STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Edgewood College Eagles women's tennis squad wrapped up their Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) tune ups Saturday. They battled with the UW-Stevens Point Pointers. The Eagles (12-8) lost a close one to the Pointers (12-9) in a day that saw three singles matches go to a tiebreaker.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The tone of the match was set early, as
Cecile Fuchs and
Madelyn Connaughty lost a tough 8-6 bout as the number one doubles pair. The pairs of
Jewel Lindwall/
Maddy Coopmans and
Evelyn Taylor/
Ellie Murphy cleaned up doubles nicely though. The no. 2 and 3 pairings respectively each won by 8-2 margins.
- Fuchs bounced back as the no. 1 singles player, piecing together a 6-2, 6-1 victory in top billing. Lindwall dropped as the no. 2 seed in 6-3, 6-3 fashion. Taylor fell in identical 6-2, 6-2 sets as the third singles player to leave things tied at 3-3.
- A crazy match in the fourth slot barely went against Murphy. She lost a 7-6 first set on a 7-3 tiebreaker, but bounced back to force a third set in 6-2 fashion. She fell short in a tough 13-11 tiebreaker to put the Pointers within striking distance of the win.
- Connaughty staved off the Stevens Point victory in no. 5 singles. She won 6-2 before dropping in 7-5 fashion in set two. The tides were in the Edgewood College player's favor this time as she won a 13-11 tiebreaker.
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Christina Ekkela bounced back from a 6-4 loss in no. 6 singles with the match on the line and forced extra play with a 7-5 victory. She fell short in a hard-fought match, falling 10-8 to lift UW-Stevens Point to a 5-4 victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Eagles are now 4-10 against the Pointers all-time.
- The loss was the Eagles' third straight.
- Edgewood College is 1-2 in matches decided in 5-4 fashion in 2022-23.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will wait and see who they will host in the semifinals of the NACC Women's Tennis Tournament. First serve is scheduled for noon on Friday at Quann Park. Edgewood College has 9-0 victories over all four teams participating in the first round this season.
