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Issued: March 18, 2008

WOMEN’S TENNIS FALLS TWICE ON LAST DAY IN ORLANDO

ORLANDO, Fla. – The UW-Eau Claire women’s tennis team faced Trinity College (Conn.) and William Smith College (N.Y.) in the last day of the three-day spring break trip, but lost 2-7 and 3-6.

Eau Claire went 2-3 over the trip with wins over Franklin Marshall College (Pa.) and Illinois Wesleyan University. Connecticut College was the other team to beat the Blugolds.

Eau Claire had a win in both doubles and singles during the match against Trinity. Kristie Carlson (Sr.-Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View) and Erin Welch (So.-Tomah) picked up the 8-6 victory at No. 2 doubles while Welch pulled off the 6-1, 1-6, 11-9 win in No. 4 singles.

The same duo picked up a doubles win versus William Smith. The score was 8-4 this time. Carlson and Welch were the two singles winners, with Carlson winning 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and Welch triumphing 6-2, 7-5.

The squad is off until March 29, when it faces St. Catherine (Minn.) at 4:30 p.m.

Trinity College 7, Eau Claire 2

Singles
No. 1 - Brenna Driscoll (T) def. Sarah Riordan (EC) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 - Amanda Tramout (T) def. Gina Dahl (EC) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Sarah Gould (T) def. Kristie Carlson (EC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 - Erin Welch (EC) def. Arielle Leben (T) 6-1, 1-6, 11-9
No. 5 - Jillian Stecklaff (T) def. Michelle Reinders (EC) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 - Olivia Meruj (T) def. Kirsten Marciniak (EC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 - Driscoll/Tramout (T) def. Riordan/Dahl (EC) 8-0
No. 2 - Carlson/Welch (EC) def. Gould/Lebay (T) 8-6
No. 3 - Robyn Williams/Sydney Meckler (T) def. Emma Grosse/Marciniak (EC) 8-2

William Smith College 6, Eau Claire 3

Singles
No. 1 - Amanda Slack (WS) def. Riordan (EC) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 - Chelsea Rauck (WS) def. Dahl (EC) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Carlson (EC) def. Shari Damon (WS) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 - Welch (EC) def. Melissa Slack (WS) 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 - Erinn Cain (WS) def. Marciniak (EC) 6-2, 7-6 (1)
No. 6 - Gaby Berkman (WS) def. Grosse (EC) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 - Rauck/Damon (WS) def. Riordan/Dahl (EC) 8-5
No. 2 - Carlson/Welch (EC) def. Slack/Slack (WS) 8-4
No. 3 - Cain/Meredith Levenson (WS) def. Reinders/Marciniak (EC) 9-7

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