Friess Picks Up Third Win, WKU Tennis Drops Decision at Wright State

Saturday, March 9

Dayton, Ohio

5 p.m.

Western Kentucky University

Wright State

Friess Picks Up Third Win, WKU Tennis Drops Decision at Wright State

3/9/2019 8:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

DAYTON, Ohio – Junior Lisa Friess picked up her third singles win of the spring season during WKU's 6-1 defeat at Wright State on Saturday evening. Friess also won her singles matches against Tennessee State and UAPB.

In doubles action, the leading Lady Topper pair, Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos, was defeated by a tandem of Raiders 6-2. Freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud and junior Lucia Diaz Saez partnered for the first time since Feb. 24 and fell 6-1.

WKU lost the third doubles spot by default and Wright State clinched the doubles point.

Austria-native Friess won her No. 2 singles match in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6. At the No. 1 spot, Bernardos pushed her match to three sets but ultimately fell 6-3, 3-6, 4-6.

Diaz Saez played in the third singles spot for the Lady Toppers and was defeated 7-5, 6-1. Gonzalez Agud played behind her fellow Spaniard and fell 6-3, 6-3.

Freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall rounded out the lineup for WKU at the No. 5 and fell to her Wright State opponent 6-3, 6-1. WKU lost the sixth singles spot by default.

WKU (2-11, 0-2 Conference USA) will play tomorrow morning at Dayton. Action will begin at 9 a.m. CT.

Singles
Andreea Craciun (WS) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Haily Morgan (WS) 6-3, 7-6
Luisa Pelayo (WS) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 7-5, 6-1
Madison Riley (WS) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-3, 6-3
Jillian Milano (WS) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-3, 6-1
Grace Whitney (WS) def. No player (WKU) by default

Doubles
Riley/Morgan (WS) def. Friess/Bernardos (WKU) 6-2
Pelayo/Whitney (WS) def. Diaz Saez/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1
Craciun/Milano (WS) def. No player/no player (WKU) by default