After UW-Stevens Point opened with a pair of doubles victories, Lawrence battled back to win four of six singles matches and pull out a 5-4 non-conference women's tennis victory over the Pointers on Wednesday in Stevens Point.

Emily Riordan (Appleton/North) and Kaitlyn King (Plover/Stevens Point Pacelli) posted an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles, while Sarah O'Melia (Rhinelander/Rhinelander) and Mashell VerBockel (Appleton/Fox Valley Lutheran) claimed an 8-6 victory at No. 2 doubles in the first two matches of the dual.

O'Melia added a win at No. 6 singles by a 6-2, 6-0 count and Emily Bouche (Dane/Sauk Prairie) triumphed at No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-2. Lawrence's Tara Lahtinen pulled out the tightest of the six singles matches with a three-set win over VerBockel 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 at No. 4.

The Pointers fell to 0-2 overall, while Lawrence is now 5-1. UW-Stevens Point hosts UW-Stout and Ripon on Saturday.

Singles
No. 1 – Susan Klumpner (LU) def. Cathy Thornburg 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Emily Bouche (Dane/Sauk Prairie) (SP) def. Lisa Ritland 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Hanah McCarthy (LU) def. Emily Riordan (Appleton/North) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Tara Lahtinen (LU) def. Mashell VerBockel (Appleton/Fox Valley Lutheran) 7-5, 0-6, 6-2
No. 5 – Emily Dalton (LU) def. Kaitlyn King (Plover/Stevens Point Pacelli) 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 – Sarah O'Melia (Rhinelander/Rhinelander) (SP) def. Gelsun Inal 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1 – Klumpner-McCarthy (LU) def. Thornburg-Bouche 8-5
No. 2 – O'Melia-VerBockel (SP) def. Ritland-Dalton 8-6
No. 3 – Riordan-King (SP) def. Margaret Helms-Leila Sahar 8-3