Decorah, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team dropped a non-conference match at Luther College (Iowa) Thursday night by the score of 5-4. The Eagles fall to 7-3 on the season while the Norse improve to 10-2.
UWL took two of the three doubles matches as
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl defeated Devon Bourget/Shelby Cook at No. 1 (8-1) and
Morgan Graf/
Lauren Witt beat Emily Rubbelke/Anna Spencer at No. 3 (8-5).
In singles play, Steinert earned the victory at No. 1 (6-1, 6-0) over Cook while
Susi Hu defeated Lexi Hastings at No. 6 (6-3, 6-2).
Luther College (Iowa) 5, UW-La Crosse 4
Singles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) def. Shelby Cook (LUTW) 6-1, 6-0
2. Devon Bourget (LUTW) def.
Kellie Hierl (UWL) 6-4, 6-1
3. Sofia Sackett (LUTW) def.
Hannah Riegle (UWL) 1-6, 6-0, 1-0
4. Natalia Smith (LUTW) def.
Lauren Witt (UWL) 6-3, 7-5
5. Kylie Dunning (LUTW) def.
Morgan Graf (UWL) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0
6.
Susi Hu (UWL) def. Lexi Hastings (LUTW) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Devon Bourget/Shelby Cook (LUTW) 8-1
2. Sofia Sackett/Natalia Smith (LUTW) def.
Kaitlyn Kalinka/
Hannah Riegle (UWL) 8-4
3.
Morgan Graf/
Lauren Witt (UWL) def. Emily Rubbelke/Anna Spencer (LUTW) 8-5
UWL returns to action Friday, April 16 hosting UW-Stevens Point at 3 p.m. at Green Island Tennis Park.