Eau Claire, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team fell, 7-2, to UW-Eau Claire Wednesday afternoon at South Middle School Tennis Courts. The Eagles drop to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blugolds improve to 3-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
UWL's
Kate Townsend (No. 5) and
Emma Heinert (No. 6) earned wins in singles.Â
UW-Eau Claire 7, UW-La Crosse 2
Singles competition
1. Clare Palen (UWEC) def.
Tasha Bailey (UWL) 6-1, 6-3
2. Samantha Fuchs (UWEC) def.
Lauren Lindow (UWL) 6-4, 6-2
3. Anna Lee (UWEC) def.
Shelby Roth (UWL) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0
4. Sydney Presler (UWEC) def.
Hannah Cady (UWL) 6-0, 6-4
5.
Kate Townsend (UWL) def. Morgan Dekan (UWEC) 6-4, 6-2
6.
Emma Heinert (UWL) def. Liv Herzog (UWEC) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0
Doubles competition
1. Clare Palen/Samantha Fuchs (UWEC) def.
Shelby Roth/
Hannah Cady (UWL) 8-4
2. Morgan Dekan/Sydney Presler (UWEC) def.
Tasha Bailey/
Lauren Lindow (UWL) 8-4
3. Anna Lee/Liv Herzog (UWEC) def.
Maia Samuelson/
Izabelle Brinkman (UWL) 8-6
UWL returns to action Saturday, October 7 hosting UW-River Falls at 1 p.m. at Green Island Tennis Park.
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