Appleton, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team earned a 9-0 sweep over UW-Stevens Point Saturday afternoon at the Fox Cities Racquet Club. The Eagles improve to 4-2 overall and 3-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Pointers drop to 5-8 overall and 1-5 in the conference. 

UWL swept the three double matches, losing five games total.  The Eagles swept the six singles matches in straight sets. 

With the victory, head coach Bill Hehli earned his 700th career victory.  In his 25th season at UWL, Hehli is now 382-121 (.759) as the Eagles' women's head coach and 318-186 (.631) as the men's head coach. His overall record stands at 700-307 (.695).   

Hehli was a standout player at UWL from 1991-94 before serving as the assistant coach in 1995.  During his playing career he received All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) honors a combined six times, qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament in 1991 and was a nationally ranked player at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III level in 1993-94.

Hehli was inducted into the UWL Wall of Fame in 2017.

UW-La Crosse 9, UW-Stevens Point 0
Singles competition
1. Kimberly Steinert (UWL) def. Barbara Covek (UWSP) 6-0, 6-0
2. Maura Andersen (UWL) def. Jenna Koepp (UWSP) 6-2, 6-1
3. Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Marissa Delaney (UWSP) 6-0, 6-0
4. Shira Busch (UWL) def. Lillie James (UWSP) 6-3, 6-1
5. Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) def. Alison Bognar (UWSP) 6-1, 6-2
6. Morgan Graf (UWL) def. Anna Dobbe (UWSP) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Kimberly Steinert/Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Barbara Covek/Jenna Koepp (UWSP) 8-3
2. Maura Andersen/Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) def. Lillie James/Nancy Cozzi (UWSP) 8-0
3. Lauren Witt/Hannah Riegle (UWL) def. Anna Dobbe/Katie Bechard (UWSP) 8-2

UWL returns to action Sunday, October 13 versus UW-River Falls.  The match will played at the Winona (Minn.) Tennis Center starting at 11 a.m.