Allie Rawles
After dropping her first match of the national tournament, Northwest freshman Allie Rawles is now on to the consolation final of flight five singles after earning a 9-7 victory on Tuesday morning.

Women's Tennis Brian Lentz

Lady Rangers Advance to Consolation Finals

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.

Players Mentioned

Raney Peacock

Raney Peacock

5' 8"
Sophomore
Grace Ann Wade

Grace Ann Wade

5' 8"
Sophomore
Allie Rawles

Allie Rawles

5' 4"
Freshman
Mattie Sanders

Mattie Sanders

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Raney Peacock

Raney Peacock

5' 8"
Sophomore
Grace Ann Wade

Grace Ann Wade

5' 8"
Sophomore
Allie Rawles

Allie Rawles

5' 4"
Freshman
Mattie Sanders

Mattie Sanders

5' 5"
Freshman