Vikings edge UW-Stevens Point 5-4

APPLETON, Wis. — Tess Vogel rallied to win at No. 5 singles to lift the Lawrence University women’s tennis team to a 5-4 nonconference win over UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday at the Lawrence Courts.

Vogel dropped the opening set to Erin Lemmer but came back to win the second set 7-5 and tie the match. Vogel then won the super tiebreaker 10-8 to clinch the victory for the Vikings (6-7).

Lawrence started the match with a pair of doubles victories as Hannah Geoffrey and Katie Frankel won at No. 1 and Lindsay Holsen and Ali Heiring won at No. 2.

Frankel then rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles and Holsen posted a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles to put the Vikings on the brink of victory. Vogel’s hard-fought win at No. 5 then clinched the victory over the Pointers (4-7).

Lawrence University 5, UW-Stevens Point 4

Singles competition
1. Katelyn Asfeld (UWSP) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (16-14)
2. Katie Frankel (LU) def. Hayley Schlueter (UWSP) 6-1, 6-1
3. Lindsay Holsen (LU) def. Rosie Buckley (UWSP) 6-4, 6-3
4. Molly Hendries (UWSP) def. Allison Juda (LU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Tess Vogel (LU) def. Erin Lemmer (UWSP) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Hannah Dexheimer (UWSP) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5)

Doubles competition
1. Hannah Geoffrey/Katie Frankel (LU) def. Katelyn Asfeld/Hayley Schlueter (UWSP) 6-1
2. Lindsay Holsen/Ali Heiring (LU) def. Molly Hendries/Kristen Finstad (UWSP) 6-4
3. Rosie Buckley/Hannah Dexheimer (UWSP) def. Tess Vogel/Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-4

Match Notes:
UW-Stevens Point 4-7
Lawrence University 6-7
T-2:30 A-25