Emily Bouche (Dane/Sauk Prairie) cruised to an easy win at No. 2 singles and Mashell VerBockel (Appleton/Fox Valley Lutheran) and Sarah O'Melia (Rhinelander/Rhinelander) picked up a doubles victory as the UW-Stevens Point women's tennis team lost its season opener to Carroll 7-2 on Friday in Waukesha.

Bouche posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Emily Linse for the Pointers' lone singles win. VerBockel and O'Melia claimed an 8-6 win at No. 2 over Mindy Benz and Megan Lightfoot for the team's only doubles victory.

VerBockel also lost a marathon singles match, winning the first set at No. 4 over Katie Thiesen, but eventually falling 2-6, 6-4, 10-8.

The Pointers compete Saturday at the UW-Whitewater Invitational.

Singles
No. 1 - Hana Poser (CC) def. Cathy Thornburg 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 - Emily Bouche (Dane/Sauk Prairie) (SP) def. Emily Linse 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 - Casey Anderson (CC) def. Emily Riordan (Appleton/North) 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 - Katie Thiesen (CC) def. Mashell VerBockel (Appleton/Fox Valley Lutheran) 2-6, 6-4, 10-8
No. 5 - Megan Lightfoot (CC) def. Kaitlyn King (Plover/Stevens Point Pacelli) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Megan Poredos (CC) def. Ann Robbins (Lodi/Lodi) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 – Poser/Linse (CC) def. Bouche/Thornburg 8-4
No. 2 – VerBockel/Sarah O'Melia (Rhinelander/Rhinelander) (SP) def. Mindy Benz/Lightfoot 8-6
No. 3 – Anderson/Poredos (CC) def. Emily Riordan (Appleton/North)/King 9-8 (7-2)