NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The No. 1 doubles pair of Lisa Friess and Cora-Lynn von Dungern tallied a win on Saturday, but WKU Tennis ultimately lost to Lipscomb by a score of 4-0 on Saturday night. The duo improved to a team-best 7-3 on the season with the 6-2 decision over the Bisons' Denise Buberl and Kate Popova.
The other two Lady Topper doubles teams dropped their matches, however, and Lipscomb secured the match's opening point to take a 1-0 lead. After that, the hosts claimed the first three singles matchups and the overall head-to-head was decided.
"We competed well today against a tough Lipscomb team, but losing the doubles point really made a difference in the match outcome," head coach Greg Davis said. "Knowing we had to win four singles put us in a huge hole. Credit to Lipscomb, they came out and won three of the first four first sets in singles and really put us in a tough position."
The Bisons (3-7) claimed wins at the No. 1, 3 and 4 spots, while matches at the No. 2, 5 and 6 positions went unfinished. Friess, Tristen Bryant-Otake and Laura Bernardos were able to take a set from their opposition.
WKU has a trio of matches on the docket next weekend, as the Lady Toppers (6-7) travel south to the state of Alabama to take on Samford (Saturday, March 7), Conference USA foe UAB (Sunday, March 8) and North Alabama (Monday, March 9). All three matches will begin at 2 p.m.
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 3,1,4)
1: Kate Popova (LIP) def. Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) 6-2, 6-3
2: Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) vs. Emma Zakordoniec (LIP) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
3: Denise Buberl (LIP) def. Lauren Joch (WKU) 6-0, 6-1
4: Liza Diachenko (LIP) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
5: Laura Bernardos (WKU) vs. Anja Trbeznik (LIP) 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
6: Eleanor Chapman (LIP) vs. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 5-4, unfinished
Doubles (Order of finish 1,2,3)
1: Friess/von Dungern (WKU) def. Buberl/Popova (LIP) 6-2
2: Trbeznik/Zakordoniec (LIP) def. Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) 6-2
3: Bandy/Diachenko (LIP) def. Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-3
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