Storm primed for A-R-C Individual Tournament

INDIANOLA, Iowa -- The Simpson women's tennis team will remain close to home this Saturday to compete in the American Rivers Conference Individual Tournament as action takes place at three host sites in the Des Moines metro area beginning at 11 a.m.

To view the A-R-C release and the brackets, click HERE.

A-R-C teams will either travel to Crossroads Park Tennis Courts, Norwalk High School and Valley Southwoods to compete. Crossroads Park Tennis Courts will showcase A-Singles, Norwalk High School will have B and C-Singles, while A and B-Doubles will play at Valley Southwoods.

Emily King and Anna Wanek will compete in the A-Singles bracket, Megan Grubb, Donni Kinghorn and Kennedi Wright will take part in the B-Singles flight and Aubrey Ocheltree will be the lone Storm in the C-Singles draw.

The Storm are currently 7-3 overall and 5-2 in league play, which is the most conference wins in a season since tallying five in 2008-09. The squad is coming off a 5-4 triumph over Coe on Saturday for its first over the Kohawks since Sept. 4, 2004.

Simpson has five singles players with at least five victories: Wanek (10), King (7), Kinghorn (7), Grubb (6) and Wright (5).

Wanek is currently first in the A-R-C in individual wins with 10, all coming at the No. 1 singles slot. King and Wanek also pace the league in doubles victories with seven as a duo.

After this Saturday, the Storm will host Loras on Thursday, Oct. 22 for a 10 a.m. match to close out the fall slate.