The Central women’s tennis team traveled northeast for two American Rivers Conference matches over the weekend.

The Dutch traveled to Waverly Saturday to take on the undefeated Knights. Despite a strong performance, Central could not slip by in a 5-4 loss. The Dutch won three of the six singles flights, but went 1-2 in doubles. Central picked up singles wins by Karleigh Schilling, Alyssa Lewton and Maddie Hartley in the #1, #3 and #4 flights. The #1 doubles team of Schilling and Lewton picked up the fourth win of the match for the Dutch.

Central continued their trek northeast Sunday for a date at Luther. The Dutch had a tougher time against the Norse, falling 7-2. Sarah Schirm picked up Central’s lone singles win in the #6 flight, while the duo of Maddie Hartley and Bronwyn Metcalf picked up the doubles win in the #2 flight.

Central’s overall record falls to 1-3, with only conference matches taking place this fall. Up next is a home match against Coe on Saturday. Action gets underway at 10:00 a.m. at the Central tennis courts in Pella.