Women's tennis falls to Coe

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Lindsay Nash (Fr., Keokuk, Iowa) picked up Simpson's only win of the day at No. 6 singles as Coe defeated Simpson 8-1 Friday afternoon.

With the loss, Simpson (1-3, 1-1 IIAC) dropped its first Iowa Conference contest of the season after defeating Buena Vista 8-1 on Sept. 2. The Kowhawks (3-0, 2-0 IIAC) have yet to lose in their run for a fourth-straight IIAC Championship.

Nash showed some resiliency in her win against Sara Ohlman, dropping the first set 6-1 before taking the second and third sets, 6-3 and 10-7, respectively. The freshman is now 2-1 in singles in her first year of collegiate tennis.

At No. 1 doubles, Jill Berner (Jr., Albia, Iowa) and Tiffany Bost (Fr., Spokane, Wash.) lost their first match of the season, falling to Andrea and Michelle Schupach , 8-0. Berner fell to Hannah Jensen in singles, 6-1, 6-1.

Corrie McDonald (Fr., Glendale, Ariz.) and Allison Anderson (So., Eldridge, Iowa) gave Simpson its only points in doubles, falling to Hillary Allen and Katy Delagardelle 8-2.

The Storm has a quick turnaround, as it travels to Dubuque Saturday for a pair of IIAC matches against Loras and Dubuque. Simpson begins the day against Loras at 10 a.m. and closes the day against Dubuque at 2 p.m.