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ORLANDO, Fla. (May 19, 2023) - Becoming the first North Central College women's tennis player to compete at the NCAA Division III Individual National Championships, Abigail Penados fell 6-1, 6-4 to the No. 8 seeded Sahan Raman of Middlebury University on Friday morning at the Team USA Courts in Orlando. 

Penados closes out her season 21-5 in singles play. She posted a perfect 8-0 record in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play. In doubles action, Penados went 26-4, setting a new program record for doubles wins in a single-season. 

The Cardinals finished the year 22-7 with CCIW Regular Season and Tournament Championships. North Central went to the NCAA Team Tournament for the third straight season.

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