STEVENS POINT – The UW-Stevens Point women's tennis team won two of three doubles matches but Lawrence University won four of six singles matches to pull out the 5-4 victory over the Pointers in non-conference women's tennis action Wednesday afternoon.

The Pointers team of Emily Riordan (Appleton/North) (Appleton/North) and Kaylei Sorensen (Plover, WI/SPASH) (Plover/SPASH) picked up a 9-8 (7-5) win over Lawrence to get the Pointers on the board and Kaitlyn King (Plover/Stevens Point Pacelli) (Plover/Pacelli) and Emily Oxton (Manitowoc/Lincoln) (Manitowoc/Lincoln) added an 8-6 victory to give UWSP a 2-1 advantage heading into singles play.

In singles, Lawrence notched victories at No. 1, No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 on their way to the 5-4 victory. Chelsea Allbaugh (Bettendorf, IA/Pleasant Valley) (Bettendorf, Iowa) was a 6-2, 6-2 winner at No. 3 and Sorensen was a 6-3, 6-0 winner at No. 4.

The Pointers (2-1) return to action on Saturday when they host St. Norbert College at SentryWorld Sports Complex in a 10 a.m. match-up.

Singles
No. 1 - Beth Larson (LU) def. Rachel Benn (Stevens Point/SPASH) (STP) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
No. 2 - Hanah McCarthy (LU) def. Emily Riordan (Appleton/North) (STP) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Chelsea Allbaugh (Bettendorf, IA/Pleasant Valley) (STP) def. Lisa Ritland (LU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 - Kaylei Sorensen (Plover, WI/SPASH) (STP) def. Emily Dalton (LU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 – Kat Valde (LU) def. Kaitlyn King (Plover/Stevens Point Pacelli) (STP) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 – Emma Kent (LU) def. Emily Oxton (Manitowoc/Lincoln) (STP) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 – Larson and Ritland (LU) def. Benn and Allbaugh (STP) 8-5
No. 2 – Riordan and Sorensen (STP) def. Tara Lahtinen and McCarthy (LU) 9-8 (7-5)
No. 3 – King and Oxton (STP) def. Kent and Dalton (LU) 8-6

LU – 5
UWSP - 4