Alverno Box Score
Concordia Wisconsin Box Score
MADISON, Wis. – Despite holding a 3-0 lead after sweeping all three doubles matches, the Edgewood College women's tennis team lost a heartbreaker in the NACC tournament final, 5-3, against Concordia Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles had previously defeated Alverno, 5-0, in the morning semifinals to reach the tournament championship.
THE BASICS
Final Results: No. 1 Concordia University Wisconsin 5, No. 2 Edgewood College 3 (NACC Final)
No. 2 Edgewood College 5, No. 3 Alverno College 0 (NACC Semifinal)
Location: Madison, Wis. (Nielsen Tennis Center)
Team Records: Concordia University Wisconsin 16-10, Edgewood College 13-14, Alverno College 12-13
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Eagles took care of business early against Concordia Wisconsin after the duos of Alyssa Carew/Sydney Verbauwhede, Alicia Picard/Jaclyn Swift, and Haley Brooks/Marissa Wilson swept doubles by the scores of 8-5, 8-5, and 8-6, respectively
-Even more impressive was that all three Falcons doubles teams were named All-Conference
-Needing only two singles wins to clinch the NACC title, the Eagles won the first set in four of the six matches
-Concordia Wisconsin stormed back to win five singles matches, including three in the third set, to secure their second-straight NACC tournament title
-No. 3 Verbauwhede (6-3, 0-6, 3-6), No. 5 Brooks (6-2, 0-6, 1-6), and No. 6 Wilson (6-3, 3-6, 2-6) all fell in tense, three-set matches
-Carew was the only match to go unfinished and she just missed out on a momentum-shifting victory with three matches remaining after dropping a second-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (8-6)
-In the morning semifinal, the Eagles made quick work of Alverno after sweeping all three doubles matches, 8-5, 8-5, and 8-1
-Brooks won at the No. 5 spot, 6-0, 6-0, and Wilson won at the No. 6 slot, 6-0, 6-1, as the Eagles advanced to their seventh-straight NACC tournament final
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
-Despite coming up short, the Eagles battled the Falcons after losing 9-0 to the NACC regular season champions in the fall
-It was the second-straight season the Falcons edged the Eagles in the NACC tournament final after winning 5-4 last season, including a three-set tiebreaker victory in the deciding match
-Expect another tough battle next season as both teams combined to graduate one senior from today's tournament final rosters
UP NEXT
The Eagles, who won three straight NACC tournament championships from 2012-2015, fell short of its fifth NACC tournament title in school history. They won at least 13 matches for the seventh straight season.
