MADISON, Wis – The Edgewood College Eagles women's tennis squad continued their Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) fall schedule Sunday morning. They hosted the Concordia Wisconsin Falcons at Nielson Tennis Stadium. The Eagles (4-4, 4-1 NACC) split the singles matchups with the Falcons (5-2, 5-0), but a 2-1 Concordia Wisconsin edge in doubles handed Edgewood College a 5-4 loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons started off the match with an 8-2 victory over
Madelyn Connaughty and
Evelyn Taylor in no. 3 doubles.
Maddy Coopmans and
Jewel Lindwall tied the match up at one apiece with a hard-fought 8-7 victory in slot two.
Cecile Fuchs and
Ellie Murphy battled valiantly in top doubles billing but fell 8-6 to send the Eagles down 2-1 as the squads started singles.
- The teams started out doubles by splitting no. 2 and no. 3 singles. Ashley Samula took a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Lindwall in slot two, but Murphy replied with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Mallory Moen in slot two.
- Coopmans bounced back with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in fifth billing over Mia Andrae, while
Christina Ekkela continued her strong play in no. 6 singles with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 win over Peyton Morgan to put the Eagles one point away from a victory at 4-3.
- The Falcons would claim no. 4 and no. 1 singles to close out the hard-fought match with a 5-4 victory. Taylor battled hard in no. 4 singles, falling 6-4 (7-2), 6-0, 7-6 to Cheyanne Phillips. Fuchs lost a three-set affair herself in no. 1 singles, dropping the match point 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 to Ricki Budewitz.
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
- The loss snapped the Edgewood College four-match winning streak in conference play.
- Ekkela remained undefeated in NACC play and is 6-1 in her singles career with Edgewood College.
- Coopmans went 2-0 on the day in the losing effort, earning victories in singles and doubles.
UP NEXT
Edgewood College will hit the road to St. Peter, Minn. starting next Friday for the ITA Midwest Regional. The event will run from Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25. The Eagles will start the second half of their NACC slate afterwards, starting with a match on Saturday, October 1 at Concordia Chicago.
