RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls women's tennis team earned its first win of the 2021 fall season, defeating WIAC foe UW-Oshkosh 5-4 on Saturday afternoon during UWRF homecoming.

The Falcons took a 2-1 lead through doubles play after wins at No. 2 and No. 3 from Budzinski/Reed and Heinert/Gallion.

In singles play, the Titans won at one-through-three, while UWRF's Heinert, Gallion, and Duddeck helped seal the win at four through six singles. 

"It feels really good to get a win," said head coach Dan Stumpf. "I knew our doubles win was going to be huge for us. We came back and fought off some adversity and I couldn't be more proud of the team victory today."

UW-River Falls 5, UW-Oshkosh 4
 Singles competition 
1. Michelle Spicer (UWO) def. Kailey Courteau (UWRF) 6-1, 6-1
2. Alyssa Pattee (UWO) def. Alexis Budzinski (UWRF) 6-2, 6-1
3. Jenna Nolde (UWO) def. Chloe Struss (UWRF) 6-3, 6-1
4. Emma Heinert (UWRF) def. Hanna Stitt (UWO) 6-0, 6-0
5. Erin Gallion (UWRF) def. Alessandra Rivera (UWO) 6-0, 6-0
6. Karyn Duddeck (UWRF) def. Jade Schwichow (UWO) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition 
1. Michelle Spicer/Jenna Nolde (UWO) def. Kailey Courteau/Chloe Struss (UWRF) 8-2
2. Alexis Budzinski/Abbie Reed (UWRF) def. Alyssa Pattee/Hanna Stitt (UWO) 8-7
3. Emma Heinert/Erin Gallion (UWRF) def. Alessandra Rivera/Jade Schwichow (UWO) 8-0