University of Northern Iowa
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Panther Tennis Opens Up With 4-3 Win at UMKC
2/9/2013 1:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The University of Northern Iowa women's tennis team and first-year head coach Mariana Cobra picked up a 4-3 victory on Saturday over the UMKC Kangaroos.
The Panthers won the doubles point by taking both the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles matches. The Panthers' No. 1 doubles duo of Krissy Lankelma and Phoebe Walker scored an 8-4 win. The victory was Walker's 71st career doubles victory to move into a tie for sixth place on the Panthers' all-time doubles win list with Renee Kern (1983-87).
The Panthers then won three of the singles matches to take the dual by a 4-3 count. The clinching match came at No. 4 singles where freshman Jessica King captured her first collegiate triumph with a three-set win over UMKC's Suzan Lisenby - 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
UNI is now 10-0 all-time in dual matches vs. UMKC.
UNI will be in action again next Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn., against the Minnesota Gophers at 2 p.m.
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1 - Krissy Lankelma/Phoebe Walker (UNI) def. Laura Bouet/Dimitra Stavrianakou - 8-4
No. 2 - Chelsea Moore/Jessica King (UNI) def. Eva Dalvai/Suzan Lisenby - 8-5
No. 3 - Gabriela Pintos/Amelie Amsallem (UMKC) won by default
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1 - Phoebe Walker (UNI) def. Laura Bouet - 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 - Eva Dalvia (UMKC) def. Krissy Lankelma - 6-1, 7-5
No. 3 - Chelsea Moore (UNI) def. Dimitra Stavrianakou - 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 - Jessica King (UNI) def. Suzan Lisenby - 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
No. 5 - Amelie Amsallem (UMKC) def. Lindsay Cayton - 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Maddie Schulte (UMKC) won by default
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