October 11, 2008

IOWA CITY, IOWA . . . Coe College captured its third consecutive Iowa Conference women's tennis title with a 5-2 win over No. 2-seed Luther Saturday at the University of Iowa's Don Klotz Outdoor Courts.

The Kohawks captured two out of three doubles matches to lead by a single point heading into singles play. Hillary Allen put Coe up 3-1 with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles, only to see Luther’s Cami Czech register a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 6 to draw the Norse back within one. Three-time IIAC MVP Molly Fiala edged Coe closer to the title with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 1 and doubles partner Andrea Schupbach closed out the match with a 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (5) win at No. 3 singles.

No. 4 seed Central edged No. 3 Cornell, 5-3, for third place, while Simpson took fifth place with a 5-2 win over Wartburg Saturday morning. In the third-place match, the Dutch overcame a 2-1 deficit following doubles with four singles wins.

The Iowa Conference Women’s Tennis Individual Tournament will take place Oct. 17-18 at Veterans Memorial Tennis Complex and Cornell College. Draws will be released early next week.

Complete results from the IIAC Women's Tennis Team Tournament can be found here.

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