STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's tennis team posted a trio of wins on Saturday to improve their program-best start to 8-0.  The Pointers swept Lawrence in the opener before taking down Ripon, 7-2, and UW-Superior in the finale, 8-1.
 
UWSP's doubles swept the day.  No. 1's Barbara Covek (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) and Jenna Koepp (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) won all three by identical 8-2 scores.  Faith Leithold (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) and Kaitlyn Hess (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) dropped just five games on the day at No. 2.  Grace Henes (McFarland, Wis./McFarland) and Chloe Leithold (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) played at No. 3 with just five games lost all day.
 
In singles play, Koepp, Hess and Faith Leithold (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) all went 3-0.  Koepp won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 against UW-Superior and No. 3 versus Ripon.  She need a super-breaker against Lawrence to secure the sweep.  Leithold dropped just two games over her three singles match victories.
 
Kaylee Woelfel (Plymouth,Wis/Plymouth) won both of her singles matches.  She took a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 5 against the Yellowjackets. At No. 6 versus Lawrence, Woelfel took the match by a 6-3, 6-0 final.
 
Abigail Ashley (Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port) and Chloe Moline (North Branch, Minn./North Branch) were victorious in their singles matches.  Ashley posted a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 6 versus UW-Superior.  Moline rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 triumph at No. 5 against Ripon.
 
Covek and Chloe Leithold (Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska) also earned a singles victory on the day.
 
The Pointers head to UW-Stout on Wednesday (Sept. 15) to open league play.  First serve is slated for 4:00 p.m.