Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WHITEWATER, Wis. – The Milwaukee women's tennis team brought home a pair of singles and pair of doubles titles after a strong weekend of play in the Whitewater Invitational Friday and Saturday.
 
"I am so proud of the team," head coach Mark Goldin said. "It was a great weekend and the mental toughness and effort is already at a very high level for only being the second event we have played this fall."
 
Due to the rain the multi-team event with schools ranging from NCAA DI to DIII and NAIA ended up being played in numerous facilities: the UW-Whitewater Outdoor Tennis Complex, Whitewater High School, and Premier Fitness in Janesville and Lake Geneva Tennis. 
 
"We have made tremendous improvements in just a few short weeks and I can't imagine how good we will be by the spring," Goldin said.
 
Bringing home the gold in singles draws included Nadiia Konieva at No. 1 and Babette Burgersdijk at No. 2. In doubles action, it was Laure Razet and Konieva at No. 1, while Iva Stejskalova and Giorgia Cavestro earned the championship against the field at No. 2.
 
Runner-ups included Razet (No. 1), Sara Simonova (No. 2), and Cavestro (No. 4).
 
"Laure and Sara didn't compete in the finals matches due to slight injury concerns and playing against teammates," Goldin said. "We wanted to rest up for the ITA event coming up Wednesday."
 
Konieva finished a combined 5-0 on the weekend, bringing home the gold after defeating Sofiia Vdovychanko from Lewis, 6-1, 6-2, and then Razet in the finals.
 
In doubles, she teamed with Razet to knock off Sreevally Medishetti/Anabel Aguilar (Lewis) 7-5, Jenna Home/Anastasia Rakita (Northern Illinois) 6-4, and Sofia Vdovychenko/Casey Smith (Lewis) 6-3.
 
Burgersdijk quickly dispatched Gracie Ha (Whitewater) 6-2, 6-0 before taking the title against Simonova.
 
Stejskalova and Cavestro kept getting better as the weekend progressed. They started with a 6-4 defeat of MacKenzie Lindow/Alex Repplier (Whitewater), then followed that with a 6-2 win over Alyssa Owens/Teodora Patricia (Roosevelt) to earn a spot in the title match. From there, another 6-2 win over Kellie Ha/Molly Asfeld (Whitewater) took home the gold.
 
Up next, the team prepares for the ITA Midwest Regional, hosted by Michigan State October 12-16.
 
No. 1 Singles
Nadiia Konieva
Defeat Sofiia Vdovychanko (Lewis) 6-1, 6-2
Defeat Laure Razet (MKE) walkover - CHAMPION
 
Laure Razet
Defeat Anna Bintsarovskaya (St. Francis) 8-3
Defeat Casey Smooth (Lewis) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5
Fall to Nadiia Konieva (MKE) walkover – SECOND PLACE
 
No. 2 Singles
Babette Burgersdijk
Defeat Gracie Ha (Whitewater) 6-2, 6-0
Defeat Sara Simonova (MKE) walkover - CHAMPION
 
Sara Simonova
Defeat Nirva Patel (Olivet Nazarene) 8-3
Defeat Benedetta Luccone (Lewis) 4-6, 6-1, 11-9
Fall to Babette Burgersdijk (MKE) walkover – SECOND PLACE
 
No. 3 Singles
Iva Stejskalova
Fall to Fabiola Rivas (Roosevelt) 8-5
Fall to Chieh Yu Chen (Olivet Nazarene) 6-3, 4-6, 10-2

Evelina Anastasi
Defeat Toedora Petrica (Roosevelt) 8-2
Fall to Anabel Aguilar (Lewis) 6-2, 5-7, 13-11
Defeat Kellie Ha (Whitewater) 6-0, 6-1 – THIRD PLACE
 
No. 4 Singles
Giorgia Cavestro
Defeat MacKenzie Lindow (Whitewater) 6-4, 6-3
Fall to Rafaela Luna (Olivet Nazarene) 6-3, 6-4 – SECOND PLACE
 
No. 1 Doubles
Laure Razet/Nadiia Konieva
Defeat Sreevally Medishetti/Anabel Aguilar (Lewis) 7-5
Defeat Jenna Home/Anastasia Rakita (Northern Illinois) 6-4
Defeat Sofia Vdovychenko/Casey Smith (Lewis) 6-3 – CHAMPIONS
 
Babette Burgersdijk/Sara Simonova
Defeat Cassie Lee/Gracie Ha (Whitewater) 6-3
Fall to Sofia Vdovychenko/Casey Smith (Lewis) 6-4
Defeat Jenna Home/Anastasia Rakita (Northern Illinois) 7-5 – THIRD PLACE
 
No. 2 Doubles
Iva Stejskalova/Giorgia Cavestro
Defeat MacKenzie Lindow/Alex Repplier (Whitewater) 6-4
Defeat Alyssa Owens/Teodora Patricia (Roosevelt) 6-2
Defeat Kellie Ha/Molly Asfeld (Whitewater) 6-2 - CHAMPIONS