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Issued: March 22, 2007

WOMEN’S TENNIS DROPS PAIR OF MATCHES

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA – The UW-Eau Claire women’s tennis lost for only the second and third times this season in matches against Calvin College of Michigan and Trinity College of Connecticut here Thursday.

Calvin won four of six singles matches to eke out a 5-4 triumph while Trinity, an NCAA tournament participant from 2000 through 2003, notched a convincing 8-1 triumph.

Freshmen Brenna McCormick (Greendale) and Erin Welch (Tomah) registered the only Blugold singles wins against Calvin at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, both claiming straight-set triumphs. Junior Kristie Carlson (Arden Hills, MN/Mounds View) dropped a three-setter at the No. 2 position.

The Blugolds gained two doubles victories as Carlson and McCormick claimed a triumph at No. 2 and Liz Deprey (Jr.-Green Bay/Notre) and Courtney Lynne (Fr.-Rochester, MN/Mayo) earned the decision at No. 3.

Against Trinity, the only triumph came from Carlson and McCormick at No. 2 doubles. Both McCormick and Welch went three sets in their singles matches.

The Blugolds, now 3-2 this spring and 13-3 for the year, will close out their spring trip against Connecticut College Friday. Calvin is 5-3 after its win over the Blugolds while Trinity sported a 4-1 record prior to its matches Wedneday and Thursday against the University of Chicago and UWEC.

Calvin 5, Eau Claire 4

Singles
#1 – Liz Geenen (C) defeated Gina Dahl, 6-1, 6-2
#2 – Kari Lipinski (C) defeated Kristie Carlson, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
#3 – Allyson Logan (C) defeated Laura Geissler, 6-0, 6-3
#4 – Rachel Strikwerda (C) defeated Liz Deprey, 6-3, 7-5
#5 – Brenna McCormick (EC) defeated Kelsey Bushhouse, 6-0, 6-2
#6 – Erin Welch (EC) defeated Rachel DeGroot, 6-0, 7-5

Doubles
#1 – Lipinski-Strikwerda (C) defeated Geissler-Dahl, 8-5
#2 – Carlson-McCormick (EC) defeated Logan-Jill VanVeen, 8-6
#3 – Deprey-Courtney Lynne (EC) defeated Geenen-DeGroot, 8-6

Trinity 8, Eau Claire 1

Singles
#1 – Brenna Driscoll (T) defeated Gina Dahl, 6-0, 6-0
#2 – Amanda Tramont (T) defeated Kristie Carlson, 6-0, 6-2
#3 – Sarah Gould (T) defeated Laura Geissler, 6-3, 6-0
#4 – Lucretia Witte (T) defeated Brenna McCormick, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
#5 – Lindsay Ruslander (T) defeated Erin Welch, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
#6 – Syd Meckler (T) defeated Katie Brugh, 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
#1 – Driscoll-Tramont (T) defeated Dahl-Geissler, 8-5
#2 – Carlson-McCormick (EC) defeated Gould-Olivia Merns, 8-4
#3 – Ruslander-Meckler (T) defeated Liz Deprey-Courtney Lynne, 8-6

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