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Issued: October 5, 2007

WOMEN’S TENNIS FALLS TO UW-WHITEWATER

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire women’s tennis team suffered their first Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (WIAC) loss tonight at the hand of UW-Whitewater.

The team lost 7-2 and is now 13-4 overall on the season. In conference play the Blugolds are 4-1.

Eau Claire won both of its matches in singles play. Kristie Carlson (Sr.-Arden Hills, MN/Mounds View) won her match in No. 3 singles 6-1, 3-6, (10-5). Erin Welch (So.-Tomah, WI) in No. 5 singles won her match in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. Sarah Riordan (Sr.- Appleton, WI/North) in No. 1 singles and Liz Deprey (Sr.- Green Bay, WI/Notre Dame) in No.6 both were defeated by a score of 6-2, 6-0. In No. 2 Singles Gina Dahl (So.- Fort Atkinson, WI) went down to Whitewater’s Jessie Farrar 6-4, 6-7, (10-4). To round out the singles action, in No. 4 singles Brenna McCormick (So.-Greendale, WI) lost 6-4, 6-1.

The Blugolds failed to fare any better in doubles play. All three tandems were defeated, but the No. 1 and No. 2 matches were close battles. Riordan and Dahl fought hard in No. 1 doubles play, but they were defeated 8-6. McCormick and Carlson also went down by a score of 8-6 in the No. 2 spot. In the No. 3 doubles match Courtney Lynne (So.-Rochester, MN/Mayo) and Kristin Neuman (Sr.-Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon) lost 8-1.

The team will try to redeem themselves next Saturday at home against UW-La Crosse.

Whitewater 7, Eau Claire 2

Singles
No. 1 – Ingrid Stensvaag (WW) def. Sarah Riordan 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 – Jessie Farrar (WW) def. Gina Dahl 6-4, 6-7 (10-4)
No. 3 – Kristie Carlson (EC) def. Kara Amundson 6-1, 3-6 (10-5)
No. 4 – Lauren Fahl (WW) def. Brenna McCormick 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 – Erin Welch (EC) def. Tiffany Dawson 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 – Amy Siemon (WW) def. Liz Deprey 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1 – Ingrid Stensvaag/Tiffany Dawson (WW) def. Sarah Riordan/Gina Dahl 8-6
No. 2 – Jessie Farrar/Lauren Fahl (WW) def. Kristie Carlson/Brenna McCormick 8-6
No. 3 – Amy Siemon/Brittany Gering (WW) def. Liz Deprey/Erin Welch 8-1

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