MADISON, WisconsinโThe Prairie Fire women's tennis team competed in the singles portion of the MWC Individual Tournament on Sunday.
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Before the matches, Knox was honored with the MWC Sportsmanship Award.
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#1 Bhumika Gupta lost a close match to Illinois College 3-6, 4-6 in the opening round, but came back to defeat Beloit and Cornell 8-1 to win the consolation final.
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Himani Patel fell 1-6, 1-6 in the opening round of #2 singles and then lost 0-8 in the consolation semifinal.
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Kathryn Allee lost to Illinois College 0-6, 1-6 in the #3 opening round before losing to Monmouth 0-8 in the consolation semifinal.
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At #4, Grace Kostopoulos fell to Beloit 3-6, 1-6 in the opening round. She then dropped the consolation semifinal 2-8 to Monmouth.
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Laurel Stugart fell 1-6, 2-6 to Illinois College at #5 and then lost the consolation semifinal 3-8.
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Miranda Zuckerman lost a close 4-6, 7-5 match at #6 to Beloit before falling 1-8 in the consolation semifinal against Monmouth.
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"I am very proud of the team for battling the entire weekend," said head coach Meredith Witherell. "Our resiliency and determination won us another Sportsmanship Award."
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