MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WKU Tennis fell to Conference USA foe Middle Tennessee in its regular season finale on Friday. The Lady Toppers were defeated 7-0 by the Blue Raiders at the Adams Tennis Complex.
Beginning at 2 p.m. CT, the teams kicked off with doubles action. The Lady Topper freshmen tandem of Zeniece Charles-Hall and Judit Gonzalez Agud played at the No. 2 doubles position and fell 6-2 to a pair of Blue Raiders. WKU was defeated in the third doubles spot by default and Middle Tennessee clinched the doubles point.
When the Blue Raiders captured the doubles victory, junior Lucia Diaz Saez and sophomore Laura Bernardos were down 5-2 in the No. 1 doubles match.
The Lady Topper singles lineup looked familiar with Bernardos at No. 1, Diaz Saez in at No. 2, Gonzalez Agud in the third hole, Charles-Hall in the fourth position and freshman Kyla Dilger rounding out the roster at No. 5. WKU lost the sixth match by default. Dilger finished first, falling 6-0, 6-0.
Hailing from Spain, Gonzalez Agud ended her match next, falling 6-0, 6-1. England-native Charles-Hall picked up a game win in her second set as well, but ultimately was defeated 6-0, 6-1. Diaz Saez fell at the No. 2 singles spot 6-1, 6-1. Fighting to the end was Bernardos, but the leading Lady Topper was also defeated with a score of 6-3, 6-1.
WKU finishes the regular season with a 3-16 mark and a 0-4 record in C-USA action. The Lady Toppers were able to pick up two road wins in addition to a neutral site victory. Middle Tennessee moves to 10-11 on the season and 2-3 in league play.
The 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship begins on Thursday, April 19 and runs through Sunday, April 21 in Houston, Texas. The bracket will be released early next week.
Singles
Costanza Magazzini (MT) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 6-1
Lidia Burrows (MT) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-1, 6-1
Zani Barnard (MT) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-0, 6-1
Luisa Zirilli (MT) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-0, 6-1
Marta Peris Herrero (MT) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0
Lee Barnard (MT) def. No player (WKU), by forfeit
Doubles
Magazzini/Z. Barnard (MT) vs. Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) 5-2, unfinished
Burrows/L. Barnard (MT) def. Charles-Hall/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2
Zirilli/ Peris Herrero (MT) def. Dilger/No player (WKU), by forfeit
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