The Luther College women's tennis team's season came to an end this afternoon in Whitewater, Wis. The Norse, ranked No. 17 in the Central Region, were defeated by No. 11 Carleton College 5-1 in a first round match of the NCAA III National Tournament. The Norse end their season with an overall record of 18-11. Carleton is now 16-1.

Carleton took control early sweeping doubles play. Shelby Cook and Julia Moreno at No. 1 were defeated by a final of (8-4). Sofia Sackett and Ana Olimpio lost (8-1) at No. 2 and Lexi Hastings and Natalia Smith were defeated (8-5) at No. 3.

The Knights secured the victory with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Mary Frances Hose defeated Sackett (6-1, 6-0) at No. 1 and Amelia Asfaw defeated Renata Martinez (6-0, 6-4) at No. 2.

Cook posted Luther's lone point thanks to a (6-0, 6-4) win over Ingrid Smith at No. 4

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