BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Following a pair of thrilling victories to get back to the .500 mark for the season, WKU Tennis hits the road this weekend for a pair of challenging matches. The Lady Toppers travel to Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Feb. 21 to face Tennessee State at 1 p.m., then head north to Miami (Ohio) for a 3 p.m. CT match on Saturday, Feb. 22.
"This weekend we're up against two very tough teams," head coach Greg Davis said. "We've seen tremendous improvement from our team from the Fall until now, but we're still trying to take that extra step. I still don't think we've played our best tennis, so I think the team's very excited."
In the team's most recent competition in Murray, Ky., on Sunday, Feb. 16, WKU came from down 3-1 to claim the final three singles matches and defeat host Murray State by a score of 4-3. The win pushed the Lady Toppers to five team wins on the season and dropped the Racers to a 7-2 record. The previous day, on Saturday, Feb. 15, WKU outlasted Wright State by a score of 4-3 in a nearly five-hour neutral-site match.
"I give our team total credit, they kept fighting until the end," Davis said. "We've talked before about stressing competing until the end of the match to put yourself in a position to win it."
Seniors Lisa Friess (7-2) and Lucia Diaz Saez (6-2) lead the Lady Toppers in singles play, while junior Laura Bernardos (5-5) and redshirt sophomore Cora-Lynn von Dungern (4-6) have also racked up a handful of wins. Meanwhile, the No. 1 doubles pair of Friess and von Dungern have posted a steady 5-3 mark so far this season.
Historically, the Lady Toppers are 27-1 all-time against Tennessee State, including a 4-3 win last season on March 1, 2019. Meanwhile, WKU is looking for its first-ever program win over Miami (Ohio), as the Redhawks have a 2-0 series advantage, including a 5-0 victory last season on Feb. 23.
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