Elkhorn, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team had its eight-match winning streak snapped with a 5-4 loss to Wheaton College (Ill.) Friday night at Four Lakes Athletic Club. The Eagles drop to 12-3 on the season while the Thunder improve to 15-5.
UWL swept the three doubles matches with
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl (No. 1),
Hannah Riegle/
Morgan Graf (No. 2) and
Kaitlyn Kalinka/
Katie Kearney (No. 3) earning wins.
In singles play, Steinert earned the win at No. 1.
Wheaton College (Ill.) 5, UW-La Crosse 4
Singles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert (UWL) def. Abygale Ahn (WHEATON) 6-1, 6-2
2. Audrey Vick (WHEATON) def.
Kellie Hierl (UWL) 6-3, 6-2
3. Bethany Hoogerheide (WHEATON) def.
Hannah Riegle (UWL) 6-1, 7-5
4. Sarah Backer (WHEATON) def.
Morgan Graf (UWL) 6-4, 6-4
5. Wachs, Andrea (WHEATON) def.
Kaitlyn Kalinka (UWL) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Lydia Adams (WHEATON) def.
Susi Hu (UWL) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1.
Kimberly Steinert/
Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Abygale Ahn/Audrey Vick (WHEATON) 8-4
2.
Hannah Riegle/
Morgan Graf (UWL) def. Lydia Adams/Bethany Hoogerheide (WHEATON) 8-6
3.
Kaitlyn Kalinka/
Katie Kearney (UWL) def. Sarah Backer/Van Ye, Lily Anne (WHEATON) 8-4
UWL returns to action Sunday, April 10 against Concordia University Wisconsin at 2 p.m. at Luther College (Iowa).