Storm drop final two matches to wrap up conference season

WAVERLY, Iowa - The Simpson College women's tennis team concluded its final two matches of the conference season, dropping road matches at Coe and Wartburg.

The Storm (2-7, 2-6 A-R-C) concluded its conference season in seventh position, the team's predicted position in the preseason poll.

Coe 7, Simpson 2

The Kohawks (8-2, 7-1 A-R-C) came into the match still in contention for the conference regular season title. Coe took a 1-0 lead at the No. 2 doubles, but the Storm rebounded to tie the match at 1-1 with a win from the duo of Maddie Haskell and Coilee Hynek at No. 3 doubles. The Kohawks staved off a comeback charge at the No. 1 spot to take a 2-1 lead into singles.

The Storm were unable to keep up in singles, as Coe swept the No. 1 through No. 5 matches to claim victory in the match. However, Maggie Hall rebounded from a first-set defeat to win the second set and then win the Storm's second point with a 10-5 win in the third set supertiebreaker.

Doubles
1. Maddie Schultz/Chloe Palmer (COE) def. Bella Tranquilino/Grace Peck (SIM) 8-4
2. Carlie Miller/Janie Carter-Johnson (COE) def. Savana Walls/Anna Schewe (SIM) 8-1
3. Maddie Haskel/Coilee Hynek (SIM) def. Gianna Akins/Maria Escobar (COE) 8-4

Singles
1. Schultz (COE) def. Tranquilino (SIM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Sophia Fain (COE) def. Peck (SIM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Escobar (COE) def. Walls (SIM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Courtney Carstensen (COE) def. Haskell (SIM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Jaden Fuqua (COE) def. Hynek (SIM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Hall (SIM) def. Amy Whitcomb (COE) 6-7, 6-4, 10-5

Wartburg 8, Simpson 1

The Storm's second match of the weekend had a similar outcome, with the Storm being competitive in doubles from the start. Despite the Knights (5-3, 4-3 A-R-C) taking two of three, Tranquilino teamed up with Anna Schewe to win at No. 2 doubles, 8-4. However, the Knights swept the singles matches to claim the win.

Doubles
1. Georgia Nissen/Natalie Kaiser (WAR) def. Peck/Walls (SIM) 8-2
2. Tranquilino/Anna Schewe (SIM) def. Reese Williams/Chihiro Ono (WAR) 8-4
3. Emma Thurness/Bailey Sinnwell (WAR) def. Hall/Hynek (SIM) 8-3

Singles
1. Kaiser (WAR) def. Tranquilino (SIM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Nissen (WAR) def. Peck (SIM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Williams (WAR) def. Walls (SIM) 6-0, 6-3
4. Thurness (WAR) def. Haskell (SIM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Ono (WAR) def. Hall (SIM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Hayden Evans (WAR) def. Schewe (SIM) 6-0, 6-2