After a late start to an initially uncertain season, the Cyclones culminated it all at the NJCAA Region IV Tournament.

To start the tournament, the Cyclones were down two players, necessitating everyone move up in the lineup and compete out of their normal positions. Despite this disruption, the women put up a strong fight and finished overall in sixth place.

At first singles, Julie Andrist faced an opponent she lost to during the regular season. She was out of sorts after losing the first set 0-6 and later falling during a point early in the second set. However, she picked it up and made her opponent work hard in that second set by fighting after being down and tying it up 4-4. Andrist ultimately lost 4-6, but "showed a lot of heart and drive by finding the will to fight and give her opponent a scare in the first round," said Head Coach Mike Giordano.

Trisha Meyers was in an unfamiliar position at No. 2 singles. She fell 1-6, 2-6 but played well considering it was her first time competing in this spot and she faced one of the best players in the tournament. "I truly believe if she had to play anyone other than the first or second seed, she would've had a good chance to win a match or two," Giordano added.

Amanda Hess has been at fifth singles all season but moved to the third spot for this competition. She faced off against College of Lake County, a player she lost to at fifth singles. Despite the big jump, she played a tight match, losing 4-6, 6-7 (6-8 in the tiebreak). "Amanda showed so much hustle and determination after being down in the second set 2-5 but climbed her way back up to bring that set to a tiebreaker," Giordano explained. "That was the best match of her college career thus far. She played fantastic. Even though she lost, I think she was proud with how well she played. I know I was."

Allie Macelli was at fourth singles, but also had to play the second seed. She played well but lost 1-6, 2-6. "There were some incredible points and some shots that I've never seen Allie hit. She played very well," Giordano said. "Her serving was looking much better, and she was being patient with some of her shots instead of rushing them like usual, so I was proud of her."

The one upset came at fifth singles where Nada Hinnawi faced a tougher seed in a different position in the lineup. Hinnawi had confidence going into this match because even though she never encountered this player, she defeated one of her teammates earlier in the year at sixth singles. After a hard-fought first set, she lost 6-7 (3-7 in the tiebreaker) but came back strong to win the second set 6-2. In the third set tiebreaker, she found momentum to win 10-3, pulling off an upset and defeating a higher seed than her. In the next round, however, Hinnawi was pitted against the No. 1 seed and lost 1-6, 0-6 to the player that went on to win the tournament in that flight. She played another tough match for third place, which also came down to a third-set tiebreaker in which she narrowly lost 7-10.

At sixth singles, Olivia Guzik stepped up and played well considering she was not in the main lineup for nearly the whole season. She ultimately fell 2-6, 3-6. "She showed great improvements in her groundstrokes and volley's which ultimately gave her opponent trouble at times. I think nerves had something to do with this loss since it was her first time playing a singles match in the lineup, and she was playing a higher seed," Giordano said.

All Cyclone doubles teams lost in the first round to higher seeded teams. The players gave their all in this final event of the season. Hinnawi and Guzik came close to a win at third doubles — 2-6, 7-6 (7-3 in the tiebreak) and 7-10 in the third-set super tiebreaker. "They showed so much confidence by winning that second set after losing the first set. I was very pleased with how quickly they bounced back to give their opponents a tough time," Giordano said. "The third-set super tiebreaker was extremely stressful as it went from 5-5 to 6-6 to 7-7. It was a nail biter, but we just couldn't finish a few key points, and that's what ended up leading to our loss. The fact that they battled so hard after that first set demonstrates how determined they were."

This was not the finale the Cyclones hoped for, but they worked hard for every point in every match. "Although it was a very tough year for the women's team due to losing two of our top players, the ladies handled it really well and never gave up. They accepted what happened and were able to stay focused and give every match their all," Giordano said. "Even though regionals didn't turn out well in our favor, I think the women played great, learned some great lessons, and came together as a team to support one another. As a coach, that's all I can ask for. They left everything out on the court in those two days, never giving up, and it was an absolute pleasure to be there for them and coach them this year. Being on the court with them, helping them get through the tough matches, and watching them fight is what every coach wants."