Owatonna, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team opened its spring season with a pair of victories Saturday in the West Hills Tennis Center. The Eagles improved to 7-2 on the season with a 7-0 win over Northwestern College (Iowa) and 9-0 victory over Wartburg College (Iowa). 

UW-La Crosse 7, Northwestern (Iowa) 0
Singles competition
1. Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Olya Furmanova (NW) 6-0, 6-2
2. Susi Hu (UWL) def. Julia Kutz (NW) 7-5, 6-1
3. Katie Kearney (UWL) def. Julia Anderson (NW) 6-3, 6-2
4. Ani Bulbulian (UWL) def. Wynne Vandersall (NW) 2-6, 6-4, 11-9
5. Kate Townsend (UWL) def. Ainslie Robinson (NW) 6-2, 6-4
6. Emma Heinert (UWL) def. Hannah Beckloff (NW) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Kellie Hierl/Katie Kearney (UWL) def. Julia Kutz/Julia Anderson (NW) 6-2
2. Ani Bulbulian/Susi Hu (UWL) def. Olya Furmanova/Wynne Vandersall (NW) 6-3
3. Izzy Schmiesing/Kate Townsend (UWL) def. Hannah Beckloff/Grace Twelmeyer (NW) 6-1

UW-La Crosse 9, Wartburg (Iowa) 0
Singles competition
1. Kellie Hierl (UWL) def. Meadow LaDuke (WARTBURG) 6-2, 6-3
2. Susi Hu (UWL) def. Natalie Kaiser (WARTBURG) 6-3, 6-1
3. Katie Kearney (UWL) def. Georgia Nissen (WARTBURG) 6-1, 6-1
4. Ani Bulbulian (UWL) def. Reese Williams (WARTBURG) 6-2, 6-0
5. Kate Townsend (UWL) def. Chihiro Ono (WARTBURG) 6-2, 6-1
6. Emma Heinert (UWL) def. Gracie O'Donnell (WARTBURG) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Kellie Hierl/Katie Kearney (UWL) def. Meadow LaDuke/Georgia Nissen (WARTBURG) 8-4
2. Susi Hu/Ani Bulbulian (UWL) def. Natalie Kaiser/Reese Williams (WARTBURG) 8-2
3. Kate Townsend/Izzy Schmiesing (UWL) def. Chihiro Ono/Gracie O'Donnell (WARTBURG) 8-0

UWL returns to action Sunday, March 5 facing Bethel University (Minn.) at noon in the Rogers (Minn.) Tennis Club.