BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -In its final home match of the regular season, WKU Tennis fell to East Tennessee State by a score of 4-1 Thursday afternoon at the WKU Tennis Complex.
The Lady Toppers finish the regular season with an 11-5 overall record, which is the best winning percentage on The Hill since the 2000-01 campaign.
ETSU came out strong in doubles to take an early 1-0 lead. WKU's Natalia De Ugarte and Cindy Oest faced Alory Pereira and Yu Chi Ma on court two and were defeated, 6-3, to finish their record when working together to 11-5. To claim the doubles point, the Bucs' No. 1 duo knocked off Andreanna Christopoulou and Lisa Friess, 6-3.
After capturing the point in doubles, ETSU picked up where it left off winning on courts two and three in singles, before junior Violetta Shatalova picked up her ninth-straight win of the season defeating Jayde Viccars 6-1, 6-2 on court six. The Bucs would respond, though, by winning on court five to claim the victory, 4-1.
Seniors Andreanna Christopoulou and Elpida Malamou were recognized before singles action to celebrate Senior Day. The Greece tandem racked up 66 wins combined during their time on The Hill.
WKU will return to action on April 20 to play in the C-USA Championship, hosted by North Texas in Denton. Seedings and times for the tournament will be announced on Monday.
