GREENCASTLE, Ind. — The Wittenberg women's tennis team defeated DePauw 6-3 in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Sunday. Wittenberg picked up its first conference win of the season while handing DePauw its first conference defeat of the year.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (10-4 overall, 1-2 NCAC), DePauw (11-6 overall, 3-1 NCAC)
• Venue: Blackstock Courts - Greencastle, Ind.

The Match

• Wittenberg won all three doubles courts. Junior Caroline Sproule (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) and freshman Kylie Wilson (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) won 8-6 at No. 1, freshmen Sophia Pischalko (Granger, Ind./Penn) and Breanna Ball (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy) won 8-4 at No. 2, and freshmen Lilly Hartman (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) and Claire Loomis (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) won 8-7(7-3) at No. 3.
• Wittenberg won three of the six singles courts to secure the victory in the match.
• Sproule won 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 singles, Ball won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5, and Hartman clinched the match with a thrilling 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(5-0) win at No. 6.
• In the remaining singles matches, Wilson fell 4-6, 1-6 at No. 2, Loomis fell 1-6, 0-6 at No. 3, and Pischalko fell 6-7(0-5), 4-6 at No. 4.

Quote - Head coach Jacob Rankin

• "The girls won an absolute thriller today. In all my years, I'm not sure I've ever seen a closer match. I'm so proud of the way we fought until the end and showed maturity and mental toughness that freshmen don't normally have. Shoutout to Lilly Hartman for clinching the match at No. 6 singles in a third-set tiebreak. I couldn't be more proud!"

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Wednesday hosting NCAC foe Ohio Wesleyan at 3:30 p.m.