Women's Tennis Splits A Pair Of Dual Meets

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Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2008

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The UW-Eau Claire women's tennis team defeated UW-Stevens Point 8-1 but dropped a meet 7-2 to Division II St. Cloud State here today.

The Blugolds are now 23-10 on the season and 12-8 in dual meets.

Erin Welch (So.-Tomah, Wis.) and Michelle Reinders (Fr.-Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) were the only Blugolds to go undefeated in singles play today. Welch won 6-2, 6-2 against St. Cloud's Kim Lindblom and defeated Stevens Point's Kaylei Sorenson 6-0, 6-1 later in the day at No. 4 singles. Reinders took home a 1-6, 6-4, 13-11 victory over St. Cloud's Samantha Boushek at No. 6 and a 6-0, 6-3 win over Stevens Point's Emily Oxton at No. 5 singles. The wins by Reinders and Welch were the only victories for the Blugolds against St. Cloud, but Eau Claire won a total five singles matches against Stevens Point.

The Blugolds also swept the Pointers in doubles. Sarah Riordan (Sr.-Appleton, Wis./North) and Gina Dahl (So.-Fort Atkinson, Wis.) picked up a 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Stevens Point's Rachel Benn and Sorenson. The duo of Kristie Carlson (Sr.-Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View) and Welch won at No. 2, 8-0 over Point's Emily Riordan and Kaitlyn King. Reinders and Kirsten Marciniak (Fr.-Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine) also won at No. 3, taking an 8-1 victory over Emily Oxton and Lauren Kluz.

Up next the Blugolds will host UW-Stout at 1 p.m. Saturday. The meet will either be played in the Ade Olson addition of the McPhee Physical Education Center of outside on the Simpson Courts.

St. Cloud State 7, Eau Claire 2

Singles
No. 1 - Jacque Doll (SC) def. Sarah Riordan (EC) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 - Dawn Olsen (SC) def. Gina Dahl (EC) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 - Kelly Freese (SC) def. Kristie Carlson (EC) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 - Erin Welch (EC) def. Kim Lindblom (SC) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 - Alicia Wegman (SC) def. Kirsten Marciniak (EC) 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 - Michelle Reinders (EC) def. Samantha Boushek (SC) 1-6, 6-4, 13-11

Doubles
No. 1 - Olsen/Doll (SC) def. Riordan/Dahl (EC) 8-5
No. 2 - Kristie Eull/Freese (SC) def. Carlson/Welch (EC) 8-3
No. 3 - Aaryn Anderson/Wegman (SC) def. Marciniak/Emma Grosse (EC) 8-4

Eau Claire 8, Stevens Point 1

Singles
No. 1 - Rachel Benn (SP) def. Sarah Riordan (EC) 6-1, 7-5
No. 2 - Gina Dahl (EC) def. Emily Riordan (SP) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - Kristie Carlson (EC) def. Kaitlyn King (SP) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 - Erin Welch (EC) def. Kaylei Sorenson (SP) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 - Michelle Reinders (EC) def. Emily Oxton (SP) 6-0, 6-3
No. 6 - Emma Grosse (EC) def. Lauren Kluz (SP) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9

Doubles
No. 1 - Riordan/Dahl (EC) def. Benn/Sorenson (SP) 8-3
No. 2 - Carlson/Welch (EC) def. Riordan/King (SP) 8-0
No. 3 - Marciniak/Reinders (EC) def. Oxton/Kluz (SP) 8-1

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