Women's Tennis Cruises In Victory Over Stevens Point

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Posted: Friday, October 7, 2005

STEVENS POINT - The UW-Eau Claire women's tennis team won its second consecutive meet as it defeated conference opponent UW-Stevens Point today 8-1.

The cold weather didn't seem to slow down the Blugolds as they swept the doubles matches and won five of the six singles matches.

At No.1 singles Katie Kuzma (Sr.-Buffalo, MN) took care of her opponent 6-2, 6-4. No. 2 singles player Kristie Carlson (So.-Arden Hills, MN/Mounds View) won her match in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. Molly Hunt (Jr.-Owatonna, MN), Alli Taplin (Jr.-Dayton, MN/Champlin Park), and Laura Geissler (Jr.-Coon Rapids, MN) were the other Blugold singles players to win.

Kuzma and Geissler then teamed up to win at No. 1 doubles by a score of 8-4. Hunt and Carlson also teamed up and won at No. 2 doubles by a score of 8-5. Liz Deprey (So.-Green Bay/Notre Dame) and Kristin Neuman (So.-Green Bay/Ashwaubenon) were the other Blugold doubles team to win. Their final score was 8-6.

With the victory the Blugolds improve to a dual match record of 4-3 overall and a conference record of 3-1. The loss drops the Pointers to 4-3 overall and a conference record of 0-2.

The Blugolds don't have much time to rest as they will travel to Oshkosh to play the Titans tomorrow morning starting at 10 a.m.

Eau Claire 8 Stevens Point 1

Singles
No. 1 - Katie Kuzma (EC) def Cathy Thornburg (SP) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 - Kristie Carlson (EC) def Angie Brown (SP) 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 - Emily Bouche (SP) def Liz Deprey (EC) 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 - Molly Hunt (EC) def Allison Popple (SP) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 ?Alli Taplin (EC) def Mashell Ver Bockel (SP) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 - Laura Geissler (EC) def Sarah O?Melia (SP) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 - Kuzma/Geissler (EC) def Bouche/Thornburg (SP) 8-4
No. 2 - Carlson/Hunt (EC) Brown/Ver Bockel (SP) 8-5
No. 3 ?Deprey/Neuman (EC) def Popple/O?Melia (SP) 8-6

- JR -