DECORAH, Iowa-- The Wartburg women's tennis team split its matches on its opening day, Saturday.

The Knights narrowly fell to Luther, 5-4, and defeated UW-Stout, 8-1.

Wartburg Circuit recap

UW-Stout

Singles competition

1. Katherine Ross (WARWT) def. Angela Braun (STOUT) 6-0, 6-3

2. Kayla Kuethe (WARWT) def. Cortney Hallahan (STOUT) 7-0, 6-1

3. Melissa Davis (WARWT) def. Emma Pedersen (STOUT) 6-0, 6-1

4. Liz Rucker (WARWT) def. Kelsey Pedersen (STOUT) 6-3, 6-4

5. Marissa Buresh (WARWT) def. Anna Lano (STOUT) 6-1, 6-2

6. Danielle Lutz (STOUT) def. Emily Rasmussen (WARWT) 6-1, 4-6, 10-6

Doubles competition

1. Kayla Kuethe/Melissa Davis (WARWT) def. Angela Braun/Cortney Hallahan (STOUT) 8-2

2. Katherine Ross/Marissa Buresh (WARWT) def. Kelsey Pedersen/Anna Lano (STOUT) 8-1

3. Liz Rucker/Emma Friedly (WARWT) def. Emma Pedersen/Jenna Welke (STOUT) 9-7

Luther:

Singles competition

1. Katherine Ross (WARWT) def. Maggie Helms (LUTW) 6-4, 6-3

2. Kayla Kuethe (WARWT) def. Adriana DePaolis (LUTW) 6-4, 6-1

3. Melissa Davis (WARWT) def. Lauren Welch (LUTW) 6-4, 7-6

4. Jackie Cychosz (LUTW) def. Liz Rucker (WARWT) 6-3, 6-1

5. Marissa Buresh (WARWT) def. Jenna Myers (LUTW) 6-3, 6-1

6. Olivia Heitz (LUTW) def. Emily Rasmussen (WARWT) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Maggie Helms/Lauren Welch (LUTW) def. Melissa Davis/Kayla Kuethe (WARWT) 8-5

2. Hailey Johnson/Jackie Cychosz (LUTW) def. Katherine Ross/Marissa Buresh (WARWT) 8-1

3. Olivia Heitz/Jenna Myers (LUTW) def. Liz Rucker/Emma Friedly (WARWT) 8-4