Box Score OSHKOSH, Wis. - UW-Oshkosh women's tennis wrapped up the fall season Saturday (Oct. 17), as the Titans defeated UW-River Falls, 5-2, at the Kolf Sports Center Outdoor Tennis Courts.
The victory is the Titans' fifth straight against Falcons dating back to the 2022-23 season, outscoring River Falls 33-8 as a team during the stretch.
Oshkosh claimed the doubles point off two of three matches. Top flight duo Brianna Owens (Appleton/Kimberly) and Olivia Pethan (Oshkosh/Fox Valley Lutheran) secured the win, 6-3, against Brooke Lindeman and Sydney Wiener. No. 3 doubles saw Kayla Gibbs (Muskego/Muskego) and Taylor Longdin (Slinger/Slinger) defeat Jaimey Jessen-Olson and Emma Yanish by a 6-1 score.
Jameson Gregory (Delavan/Big Foot) and Peyton Peterson (Sheboygan Falls/Sheboygan Falls) suffered the lone doubles loss for the Titans, losing a close match to Mykela Hanson and Makenna Sanders, 7-5, in the second flight.
Three singles matches went to a deciding third set during the match. After dropping the first set 6-3, Anna Willis (Fond du Lac/St. Mary's Springs Academy) came back in No. 6 singles, winning sets two and three, 6-3, 6-3, to earn the win over Jessen-Olson.
Pethan claimed the first set over Lindeman, 6-3, in the top flight, but dropped the next two, 6-1, 6-4, to suffer the loss. Gibbs also won the first set, 6-3, during No. 3 singles, but fell in the next two sets, 6-4, 6-4, to Hanson to claim the loss.
Gregory posted her first singles victory this season, with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Yanish in the fourth flight. Longdin also got a win in No. 5 singles, defeating Melina Lee, 6-0, 6-2, while Owens secured a No. 2 singles win, 6-3, 7-5, against Wiener.
The match was also Senior Day for the Titans, celebrating Gregory, Gibbs, Olivia Nielsen (Oshkosh/Lourdes Academy), and Pethan for their contributions to the team over the years, both on and off the court.