TYLER, Texas - Two of the three scheduled matches on Tuesday morning resulted in victories for Northwest, as the Lady Rangers have continued to run through the consolation draws at the NJCAA Division I Women's Tennis National Championships.
In the flight five singles consolation bracket, freshman
Allie Rawles delivered yet another victory, defeating Alyssa Garcia (Lewis & Clark Community College) in a close 9-7 battle. The Winona native now advances to Wednesday morning's consolation finals against Laura Kotala (USC-Sumter), scheduled for 12 P.M. later today.
In the consolation draw of flight two doubles, the duo of
Mattie Sanders and
Grace Ann Wade collected an 8-3 victory against the duo of Diana Kalajdzic and Andrea Vasquez Parada (Mercer County Community College). The win also allowed Sanders and Wade to advance to the consolation finals against Andjela Mrvaljevic and Andrea Pulido (Barton Community College), scheduled for 12:30 P.M. today.
Meanwhile, sophomore
Raney Peacock's Northwest career came to an end in the semifinals of the flight six consolation draw, as Lara Torres of Seward County Community College took an 8-0 victory.
This is the farthest postseason finish for the Northwest Lady Rangers and the program's first trip to the NJCAA national championship tournament.