Cedar Rapids, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team extended its winning streak to four straight with a pair of duals victories Saturday at the Clark Racquet Center. The Eagles earned a 5-4 victory over host Coe College (Iowa) before coming back to pick up a 6-3 win over Augustana College (Ill.). UW-L is now 18-4 on the season.
Versus Coe, each squad came away with three singles victories. UW-L's
Mara Weiner won at No. 4 singles over Sara Ohlman (6-0, 6-1) while
Abby Tresedder defeated Natalie Bordignon at No. 5 (6-2, 6-2) and
Andrea Vivian beat Elizabeth Hoffmann at No. 6 (6-0, 6-3).
The Kohawks won at No. 1, 2 and 3 singles. Hannah Jensen defeated
Kelly Stadum at No. 1 (6-1, 6-1); Michelle Schupbach beat
Katie McDonald at No. 2 (6-3, 6-0) and Tai Lucero defeated
Jenny Maruyama at No. 3 (6-0, 6-2).
UW-L took two of three doubles matches to earn the dual victory. Maruyama/Tresedder defeated Bordignon/Ohlman at No. 2 (8-3) and
Julia Johnson/
Karie Williams defeated Jensen/Hoffmann at No. 3 (8-4).
Coe's Schupbach/Lucero won at No. 1 doubles over Stadum/
Olivia Hartwick (8-0).
Against Augustana, UW-L won four of the six singles matches. Maruyama defeated Tricia Sapio at No. 3 (6-4, 6-2); Weiner beat Krista Panko at No. 4 (6-1, 6-0); Tresedder defeated Brittany Reece at No. 5 (6-1, 6-1) and Vivian beat Sheri Hendricks at No. 6 (6-1, 6-1).
The Vikings' Kim Sawyer beat Stadum at No. 1 singles (6-4, 6-2) and Shannen McNamara defeated McDonald at No. 2 (6-2, 7-5).
In doubles competition, the Eagles won two matches. Maruyama/Tresedder beat Sapio/Hendricks at No. 2 (8-4) and Johnson/Williams defeated Reece/Panko at No. 3 (8-6).
Augustana's Sawyer/McNamara won at No. 1 doubles over Stadum/Hartwick (8-2).
UW-L returns to action Sunday, April 17 with a pair of matches in Madison, Wis. The Eagles face Carthage College (Wis.) at 1 p.m. and Edgewood College (Wis.) at 4 p.m.