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Making the cut: the keys to reaching DIII’s postseason

by Jordan Holliday

Chicago teams vie for automatic, at-large, and “independent” NCAA bids

Ray turns in three All-American performances

by Jordan Holliday

Some context for Claire Ray’s performance at nationals last week: Had the third-year been a team unto herself, she would have finished 28th overall, tied with St. Thomas and Montclair State. She would have finished comfortably ahead of every UAA school, save for Wash U. And setting aside Wash U again, Ray would have had as many All-American finishes as the rest of the UAA combined.

Ray, Omueti return from nationals as All-Americans

by Ryan Tryzbiak

Two track and field athletes capped their seasons by earning All-American honors at last weekend’s National Championship meet.

Zhang wins two to finish in top eight

by Audrey Henkels

Will Zhang’s time at the NCAAs might have ended on a down note, but at least he hung around long enough to be counted among the top few players in the country.

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Game, set, championship

by Jake Grubman

When first-year Kendra Higgins stepped up to the baseline for her final serve of the season in Sunday’s NCAA Doubles Championship Finals, she couldn’t help but feel nervous.

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Top Chicago pair wins NCAA doubles title

by Jake Grubman

First-year Kendra Higgins and second-year Chrissy Hu were unseeded when they entered this year’s NCAA D-III Women’s Tennis Doubles Championships, but after Sunday afternoon’s final, the pair has emerged as National Champions.

Trio of Maroons ready for individual tournament

by Audrey Henkels

For the first time in the program’s history, women’s tennis will send three of its members—first-years Kendra Higgins and Jennifer Kung and second-year Chrissy Hu—to compete in the NCAA Individual Championships in Lawrenceville, GA, this weekend.

Tracking NCAA gold: Track and field standouts put months of training to test

by Ryan Tryzbiak

For a few select members of women’s track and field, the season ends this weekend in the best possible way: a trip to Nationals.

Salty Says So: An open letter to a superstar

by Steve Saltarelli

Dear Will Zhang, When I heard that you were selected as one of the top eight singles players from the central region to compete at Nationals in Claremont, CA, there was only one thing on my mind: Don’t cramp.

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“Inches from greatness”: Women's tennis wins fourth place in NCAAs

by Jake Grubman

The math of the Final Four can be unforgiving. It’s a single elimination round of four, featuring the best teams in the nation, and, at the end of the week, one team must go home on a two-game losing streak. This week, that team was Chicago.

Final Floored: Women's tennis falls to Amherst

by Jake Grubman

The magic ran out in the NCAA semifinals Wednesday afternoon, as Chicago was simply unable to finish off a talented top-ranked Amherst squad that came back from an early deficit to top the Maroons 5–4.

Nothing to Lose

by Jake Grubman

After sweeping DePauw out of the third round last weekend, women’s tennis knew a couple things for sure. First, the season would continue at least another week and a half, until today’s quarterfinal round. Second, they had a lot more work to do.

Maroons sweep Grinnell, DePauw to reach NCAA quarterfinals

by Audrey Henkels

For women’s tennis, the best season in program history just keeps on rolling, but things might get bumpy soon.

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