WKU Tennis Comes Up Short at Miami (OH)

Saturday, February 23

Hamilton, Ohio

1:30 p.m.

Western Kentucky University

Miami (OH)

2/23/2019 4:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

HAMILTON, Ohio – Lady Topper Tennis was defeated 5-0 by Miami (OH) on Saturday afternoon. WKU is now 0-2 all-time against the RedHawks, with an 8-1 loss in 1983 in addition to Saturday's defeat.

Beginning with doubles action, junior Lucia Diaz Saez and freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud represented WKU at the No. 2 spot. The pair was defeated by the RedHawks 6-2. The Lady Toppers lost the third match by default and Miami (OH) clinched the doubles point.

When the RedHawks recorded the doubles win, junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos were ahead in the top doubles match 4-3.

Finishing first in singles play was freshman Kyla Dilger, falling to her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Next to conclude her match was fellow freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall. She won five games but was ultimately defeated 6-2, 6-3.

Spanish-native Gonzalez Agud was defeated at the No. 4 spot 6-3, 6-2 and Diaz Saez fell at the No. 3 in 6-1, 6-4 fashion.

At the time of the RedHawks' 5-0 victory, both Friess and Bernardos were down in their singles matches.

WKU (0-9, 0-2 Conference USA) will finish its weekend road swing at Ball State tomorrow. Match play will begin at noon CT.

Singles
#105 Brindtha Ramasamy (MIAMI) vs. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
Milana Lysova (MIAMI) vs. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
Jordan Ortega-Mendez (MIAMI) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-1, 6-4
Priyana Kalita (MIAMI) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-3, 6-2
Lena Babunski (MIAMI) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-2, 6-3
Makenzie Myers (MIAMI) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Kalita/Lysova (MIAMI) vs. Friess/ Bernardos (WKU) 3-4, unfinished
Devi/Babunski (MIAMI) def. Diaz Saez/ Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2
Ramasamy/ Myers (MIAMI) def. Dilger/ Charles-Hall (WKU), by default