Women's Tennis gets 6-3 win over Wildcats

W, 6-3
at St. Catherine (W), April 09, 2009

The Tommie women’s tennis team scored a 6-3 win over St. Catherine in Wednesday’s match on the Wildcats’ courts. Alex Frank playing won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and joined Alli Bruflodt to win 8-2 at first doubles. 

St. Thomas (11-4 overall, 6-3 MIAC) won all three doubles matches, including two by 8-6 margins. The Toms secured the victory with wins at Nos. 2, 4, 6 singles.

St. Thomas Hadley Syverud retired at No. 5 singles after she reinjured her ankle. Syverud won the first set 6-4 and was up 2-1 in the second set before the injury. Freshman Kathryn Lundquist won a third-set tie-breaker at sixth singles.

The Toms are off until April 19 when they play at St. Cloud State.

St. Thomas 6, St. Catherine 3

Singles
1. Susie Hallquist (CSC) def. Allison Bruflodt (UST-WOM) 6-2, 7-6
2. Alex Frank (UST-WOM) def. Jenna Olson (CSC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Kasie Rust (CSC) def. Kristen Hughes (UST-WOM) 6-0, 6-1
4. Madeline Gail (UST-WOM) def. Lauren Beadnell (CSC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Martha Ginder (CSC) def. Hadley Syverud (UST-WOM) 4-6, 1-2, retired
6. Kathryn Lundquist (UST-WOM) def. Patty Sullivan (CSC) 7-5, 6-7, 10-4

 Doubles
1. Frank/Bruflodt (UST-WOM) def. Hallquist/Ginder (CSC) 8-2
2. Gail/Syverud (UST-WOM) def. Beadnell/Rust (CSC) 8-6
3. Laura Thomas/Hughes (UST-WOM) def. Sullivan/Olson (CSC) 8-6

Ali Bruflodt (Mike Ekern photo)

Madeline Gail. (Mike Ekern photo)

Kristen Hughes (Mike Ekern photo)

(Mike Ekern photo)

Alex Frank (Mike Ekern photo)