Winona, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team extended its winning streak to three with a 9-0 victory over UW-River Falls Sunday at the Winona Tennis Club. The Eagles improve to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Falcons drop to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in the conference.
UWL swept the three doubles matches, losing four games.
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl (No. 1),
Maura Andersen/
Kaitlyn Kalinka (No. 2) and
Shira Busch/
Morgan Graf (No. 3) won the doubles matches.
The Eagles swept the singles matches in straight sets with Steinert (No. 1), Andersen (No. 2), Hierl (No. 3), Busch (No. 4),
Hannah Riegle (No. 5) and
Lauren Witt (No. 6) winning.
UW-La Crosse 9, UW-River Falls 0
Singles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) def. Isabella Kranz (UWRF) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Maura Andersen (UWL) def. Olivia Watzke (UWRF) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Kailey Courteau (UWRF) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Shira Busch (UWL) def. Gabby Potthoff (UWRF) 6-2, 6-3
5.
Hannah Riegle (UWL) def. Abbie Reed (UWRF) 6-4, 6-0
6.
Lauren Witt (UWL) def. Karyn Duddeck (UWRF) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Olivia Watzke/Isabella Kranz (UWRF) 8-3
2.
Maura Andersen/
Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) def. Karyn Duddeck/Kailey Courteau (UWRF) 8-1
3.
Shira Busch/
Morgan Graf (UWL) def. Gabby Potthoff/Abbie Reed (UWRF) 8-0
UWL returns to action Saturday, October 26 at the WIAC Championships at the Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison.