MOBILE, Ala. - The No. 10 WWU Lady Owls reached the quarterfinals of the NAIA national tournament by turning back No. 7 Westmont (California) College 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
William Woods University's quarterfinal match will be today, but the identity of the Lady Owls' opponent was not known.
Here are the singles and doubles results from William Woods' triumph over Westmont:
No. 1 singles: Lauren Stratman (WC) defeated freshman Karyna Sagalai (WWU), 6-0, 6-0; No. 2: Ines Costamagna (WC) def. freshman Chelsea Steward (WWU), 6-2, 6-3; No. 4: freshman Alba Salinas (WWU) def. Haley Strandness (WC), 7-6, 6-3; No. 5: freshman Felicia Cesar (WWU) def. Chloe Clement (WC), 6-1, 6-0; No. 6: freshman Julia Mulder (WWU) def. Fernanda Rivera (WC), 6-3, 6-4.
No. 1 doubles: Stratman/Lee (WC) def. Sagalai/freshman Paige Smith (WWU), 9-7; No. 2: Steward/Mulder (WWU) def. Costamagna/Strandness (WC), 8-3; No. 3: Cesar/Salinas (WWU) def. Rivera/Clement (WC), 8-4.
First-round play was suspended Tuesday, but the Lady Owls finally got started at the national tournament earlier Wednesday and blanked No. 23 Asbury (Kentucky) University 5-0h.
Here are the singles and doubles results from the victory:
No. 4 singles: Salinas (WWU) defeated Laura Ross (AU), 6-0, 6-0; No. 6: Mulder (WWU) def. Victoria Horseman (AU), 6-0, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles: Sagalai/Smith (WWU) def. Caitlin Conyers/Sarah Beth Alford (AU), 8-2; No. 2: Steward/Mulder (WWU) def. Alexandria LoPrinzi/Emily Ross (AU), 8-2; No. 3: Cesar/Salinas (WWU) def. Ross/Juleah Morehouse (AU), 8-2.