INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — WKU Tennis started its spring season with a victory, defeating Butler by a score of 4-3 on Saturday in a total team effort. The Lady Toppers won the doubles point to begin play, then took care of three of the first four singles matches to reach the four-point mark against the Bulldogs.
"We really competed well together and this was a great team win," head coach Greg Davis said. "Winning the doubles point really was the difference in beating a talented, well-coached Butler team."
After dropping the first doubles decision at the No. 3 spot, WKU (1-0) came back with a pair of wins, as the duos of No. 2 Laura Bernardos and Tristen Bryant-Otake (6-2) and No. 1 Lisa Friess and Cora-Lynn von Dungern (6-4) came out victorious to give the Lady Toppers a 1-0 advantage.
In singles, von Dungern at the No. 1 spot (6-3, 6-3) and Friess at the No. 4 position (6-4, 6-3) quickly put the Lady Toppers within reach, then Bernardos at the No. 3 matchup cliched the team win over Butler (0-1) with a 6-1, 7-6 decision.
WKU continues competition in Indianapolis with a 10 a.m. CT neutral-site match vs. Western Illinois on Sunday, then concludes the weekend against IUPUI on Monday at 11 a.m. CT.
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 1,4,2,3,6,5)
1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) def. Lauryn Padgett (BUT) 6-3, 6-3
2: Logan White (BUT) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-0, 6-3
3: Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Emily Neal (BUT) 6-1, 7-6
4: Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Nina Bertino (BUT) 6-4, 6-3
5: Sara Linn (BUT) def. Zoe Wende (WKU) 6-3, 6-3
6: Sarah Monesmith (BUT) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-4, 1-1, retired
Doubles (Order of finish 3,2,1)
1: Friess/von Dungern (WKU) def. Monesmith/Padgett (BUT) 6-4
2: Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Linn/White (BUT) 6-2
3: Neal/Wilby (BUT) def. Diaz Saez/Wende (WKU) 6-2
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