FREMONT, Neb. – The Northwestern College women's tennis team (4-7, 0-1 GPAC) dropped their opening Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) match to the Warriors of Midland University (13-3, 2-0 GPAC) 1-6.

The doubles point went the to the Warriors. Midland swept the doubles matches, only dropping two games to the Raiders.

Freshman Julia Kutz (Sheridan, Wyo.) played a long, three set match in the No. 1 singles spot, picking up the Raiders point with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 victory. Julia Anderson (Fr., Rapid City, S.D.) battled in the No. 2 spot. After dropping the first set 0-6 she fought back and forced Midland's Chloe Do Logo to have to win seven games in set two, falling 5-7. Emma Montenegro (So., Paramount, Calif.) also battled in the No. 6 spot, winning seven games in her match.

Northwestern 1, Midland 6
 
Doubles:
#1 Ari Lumanog/Kristina Khmelevskaia (MU) def. Julia Kutz/Julia Anderson 6-1
#2 Chloe Do Lago/Grace Felder (MU) def. Ainslie Robinson/Wynne Vandersall (NWC) 6-1
#3 Lainie Fanton/Macee Thompson (MU) def. Jessica Wilson/Grace Twelmeyer (NWC) 6-0
 
Singles:
#1 Julia Kutz (NWC) def. Kristina Khmelevskaia (MU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
#2 Ari Lumanog (MU) def. Julia Anderson (NWC) 6-0, 7-5
#3 Chloe Do Logo (MU) def. Wynne Vandersall (NWC) 6-2, 6-2
#4 Grace Felder (MU) def. Ainslie Robinson (NWC) 6-1, 6-1
#5 Lainie Fanton (MU) def. Jessica Wilson (NWC) 6-1, 6-0
#6 Krystal Olson (MU) def. Emma Montenegro (NWC) 6-2, 7-5
 
Up Next: The Raiders will return to the court tomorrow, April 2, to take on the Concordia (Neb.) University Bulldogs with the match beginning at 11:00 a.m.
 

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