Slinger's McGuire Earns All-America Honors for UW-Whitewater Women's Tennis

2017 Sep 25

Bridgid McGuire, a native of Slinger, WI, graduate of Slinger High School and senior on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's tennis team, claimed the doubles championship to highlight the team's weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional Championships at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.

Seniors Bridgid McGuire (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) and Jillian Wallace (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) clinched All-America accolades and punched their ticket to next month's ITA Oracle Cup by defeating UW-La Crosse's Bridget Bellissimo and Sadie Spahn, the No. 3 seed in the draw, by a 0-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-5) score. McGuire and Wallace trailed 5-2 in the second set before winning four of the last five games to force a tiebreak.

The duo reached the final with an 8-6 triumph over the top-seeded team of Haley Resnick and Lauren French of Coe (Iowa) and finished the weekend with a 5-0 mark.

McGuire is now a four-time All-American in doubles playing with three different partners. Wallace earned her second All-America honor in doubles.

Wallace finished as the runner-up in the singles draw, downing Bellissimo, the No. 1 seed, and UW-Eau Claire's Natalie Wijesinghe, the No. 4 seed, en route to the title match, where she was bested by Gustavus Adolphus' Briana Hartmann, a No. 9 seed, in straight sets.

McGuire reached the singles quarterfinals and tallied a 3-1 record for the weekend.