NASHVILLE, Tenn. — WKU Tennis made quick work of opponent Tennessee State on Friday afternoon, sweeping the Tigers by a score of 4-0. The Lady Toppers won all three doubles matches to take the opening point, then picked up three straight-set singles victories to clinch the team match.
All three doubles pairs of No. 1 Cora-Lynn von Dungern and Lisa Friess (6-4), No. 2 Tristen Bryant-Otake and Lauren Joch (6-0), as well as No. 3 Laura Bernardos and Lucia Diaz Saez (6-1) were winners as WKU took an early 1-0 lead.
Bryant-Otake opened up singles play with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over TSU's Ashia Jones at the No. 3 spot, then Joch earned her first win of the season by a score of 6-2, 6-3 over the Tigers' Claudia Sole at the No. 2 position. Then at No. 1, von Dungern closed it out with a 6-3, 7-5 decision over TSU's Aarushi Kakkar. Meanwhile, Friess at No. 4 and Diaz Saez at No. 6 had 1-0 set leads before the remaining matches were called off the courts.
"It was a decisive win by the ladies, as we didn't lose a set," head coach Greg Davis said. " We were very aggressive in doubles and Cora-Lynn had a great win at No. 1 to finish it off."
With their third straight victory, the Lady Toppers improved to 6-5 overall on the season and 28-1 in the all-time series against the Tigers (1-6). WKU will travel north to face Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, Feb. 22 with a 3 p.m. CT start time.
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) def. Aarushi Kakkar (TSU) 6-3, 7-5
2: Lauren Joch (WKU) def. Claudia Sole (TSU) 6-2, 6-3
3: Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Ashia Jones (TSU) 6-3, 6-0
4: Lisa Friess (WKU) vs. Mackenzie Beckham (TSU) 6-0, 1-0, unfinished
5: Laura Bernardos (WKU) vs. Morgan Cage (TSU) 3-3, unfinished
6: Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) vs. Tatyana Johnson (TSU) 6-0, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles (Order of finish 2,3,1)
1: Friess/von Dungern (WKU) def. Kakkar/Sole (TSU) 6-4
2: Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) def. Beckham/Jones (TSU) 6-0
3: Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) def. Johnson/Jones (TSU) 6-1
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