Monday, October 12, 2015

Coe sweeps Iowa Conference Flight A Singles & Doubles

Haley Resnick earned titles in Flight A Singles and Doubles.


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - For the fifth-straight year, the Coe College women's tennis team has swept the top spot in Flight A Singles and Doubles at the Iowa Conference Championships.
Coe opened the day with a semifinalist on each side of the bracket in Flight A Singles. On the top half, top-seeded Haley Resnick beat fourth-seeded Maggie Helms of Luther 6-2, 6-2. On the bottom half of the bracket, second-seeded Arantxa Martinez of Dubuque beat third-seeded Amy Sebastian 7-5, 6-0. Sebastian trailed 1-0 in the third-place match when she retired due to injury. In the championship match, Resnick beat Martinez 6-3, 7-6 (4) for her second-straight title. Resnick trailed 5-2 in the second set before rallying to win. The title was the fifth-straight in Flight A Singles by a Kohawk.
In doubles play, Resnick and Laura Birky were seeded second. In the semifinals, they beat Luther's Cychosz and Pressler 8-3. In the championship match, they were faced with Luther's top-seeded pair of Helms and Johnson. The Kohawk pair earned the win, defeating Luther's top duo 8-3. It was the eighth-straight year Coe has won the Iowa Conference Flight A Doubles championship.
The IIAC Championships wraps up the fall season for the Kohawk women. Coe will return to action on Feb. 20, as they travel to NCAA Division I Creighton. The match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. in Omaha.

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