WKU Tennis Sees Success on Day 1 of Murray State Invitational

Friday, October 25

Murray, Ky.

Western Kentucky University

Murray State Invite

WKU Tennis Sees Success on Day 1 of Murray State Invitational

10/26/2019 8:50:00 AM | Women's Tennis

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis began competition in the Murray State Invitational on Friday, Oct. 25, with each of the seven Lady Toppers in action claiming at least one win against opponents from Belmont, Eastern Illinois and the host Racers.

In singles play, Cora-Lynn von Dungern (Flight 1), Laura Bernardos (Flight 3), Lisa Friess (Flight 4) and Zoe Wende (Flight 7) advanced to the finals of their respective groups with first-round victories.

In doubles action, the duo of Bernardos/Tristen Bryant-Otake (Flight 2) came out victorious in both of their matches to advance to the finals. Meanwhile, the pairs of Friess/von Dungern and Lucia Diaz Saez/Lauren Joch both split results with one win and one loss on the day.

The event continues into Saturday, with head coach Greg Davis and the WKU squad set to conclude their fall schedule.

Final Results

Singles
F1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) def. Gouws (EIU) 6-3, 6-0
F2: Hawkins (BEL) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-1, 6-1
F3: Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Slezakova (MSU) 4-3, ret.
F4: Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Steven (EIU) 7-5, 6-4
F5: Plaksina (BEL) def. Lauren Joch (WKU) 6-3, 6-4
F6: Kreugel (MSU) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-3, 6-1
F7: Zoe Wende (WKU) def. Perez-Korinko (EIU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles (F1)
Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) def. Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) 6-0
Allen/Hawkins (BEL) def. Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) 7-5

Doubles (F2)
Bernados/Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Plaksina/Brackin (BEL) 6-3
Bernados/Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Chang/A. Loncarevic (MSU) 7-6

Doubles (F3)
Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) def. Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) 6-2
Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) def. Ellis/Snyder (EIU) 6-2