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Peacocks Defeat Mustangs; Gain Sole Possession of 1st Place



Kasey Huisman led the Peacocks with an 8-6 doubles win (Jen Bradfield) and a 6-4, 6-1 singles win.

April 5, 2008

The Upper Iowa women's tennis team met Southwest Minnesota State in Owatonna, Minnesota on Saturday for a match up of the two teams tied for first place in the Northern Sun Conference. The Peacocks swept through the doubles matches taking a 3-0 lead into singles where UIU was able to split the singles matches with SMSU to take the victory 6-3. Upper Iowa now sits atop the NSIC standing at 3-0 with wins against Winona State, MSU Moorhead, and Southwest Minnesota State.

Results from the match can be found below:

Upper Iowa 6, SMSU 3

Doubles:
1. Jennifer Bradfeld/Kasey Huisman (UIU) def. Ananda Ferrari/Ramona Lerch (SMSU), 8-2
2. Mallery Cox/Erin Kelley (UIU) def. Danielle Hildebrandt/Cailey Grupe (SMSU), 8-6
3. Kelsey Montgomery/Elizabeth Limburg (UIU) def. Trisha Baldwin/Amy Daniels (SMSU), 8-4

Singles:
1. Ferrari (SMSU) def. Bradfield (UIU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Huisman (UIU) def. Lerch (SMSU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Hildebrandt (SMSU) def. Cox (UIU), 6-0, 6-3
4. Montgomery (UIU) def. Diana Naatz (SMSU), 5-7, 7-5, 13-11
5. Kelley (UIU) def. Grupe (SMSU), 6-3, 1-6, 10-2
6. Baldwin (SMSU) def. Nicole Henry (UIU), 7-5, 2-6, 10-8