MOUNT VERNON – Cornell's women's tennis team is heading north of the border later this week. Fourth-year coach Trent Schneider's Rams have earned the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Conference Women's Tennis Team Automatic Qualifying Tournament.
 
The Rams qualified for the MWC Team Tournament this past fall season, for the seventh time in the past nine years. No. 3 seed Cornell (4-2 MWC) faces No. 2 seed Lake Forest (5-1 MWC) in a semifinal at 12 p.m. Saturday at Hitters SportsPlex in Middleton, Wis.
 
Saturday's first semifinal pits No. 1 Grinnell (6-0) against No. 4 Illinois College (3-3) at 9 a.m. The championship dual will be held one hour after the second semifinal Saturday afternoon with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
 
The Rams completed the regular season finishing 18-8 overall, tying for the most dual wins in a season since 2017 (18). They fell 7-0 to Lake Forest in their previous matchup on October 12.