La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team fell 7-2 to UW-Whitewater Saturday morning at Green Island Tennis Park. The Eagles drop to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Warhawks improve to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference.
UWL's
Kimberly Steinert earned the win at No. 1 singles while Steiner and
Kellie Hierl won at No. 1 doubles.
UW-La Crosse 7, UW-Whitewater 2
Singles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) def. Autumn Bruno (UWW) 6-1, 6-4
2. Cassie Lee (UWW) def.
Tasha Bailey (UWL) 4-6, 6-1, 10-8
3. Gianna Nikoleit (UWW) def.
Kellie Hierl (UWL) 6-0, 6-0
4. Kellie Ha (UWW) def.
Hannah Riegle (UWL) 6-4, 6-3
5. Courtney Day (UWW) def.
Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) 6-3, 6-2
6. Bethany Marshall (UWW) def.
Katie Kearney (UWL) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Autumn Bruno/Cassie Lee (UWW) 8-5
2. Molly Rueth/Courtney Day (UWW) def.
Tasha Bailey/
Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) 8-2
3. Bethany Marshall/Kellie Ha (UWW) def.
Hannah Riegle/
Morgan Graf (UWL) 8-3
UWL returns to action Sunday, September 19 hosting UW-River Falls at 3 p.m. at Green Island Tennis Park.