern and Western Open ATP tournament on May 21-23.

Until then we are practicing hard and getting ready for finals!!!  GO WARHAWKS!!