White Bear Lake, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team opened its 2016 spring season with a 5-4 victory over The College of St. Scholastica (Minn.) Saturday night at Lifetime Fitness.  The Eagles improve to 8-1 on the season with their seventh straight win while the Saints drop to 4-3.

UW-La Crosse 5, The College of St. Scholastica (Minn.) 4
Singles competition
1. Bridget Bellissimo (UWL) def. Madeleine Scanlan (CSS) 6-2, 6-0
2. Jessica Solberg (CSS) def. Kimmy Mrozek (UWL) 6-4, 6-2
3. Elise Hauer (CSS) def. Jennifer Graham (UWL) 6-4, 7-5
4. Kendra Woyahn (UWL) def. Daniela Rojas (CSS) 6-0, 6-1
5. Sarah Coryell (CSS) def. Sadie Spahn (UWL) 7-5, 6-3
6. Hayley Clope (UWL) def. Katelyn Rice (CSS) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Jessica Solberg/Madeleine Scanlan (CSS) def. Bridget Bellissimo/Kimmy Mrozek (UWL) 8-5
2. Jennifer Graham/Kendra Woyahn (UWL) def. Elise Hauer/Daniela Rojas (CSS) 8-1
3. Sadie Spahn/Hayley Clope (UWL) def. Alexia Brascugli/Katelyn Rice (CSS) 8-0

UWL returns to action Sunday, March 6 versus Luther College (Iowa) at 9 a.m. in the Winona (Minn.) Tennis Center.