Titans Fall To UW-Eau Claire In Conference Matchup

OSHKOSH, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team fell to UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Oct. 7) with a final score of 1-8.

UW-Eau Claire (4-1, 4-1 WIAC) swept all six singles matches and claimed two of the three doubles contests.

UW-Oshkosh (6-3, 1-3 WIAC) claimed its win in the No. 3 doubles, with partners Jameson Gregory and Kayla Gibbs capturing an 8-5 victory against Blugolds Anna Lee and Sophia Geske.

In the No. 1 doubles, Olivia Pethan and Alysa Pattee fell to Claire Palen and Samantha Fuchs, 8-1. While Blugolds Morgan Dekan and Sydney Presler outscored Ella Nguyen and Courtney Carpenter in the No. 2 doubles, 8-4.

In the Singles contest, Fuchs defeated Pethan, 6-2, 6-1, Pattee dropped the No. 2 flight to Lee, 6-2, 6-2, Nguyen pushed the No. 3 matchup to three sets with a 6-1 win in the first, but fell to Dekan, 1-6, 6-3, 10-3, and in the No. 4 matchup, Gregory lost to Presler, 6-1, 6-2. Blugold Liv Herzog shut out Jenna Nolde in the No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-0, and in No. 6 singles, Téa Armstrong outscored Gibbs, 6-4, 6-2.

Titans return to action at home against UW-Stevens Point at Kolf Sports Center Outdoor Tennis Courts on Friday (Oct. 13). The first serve is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. UW-Oshkosh is currently 27-15 against UW-Stevens Points since first meeting in 1985.

Written by Emily Buffington, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information