Women's Tennis Comes Up Short In NCAA Qualifier

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Posted: Saturday, April 26, 2008

WHITEWATER, Wis. - Despite winning its first meet to advance to the championship round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's (WIAC) automatic qualifier tournament for the NCAA Division III Championships, the UW-Eau Claire women's tennis team was stopped short today.

In the first meet of the day, Eau Claire defeated River Falls 5-1 before falling to Whitewater 8-1 in the championship. UW-Whitewater will make its first ever appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament, as they are the WIAC's automatic qualifier.

Gina Dahl (So.-Fort Atkinson, Wis.) was the only Blugold today to pick up wins in both of her matches on the singles side at No. 2. She defeated River Falls' Cassie Wood 6-1, 6-2 and then won by default to Whitewater's Lauren Fahl. Erin Welch (So.-Tomah, Wis.) won once today at No. 4 singles, a 6-0, 6-0 victory over River Falls' Katie Anderson. Also winning one time in singles was Sarah Riordan (Sr.-Appleton, Wis./North) in the No. 1 spot with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Kathryne Ostrowski of River Falls.

In doubles play, Riordan and Dahl picked up a win at No. 1 with an 8-5 victory over Ostrowski and Anderson. Kristie Carlson (Sr.-Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View) and Welch also won at No. 2 doubles against Wood and Stacia Kozel 8-3.

The Blugolds will now wait to see if they receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament early next week.

Eau Claire 5, River Falls 1

Singles
No. 1 - Sarah Riordan (EC) def. Kathryne Ostrowski (RF) 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 - Gina Dahl (EC) def. Cassie Wood (RF) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Kristie Carlson (EC) vs. Lindsay Gillman (RF) 6-0, 2-0, unfinished
No. 4 - Erin Welch (EC) def. Katie Anderson (RF) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 - Michelle Reinders (EC) vs. Brittany Bonine (RF) DNP
No. 6 - Emma Grosse (EC) vs. Stacia Kozel (RF) DNP

Doubles
No. 1 - Riordan/Dahl (EC) def. Ostrowski/Anderson (RF) 8-5
No. 2 - Carlson/Welch (EC) def. Wood/Kozel (RF) 8-3
No. 3 - Bonine/Britany Bach (RF) def. Kristen Marciniak/Grosse (EC) 8-4

Whitewater 8, Eau Claire 1

Singles
No. 1 - Ingrid Stensvaag (WW) def. Sarah Riordan (EC) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Gina Dahl (EC) def. Lauren Fahl (WW) default
No. 3 - Kara Amundson (WW) def. Kristie Carlson (EC) 6-4, 4-6, 10-3
No. 4 - Amy Siemon (WW) def. Erin Welch (EC) 7-6(4), 7-5
No. 5 - Tiffany Dawson (WW) def. Michelle Reinders (EC) 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 - Jenny Woyahn (WW) def. Emma Grosse (EC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 - Fahl/Dawson (WW) def. Riordan/Dahl (EC) 8-5
No. 2 - Michelle Daciolas/Stensvaag (WW) def. Carlson/Welch (EC) 8-2
No. 3 - Brittany Gering/Siemon (WW) def. Kristen Marciniak/Grosse (EC) 8-1

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