CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Coe College Women's Tennis team finished off its Florida swing Wednesday, posting a 3-3 record overall with victories over Illinois Wesleyan, UW-Eau Claire, and Southwestern and defeats to Denison, UW-La Crosse, and Bethel. Coe started the week with a 6-1 victory over the Titans, sweeping the doubles competition before winning five of six singles matchups. The Kohawks made it two in a row the following day with a win over the Blugolds, despite falling behind after UWEC claimed the team point in doubles.
Sophia Fain, Addison Leasure, Aisha Gurung and
Alice Tysoe did enough in singles to get Coe over the line, winning in straight sets at numbers 1-4 for the victory. No. 30 Denison was a tough matchup for the Kohawks in the first loss of the trip, with the Big Red sweeping doubles competition before going 5-0 in singles. Leisure claimed Coe's lone set victory at number two, winning 6-2 to force a tiebreak where she fell just short 10-7. UWL handed Coe its second loss the following day, shutting out the Kohawks 7-0 with impressive performances throughout. Gurung picked up a set win for Coe in singles, winning 6-0 in the second set to force a tiebreaker, where she suffered a 10-8 defeat. The Kohawks battled with Bethel in their final loss of the trip, coming up just short in a 5-2 decision. The Royals claimed the team point with three wins in doubles before finishing the match with four wins in singles. Tysoe and
Maria Bello Escobar managed Coe's two singles victories at numbers four and six, securing tiebreak wins 10-3 and 10-4. Coe ended the trip in style with a 5-2 win over Southwestern, coming back from a 3-0 defeat in doubles to win five matches in singles for the victory. Leasure, Gurung, Tysoe,
Alli Hagness and Bello Escobar made easy work of the Pirates in singles, winning four matches in straight sets. Tysoe had Coe's best singles record of the week, going 4-2 overall, while doubles pairings Gurung / Leasure and Fain / Tysoe each had two wins during the week.
MATCH ONE
COE 6 - ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1
- Coe swept the doubles matches against Illinois Wesleyan, getting victories from Gurung / Leasure, Tysoe / Fain and Hagness / Cosette Gaines for a 1-0 lead. The Kohawks went on to win all singles matches from numbers 2-6 as Fain, Gurung, Tysoe, Hagness and Gaines finished off the Titans in singles.
MATCH TWO
COE 4 - UW-EAU CLAIRE 3
- Eau Claire edged Coe in the doubles matches for the 1-0 lead, winning at numbers two and three to erase a 6-3 win from Leasure / Gurung at number one. Fain, Leasure, Gurung, and Tysoe came up clutch in singles to clinch the match, each winning in straight sets at numbers one through four.
MATCH THREE
DENISON 6 - COE 0
- The Big Red made quick work of the doubles matches, winning 6-2, 6-1 and 6-2 for the early advantage. Denison proceeded to win five singles matches while dropping just one set, with Leasure winning 6-2 in her second set at number two. Fain suffered a 7-5 defeat in the first set at number one and was leading 6-5 in the second set before the match was called.
MATCH FOUR
UW-LA CROSSE 7 - COE 0
- La Crosse was impressive in doubles, sweeping the competition with 6-4, 6-2 and 6-0 victories. The Kohawks managed just one set victory in singles as Gurung blanked her opponent 6-0 at number three before falling 10-8 in a back-and-forth tiebreaker.
MATCH FIVE
BETHEL 5 - COE 2
- The Royals went ahead early in the match thanks to a 3-0 margin in doubles. The Kohawks battled back in singles with wins at number four and number six from Tysoe and Bello Escobar as the pair claimed tiebreak wins to salvage two points for Coe.
MATCH SEVEN
COE 5 - SOUTHWESTERN 2
- The Pirates raced in front with three wins in doubles, but a strong response from Coe ended the trip with a win. The Kohawks were just shy of the singles sweep with wins from Leasure, Gurung, Tysoe, Hagness and Bello Escobar, with the final four winning in straight sets. Leasure outlasted her opponent at number two in a tiebreaking third set, earning an 11-9 decision to wrap up the win in style.
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