Doane was unable to push their way into a three-way tie for sixth in the GPAC and a possible berth to the conference tournament as Midland Lutheran held off the Tigers, 7-2.
At doubles, Morgan Dietrich and Cassie Steiner fell 3-8 to Trisha Abbe and Kristena Rump. Kristin White and Kendra Bender lost 3-8 to Lexi Laursen and Nellie Buchta. Jessica Whalen and Andrea Johnson were shutout at No. 3 doubles, 0-8, by Karen Kanuch and Marcy Lieneman.
In singles action, Morgan Dietrich won in a tiebreaker over Trisha Abbe, 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6). Cassie Steiner fell to Kristena Rump, 5-7, 0-6. Kristin White dropped her match to Karen Kanuch, 1-6, 2-6.
After the match was decided, the two teams played the remainder of the matches to eight-game pro sets. Kendra Bender picked up a win at No. 4 singles, defeating Nellie Buchta, 8-4. Jessica Whalen lost to Ali Fuerst, 0-8. Andrea Johnson lost to Deanne Rezac, 3-8.