La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team split a pair of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) road matches Friday and Saturday. The Eagles earned a 9-0 win at UW-Oshkosh Friday before losing 6-3 at UW-Whitewater Saturday. UWL is now 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
In the win at UW-Oshkosh,
Kimberly Steinert (No. 1),
Hayley Clope (No. 2),
Sadie Spahn (No. 3),
Maura Andersen (No. 4),
Alyssa Boyer (No. 5) and
Shira Busch (No. 6) swept the singles matches in straight sets.
Clope/Spahn (No. 1), Boyer/Steinert (No. 2) and Andersen/
Kaitlyn Kalinka (No. 3) earned wins in doubles play.
Versus UW-Whitewater, Spahn (No. 3) and Andersen (No. 4) earned victories in singles play while Steinert/Boyer (No. 2) won in doubles.
UW-La Crosse 9, UW-Oshkosh 0
Singles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) def. Alyssa Leffler (UWO) 6-1, 6-2
2.
Hayley Clope (UWL) def. Hannah Peters (UWO) 6-0, 6-3
3.
Sadie Spahn (UWL) def. Samantha Koppa (UWO) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Maura Andersen (UWL) def. Kelley Hodyl (UWO) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Alyssa Boyer (UWL) def. Michelle Spicer (UWO) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Shira Busch (UWL) def. Monica Micoliczyk (UWO) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Hayley Clope/
Sadie Spahn (UWL) def. Kelley Hodyl/Hannah Peters (UWO) 8-2
2.
Alyssa Boyer/
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) def. Alyssa Leffler/Michelle Spicer (UWO) 8-4
3.
Maura Andersen/
Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) def. Samantha Koppa/Ireland Slattery (UWO) 8-5
UW-Whitewater 6, UW-La Crosse 3
Singles competition
1. Gabi Kitchell (UWW-W) def.
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) 6-1, 6-1
2. Julie Martin (UWW-W) def.
Hayley Clope (UWL) 6-4, 6-2
3.
Sadie Spahn (UWL) def. Sabrina Palavra (UWW-W) 6-4, 6-4
4.
Maura Andersen (UWL) def. Elise Ha (UWW-W) 6-3, 6-0
5. Madeline Slicker (UWW-W) def.
Alyssa Boyer (UWL) 6-4, 6-4
6. Jessica Minkov (UWW-W) def.
Shira Busch (UWL) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Gabi Kitchell/Julie Martin (UWW-W) def.
Hayley Clope/
Sadie Spahn (UWL) 8-2
2.
Kimberly Steinert/
Alyssa Boyer (UWL) def. Molly Rueth/Jessica Minkov (UWW-W) 8-6
3. Allie Miller/Olivia Kraft (UWW-W) def.
Shira Busch/
Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) 9-8 (7-5)
UWL returns to action Friday, September 21 at the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships and Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) Fall Invitational. Both tournaments will take place in St. Peter, Minnesota.
