La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team dropped its first dual of the season with a 5-4 loss to UW-Eau Claire Wednesday afternoon at Green Island Tennis Park. The Eagles fall to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blugolds improve to 3-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference.

UW-Eau Claire won two of the three doubles matches while the teams split the six singles matches. Hannah Cady/Maia Samuelson earned the win in doubles at No. 2. 

Lauren Lindow (No. 3), Samuelson (No. 4) and Cady (No. 6) picked up the victories in singles play.

UW-Eau Claire 5, UW-La Crosse 4
Singles competition
1. Samantha Fuchs (UWEC) def. Tasha Bailey (UWL) 7-5, 6-2
2. Anna Lee (UWEC) def. Shelby Roth (UWL) 7-5, 6-4
3. Lauren Lindow (UWL) def. Morgan Dekan (UWEC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Maia Samuelson (UWL) def. Beatriz Felchak (UWEC) 6-0, 6-4
5. Liv Herzog (UWEC) def. Emma Heinert (UWL) 7-6, 7-5
6. Hannah Cady (UWL) def. Reese Burton (UWEC) 4-6, 6-4, 10-3

Doubles competition
1. Samantha Fuchs/Anna Lee (UWEC) def. Tasha Bailey/Shelby Roth (UWL) 8-4
2. Hannah Cady/Maia Samuelson (UWL) def. Beatriz Felchak/Reese Burton (UWEC) 8-2
3. Liv Herzog/Morgan Dekan (UWEC) def. Emma Heinert/Lauren Lindow (UWL) 8-5

UWL returns to action Saturday, October 5 at Hamline University (Minn.) at 12 p.m .