OSHKOSH, Wis – The fall nonconference slate for UW-Oshkosh women's tennis concluded Wednesday (Oct. 14), as the Titans secured a 7-0 victory over Marian University at the Kolf Sports Center Tennis Courts.
The match, originally scheduled for Oct. 1 but postponed due to weather, is the Titans' 15th win over the Sabres since the first meeting between the two schools in the 1992-93 season, and fifth straight sweep since the 2022-23 season.
Doubles flights two and three saw fresh faces for Oshkosh making their season debut. The pair of Payton Pleaugh (Marquette, Mich./Marquette Senior) and Natalie Stuettgen (Slinger/Slinger) picked up a 6-0 shutout win against Angela Barrass and Savannah Clark in No. 3 doubles, while duo Aine Murphy (Elkhorn/Elkhorn Area) and Avery Steffes (Appleton/Fox Valley Lutheran) secured a 6-1 victory over Hannah Bade and Jennifer Pierga in No. 2 doubles.
Top flight doubles action saw Jameson Gregory (Delavan/Big Foot) and Peyton Peterson (Sheboygan Falls/Sheboygan Falls) collect a close 6-4 win against Monserrat Luquin and Jillian Traver.
Two Titans collected shutout wins in their singles matches. Olivia Nielsen (Oshkosh/Lourdes Academy) held Clark scoreless, 6-0, 6-0, during the fifth flight as Taylor Longdin (Slinger/Slinger) defeated Traver by the same score in the second flight.
Rachael Carroll (Shawano/Shawano Community) took to the court for the first time this season in No. 3 singles, and collected a 6-1, 6-0 win over Bade. Grace Brown (Sugar Grove, Ill./West Aurora) also competed for the first time this season, and defeated Barrass by a 7-5, 6-3 score in No. 6 singles.
Anna Willis (Fond du Lac/St. Mary's Springs Academy) secured her second win as a Titan, notching a 6-0, 6-1 fourth flight victory over Pierga, while Sarah Schaeffer (Rock Springs/Reedsburg) defeated Luquin, 6-1, 6-2 in the top flight.
The Titans wrap up the fall season and WIAC conference slate on Saturday (Oct. 17), when they host UW-River Falls at 2 p.m. at the Kolf Sports Center Outdoor Tennis Courts. Oshkosh holds a 31-14 record against the Falcons and has won the last four matchups between the two programs.
