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Issued: April 6, 2008

WOMEN’S TENNIS FALLS TO ST. SCHOLASTICA

DULUTH, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire women’s tennis team was defeated 7-2 by St. Scholastica College (Minn.) on Sunday. The defeat is the Blugolds third in their last four matches.

The Blugolds two wins came in singles competition. Sarah Riordan (Sr.-Appleton, WI/North) won her number one singles match 6-2, 6-4 to notch the first of the two Blugold victories. The second victory came off the racket of Kristie Carlson (Sr.-Arden Hills, MN/Mounds View). Carlson had to go to a tie breaker before she took her number three singles match by a score of 5-7, 6-3, 10-8.

The Blugolds lost all three matches in doubles play. Riordan and Gina Dahl (So.-Fort Atkinson, WI) fell in the number one spot 8-6. In the number two spot, Carlson and Erin Welch (So.-Tomah, WI) were trounced 8-2. In the number three spot, Kirsten Marciniak (Fr.-Ham Lake, MN/Blaine) and Michelle Reinders (Fr.-Hartland, WI/Arrowhead) were defeated 8-5.

The Blugolds will look to get back on the winning track when they take the court next Saturday for a pair of matches. The first of the two matches is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

St. Scholastica 7, Eau Claire 2

Singles
No. 1 – Sarah Riordan (EC) def. Paula Beckermann (SS) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Katie Motley (SS) def. Gina Dahl (EC) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 – Kristie Carlson (EC) def. Casey Ruberto (SS) 5-7,6-3, 10-8
No. 4 – Sacchetti, Katrina (SS) def. Welch, Erin (EC) 6-1, 4-6, 10-6
No. 5 – Urick, Natalie (SS) def. Marciniak, Kirsten (EC) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 – Shields, Angela (SS) def. Reinders, Michelle (EC) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 – Beckermann/Motley (SS) def. Riordan/Dahl (EC) 8-6
No. 2 – Ruberto/Sacchetti (SS) def. Carlson/Welch (EC) 8-6
No. 3 – Carlson/Ross (SS) def. Marciniak/Reinders (EC) 8-1

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