CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated
The University of South Dakota women's tennis team, 6-1, in action Saturday in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Despite the loss, Coach Malcolm Gilreath's Coyote squad showed improvement from Friday's match against Northern Iowa.
"We were more comfortable," Gilreath said. "You could significantly tell the difference between yesterday (Friday) and today."
Shadi Soleymani (Fr., Vasteras, Sweden) recorded a win at No. 1 singles for USD, beating UWM's Kelly Drvaric, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
"Shadi had a very good win at No. 1 singles," Gilreath said.
Soleymani and Rijalda Zejnic (Jr., Hamilton, Ontario) battled tough at No. 1 doubles but fell, 8-5. USD's No. 2 doubles teams, consisting of Janea Hagen (So., Bellevue, Neb.) and Melanie Rockne (Jr., Yankton, S.D.), also battled tough before falling 8-5.
USD (2-3 duals) resumes action at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 in Sioux City, Iowa against Dordt College.
"We're going to work hard this week and we look forward to playing Dordt next Saturday," Gilreath said.
UW-Milwaukee 6, South Dakota 1
Doubles
No. 1 - Kari Kastenholz/Kelly Drvaric (UWM) def. Shadi Soleymani/Rijalda Zejnic (USD), 8-5
No. 2 - Ashley Schoneman/Sammi Schoen (UWM) def. Janea Hagen/Melanie Rockne (USD), 8-5
No. 3 - Megan Gow/Karlee Miller (UWM) def. Ashley Waltman/Isabel Nunez (USD), 8-2
Singles
No. 1 - Soleymani (USD) def. Drvaric (UWM), 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
No. 2 - Kastenholz (UWM) def. Zejnic (USD), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 - Schoen (UWM) def. Nunez (USD), 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 - Schoneman (UWM) def. Hagen (USD), 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 - Gow (UWM) def. Rockne (USD), 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 - Jenna Felsher (UWM) def. Waltman (USD), 6-0, 6-0
Scoring note: Under Division I scoring rules, the winner of two of the three doubles matches receives one team point, as opposed to receiving a point per match.
