Sophomore Corinne Rauck won the Kalamazoo Open this weekend at the ITA Fall Central Regional Championships held at Kalamazoo College. “As a whole, the team had a really good showing,” sophomore Katie Helfgott said. “But, out of all of us, Corinne did the best.

The Washington University women’s tennis team rallied to take four of six singles matches to secure third at the 2011 University Athletic Association Championships held in the St. Louis Metro Area over the weekend. “It was our best weekend yet, and this is what we’ve been working for,” head coach Kelly Stahlhuth said.

Four days before University Athletic Association championships, the Washington University women’s tennis team used its final tune-up to gain some confidence heading into the big weekend.

The No. 17 Washington University women’s tennis team (12-3) traveled to Madison, Wis., for the 2011 Midwest Invitational as the fifth seed and finished in third place overall with victories over No. 11 Gustavus Adolphus College and No. 14 DePauw University. The team’s only loss came to No. 3 University of Chicago.

The No. 17 Washington University women’s tennis team overcame season-ending injuries to two of its top players to go 2-1 over the weekend. After taking two of three doubles matches against No. 30 Trinity University, the Bears saw the Tigers win four of six singles matches to pull off the 5-4 upset on Friday.

The No. 16 Washington University women’s tennis went 5-1 over four days of play in Orlando, Fla. last weekend to improve to 8-2 on the yong season. “It was a successful week; we had the great weather we wanted,” head coach Kelly Stahlhuth said. “We had a lot of matches, which is what we needed. It was nice to spend a week together and gain more unity.

The Washington University women’s tennis team defeated Kalamazoo College 8-1 on Saturday in Belleville, Ill. to improve to 3-1 on the season. The No. 16 Bears swept the three doubles matches against the Hornets and then took five of the six singles contests in straight sets.

One week after losing all but one game to the University of Chicago, the No. 16 Washington University women’s tennis team bounced back over the weekend with a 9-0 sweep of the University of Southern Indiana, a NCAA Division-II team.

While its season may be young, the Washington University women’s tennis team has already faced one of the toughest opponents on its schedule. The No. 21 Bears dropped a challenging match to No. 3 University of Chicago 8-1 last Saturday in Belleville, Illinois.