SAINT PETER, Minn. -- The St. Catherine University tennis team closed out their fall schedule over the weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Regional Championships, along with appearing in the Gustavus Adolphus College Fall Invite. Graduate student Kelsey Dorr led the Wildcats advancing to the singles semifinal round

In the ITA Midwest Regional Doubles Championships, Dorr competed with first-year Caitlyn Stadter as the No. 4 seed earning a first round bye. Dorr and Stadter edged out Hutchinson and Papanicholas from Loras College 8-2 before falling to Grinnell's Chavan and Sargent 8-5 in the round of 16. Also competing in the doubles championship draw was sophomore Faith Simon and fifth-year Monica Zink who defeated Vala and Mahoney from Central College 8-7 (5). Simon and Zink ultimately fell to the No. 5 seeded team of Fuchs and Lee from UW-Eau Claire 8-2. 

During the ITA Midwest Regional Singles Championship, Dorr made it to the semifinal match as the No. 5 seed falling to Karina Elvestrom from Gustavus who claimed the regional singles title. Dorr's first win of the tournament was over Tansy Graves from Cornell by a score of 6-0, 6-2. Her next win was also in straight sets taking down Alli Laux from Gustavus 7-5, 6-1 before completing Saturday's matches defeating Molly Asfeld from UW-Whitewater 6-2, 6-0. Dorr's first match on Sunday was another straight set win taking down last year's champion, Lauryn Douglas, 7-5, 6-2. In the semifinal round, Dorr dropped her match to Elevestrom 6-1, 6-3 who defeated their opponent to win the singles championship on Monday morning. Faith Simon claimed a win in the singles regional championship taking down Elizabeth Trevathan from Macalester 6-1, 6-3. 

The Midwest Invite Singles and Doubles Championship took place concurrently with first-year Ashley King winning her first match defeating Jennifer Larson from Central College 6-4, 6-3. Lily Holmberg claimed two win in her singles draw defeating Edgewood's Cassie Henderson 6-4, 6-3 and edging out Makayla Counsell from Carroll College 7-6 (5), 6-1. Marie Pelletier also claimed two singles wins defeating Emma Kappel from UW-Lacrosse and Maria Sosa from St. Scholastica. Erica Wing made it to the semifinal round with wins over Loras, Cornell and Northwestern-St. Paul. Wing and King played as a doubles pair with wins over Saint Benedict 8-4 and St. Scholastica 8-2.