Inferno Drops Two Road Duals to Begin Season

AURORA, Ill. -- The Alverno College women's tennis team didn't get off to the start it wanted to, to begin the 2012 season.

The Inferno lost a pair of road duals to Aurora University, 8-1, and Benedictine University, 9-0, Saturday in Aurora, Ill., to drop to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in Northern Athletics Conference play on the young season.

The Inferno's lone match victory was their first of the day as seniors Tricia Goska (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) and Abigail Kohal (Wauwatosa, Wis./West) defeated their Spartan opponents in the No. 1 doubles match, 8-5.

Goska and freshman Libby Kent (Oak Creek, Wis.) each won their first set in the No. 1 and No. 4 singles matches, 6-3, against the Spartans, but either was unable to hold on for the match win.

Against Benedictine, Goska again started with a first-set win in the No. 1 singles match, but fell 6-4 and 10-8 in the final two sets.

Kohal nearly mirrored Goska in the No. 2 singles match, and fell 1-6, 6-4 and 6-4.

The Inferno will look to rebound from the rough start on Wednesday as the team takes on Milwaukee School of Engineering in a NAC dual. First serve is set for 4 p.m. at McKinley Park on the lakefront.

Box Score vs. Aurora

Box Score vs. Benedictine