Lake Geneva, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's tennis team placed second at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Team Tournament (presented by Culver's) Saturday after a 5-1 loss to 49th-ranked UW-Whitewater at Lake Geneva Tennis.
UWL advanced to the championship match with 5-4 win over 40th-ranked UW-Eau Claire in the semifinals earlier Saturday at Premier Tennis and Fitness in Janesville, Wisconsin.
UWL finishes the season at 17-5. It marked UWL's eighth (2009, 2011, 2014-17, 2021, 2024) appearance in the WIAC Team Tournament championship match. The event started in 2008.
UW-Whitewater earns the WIAC's automatic bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Tournament with its win in Saturday's championship.
UW-La Crosse 5, UW-Eau Claire 4
Singles competition
1.
Tasha Bailey (UWL) def. Samantha Fuchs (UWEC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Anna Lee (UWEC) def.
Lauren Lindow (UWL) 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
3.
Hannah Cady (UWL) def. Morgan Dekan (UWEC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Sydney Presler (UWEC) def.
Kate Townsend (UWL) 6-1, 6-0
5.
Emma Heinert (UWL) def. Liv Herzog (UWEC) 7-5, 6-4
6.
Maia Samuelson (UWL) def. Tea Armstrong (UWEC) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Samantha Fuchs/Anna Lee (UWEC) def.
Hannah Cady/
Maia Samuelson (UWL) 8-4
2.
Tasha Bailey/
Lauren Lindow (UWL) def. Morgan Dekan/Sydney Presler (UWEC) 8-7
3. Liv Herzog/Tea Armstrong (UWEC) def.
Shelby Roth/
Izabelle Brinkman (UWL) 8-4
UW-Whitewater 5, UW-La Crosse 1
Singles competition
1. Cassie Lee (UWW) def.
Tasha Bailey (UWL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Gracie Ha (UWW) def.
Lauren Lindow (UWL) 6-1, 6-3
3. Kellie Ha (UWW) def.
Hannah Cady (UWL) 6-2, 6-2
4. Molly Asfeld (UWW) vs.
Kate Townsend (UWL) unfinished
5. Alex Repplier (UWW) vs.
Emma Heinert (UWL) unfinished
6. Sarah Ferguson (UWW) vs.
Maia Samuelson (UWL) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Gracie Ha/Cassie Lee (UWW) def.
Hannah Cady/
Maia Samuelson (UWL) 8-5
2. Kellie Ha/Molly Asfeld (UWW) def.
Tasha Bailey/
Lauren Lindow (UWL) 8-5
3.
Shelby Roth/
Izabelle Brinkman (UWL) def. Alex Repplier/MacKenzie Lindow (UWW) 8-6