Posted: Feb 25, 2017

Women's Tennis drops pair of matches in return to action

Team Stats

UW-La Crosse

Concordia Wisconsin

Score

Doubles

Bellissimo, Bridget / Spahn, Sadie (UW-LC)
def. Solberg, Ashley / Carroll, Elizabeth (CUW)

8-2

Clope, Hayley / Bublitz, Alaina (UW-LC)
def. Kelly, Bailey / Tresedder, Hannah (CUW)

8-6

Fleming, Samantha / Weise, Lauren (UW-LC)
def. Wagner, Michaela / Jacobsen, Sabine (CUW)

8-5

Singles

Bellissimo, Bridget (UW-LC)
def. Solberg, Ashley (CUW)

6-2, 6-0

Spahn, Sadie (UW-LC)
def. Kelly, Bailey (CUW)

6-0, 6-4

Clope, Hayley (UW-LC)
def. Tresedder, Hannah (CUW)

6-0, 6-0

Carroll, Elizabeth (CUW)
def. Fleming, Samantha (UW-LC)

6-3, 6-2

Anderson, Maura (UW-LC)
def. Sievers, Emma (CUW)

6-0, 6-0

Bublitz, Alaina (UW-LC)
def. Wagner, Michaela (CUW)

7-6 (7-3), 0-6, 1-0 (10-6)

Team Stats

Northwestern (Minn.)

Concordia Wisconsin

Score

Doubles

Moe, Karen / Matetich, Tina (UNW)
def. Solberg, Ashley / Carroll, Elizabeth (CUW)

8-2

Knight, Emily / Edin, Nikki (UNW)
def. Kelly, Bailey / Tresedder, Hannah (CUW)

8-1

Lapinski, Brooke / Lukkarila, Rachel (UNW)
def. Jacobsen, Sabine / Wagner, Michaela (CUW)

8-6

Singles

Moe, Karen (UNW)
def. Solberg, Ashley (CUW)

6-0, 6-0

Kelly, Bailey (CUW)
def. Matetich, Tina (UNW)

6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Lapinski, Brooke (UNW)
def. Tresedder, Hannah (CUW)

6-2, 6-1

Carroll, Elizabeth (CUW)
def. Knight, Emily (UNW)

2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)

Edin, Nikki (UNW)
def. Sievers, Emma (CUW)

6-3, 6-2

Lukkarila, Rachel (UNW)
def. Jacobsen, Sabine (CUW)

6-2, 6-0

JACKSON, Wis. – Concordia Wisconsin lost a pair of non-conference matches in its return to the court, with a 7-2 defeat to Northwestern (Minn.) and an 8-1 setback to UW-La Crosse on Saturday at Pleasant Valley Tennis Center.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Northwestern (Minn.) 7, Concordia Wisconsin 2; UW-La Crosse 8, Concordia Wisconsin 1
Location: Pleasant Valley Tennis Center (Jackson, Wis.)
Records: UW-La Crosse 11-1, Concordia Wisconsin 10-2, Northwestern (Minn.) 7-2

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Concordia Wisconsin found itself down 3-0 after doubles play against Northwestern (Minn.) and the only players to win during singles play were sophomore Bailey Kelly and junior Elizabeth Carroll.
- Kelly (Racine, Wis.) earned a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7) victory at No. 2 singles, while Carroll (Hartford, Wis.) picked up a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3) decision at No. 4 singles.
- The Falcons also faced a difficult opponent in the even match against the Eagles. Carroll was the lone player to earn a point, with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 4 singles.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Carroll improved her record to 11-0 this year at the No. 4 singles position.
- The losses snap a 10 game winning streak for the Falcons.

NEXT ON THE SCHEDULE
- Concordia Wisconsin returns the court for its spring break trip to Hilton Head, S.C. They will compete against Wooster, Webster, Millsaps, Stockton and Indiana East from March 14-17.