CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Seniors Lucia Diaz Saez and Lisa Friess tallied singles victories on Saturday, but WKU Tennis fell by a score of 5-2 at Austin Peay.
"Austin Peay showed why they were an NCAA qualifier last year as a very deep and well-coached team," head coach Greg Davis said. "Lucia and Lisa had great wins in singles and I'm proud of the improvement we saw in the lineup."
At the No. 5 spot, Friess defeated the Governors' Aleks Topalovic by a score of 7-6, 6-4, while Diaz Saez secured a 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 6 position over Austin Peay's Sarah Heckel. The Sevilla, Spain, native capped a 2-0 weekend in singles play after defeating Ball State's Victoria Sec by a score of 6-2, 6-3 in Friday's neutral-site match.
After starting yesterday's match against the Cardinals by winning the doubles point, WKU was unable to do so on Saturday, as the Governors (3-1) claimed matchups at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. Austin Peay then recorded the first four singles wins before Friess and Diaz Saez earned their points to put the final score at 5-2.
The Lady Toppers (3-3) will host their first home match of the 2020 season at the WKU Tennis Complex on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. against Belmont. The head-to-head against Austin Peay was originally scheduled to be at home in Bowling Green, but was moved due to weather concerns.
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 2,3,1,4,6,5)
1: Fabienne Schmidt (APSU) def. Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) 6-3, 6-2
2: Danielle Morris (APSU) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-1, 6-2
3: Jana Leder (APSU) def. Lauren Joch (WKU) 6-2, 6-1
4: Martina Paladini-Jennings (APSU) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 4-6, 7-6, 10-8
5: Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Aleks Topalovic (APSU) 7-6, 6-4
6: Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) def. Sarah Heckel (APSU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles (Order of finish 1,3)
1: Leder/Morris (APSU) def. Friess/von Dungern (WKU) 6-2
2: Schmidt/Topalovic (APSU) vs. Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) 5-4, unfinished
3: Albertson/Heckel (APSU) def. Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) 6-2
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