Decorah, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team improved to 13-3 on the season with a 6-3 victory over Concordia University Wisconsin Sunday afternoon at Luther College. The Falcons drop to 10-12 on the season.
UWL took two of the three doubles matches with
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl earning the victory at No. 1 and
Kaitlyn Kalinka/
Katie Kearney at No. 3.
The Eagles won four of the six singles matches. Hierl (No. 2),
Morgan Graf (No. 4), Kalinka (No. 5) and
Susi Hu (No. 6) picked up wins.
UW-La Crosse 6, Concordia University Wisconsin 3
Singles competition
1. Budewitz, Ricki (CUW) def.
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) 6-4, 7-6
2.
Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Samuta, Ashley (CUW) 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
3. Phillips, Cheyanne (CUW) def.
Hannah Riegle (UWL) 6-2, 6-2
4.
Morgan Graf (UWL) def. Moen, Mallory (CUW) 6-1, 6-4
5.
Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) def. Andrae, Mia (CUW) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
6.
Susi Hu (UWL) def. Kunze, Maya (CUW) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Budewitz, Ricki/Samuta, Ashley (CUW) 8-2
2. Andrae, Mia/Phillips, Cheyanne (CUW) def.
Hannah Riegle/
Morgan Graf (UWL) 8-3
3.
Kaitlyn Kalinka/
Katie Kearney (UWL) def. Moen, Mallory/Frerking, Karen (CUW) 8-1
UWL returns to action Wednesday, April 13 hosting Wartburg College (Iowa) at 4 p.m. at Green Island Tennis Park.