Niewiadomska Claims Consolation Singles Title at ITA Conference Masters

SAN DIEGO (November 9, 2025) – Northern Arizona women's tennis was represented by Patrycja Niewiadomska at the ITA Conference Masters Championships this weekend in San Diego, while the doubles pair of Natalie Rainke and Madelynn Ludwig competed in the ITA Sectionals Championships hosted in Seattle.

While Niewiadomska fell in the round of 32, the senior responded to go undefeated the rest of the weekend and claim the championship in the consolation bracket.

Rainke and Ludwig had a similar start, but also managed to fight their way into the final match of the consolation bracket.

Niewiadomska fell to Zoie Epps of Louisiana Tech in the round of 32 in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0. She then took a three-set victory over Long Beach State's Pamela Badillo in the consolation round of 16, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. In the consolation quarterfinals, Niewiadomska fought for another three-set win over Maria Castano of Tarleton State, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(7-1).

Niewiadomska then took down Elon's Simone Bergeron in the semifinals, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. In the consolation final, she was set to face Nevena Kolarevic of Fordham, but won by default as her opponent withdrew from competition.

In Seattle, Rainke and Ludwig began in the round of 16 with a tough loss to Alyssa Ahn and Caroline Driscoll of Stanford, 6-1, 6-4. The duo then entered the consolation draw in the quarterfinals and took down CSUN's Nicole West and Angela Ho, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7. A withdraw from the opponent in the semifinals allowed Rainke and Ludwig to advance to the final, where they fell to Kate Fakih and Ahmani Guichard of UCLA, 6-2, 1-6, 10-4.

NAU women's tennis will be back in action at the Wildcat Invite in Tucson, beginning on Nov. 14.

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