Lady Topper Tennis Drops 4-0 Decision to Belmont

Sunday, February 9

Clarksville, Tenn.

5 p.m. CT

Western Kentucky University

Belmont

Photo by: Steve Roberts, WKU Athletics

2/9/2020 11:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — WKU Tennis dropped a 4-0 decision to Belmont in a neutral-site match against the Bruins on Sunday evening, as the Lady Toppers fell to 3-4 on the season.

After closely-contested doubles play, resulting in the opening point to Belmont, WKU lost the first three singles matches and the final three went unfinished.

"Belmont was a very good team," head coach Greg Davis said. "We played very good doubles, but the disappointment of losing the doubles point made it difficult to recover in singles."

The No. 1 pair of Lisa Friess and Cora-Lynn von Dungern dropped a 6-4 decision, while the No. 3 team of Lucia Diaz Saez and Lauren Joch fell by a 6-3 score. The No. 2 duo of Laura Bernardos and Tristen Bryant-Otake did not finish at a tie score of 5-5.

Then, von Dungern at No. 1, Bryant-Otake at No. 2 and Bernardos at No. 4 dropped their singles efforts and the Bruins (4-2) clinched a 4-0 win.

The Lady Toppers will next compete in the Murray State Invitational from Feb. 14-16, where they will face Central Arkansas on Friday at 1 p.m., Wright State on Saturday at 10 a.m. and then the host Racers on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Final Results

Singles (Order of finish: 4,2,1)
1: Somer Henry (BEL) def. Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) 6-3, 6-2
2: Peyton Lee (BEL) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 7-5, 6-2
3: Erin Allen (BEL) vs. Lauren Joch (WKU) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
4: Drew Hawkins (BEL) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 6-1
5: Terra Sheldon (BEL) vs. Lisa Friess (WKU) 4-0, unfinished
6: Maria Plaksina (BEL) vs. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) did not play

Doubles (Order of finish 3,1)
1: Allen/Lee (BEL) def. Friess/von Dungern (WKU) 6-4
2: Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) vs. Carelli/Hawkins (BEL) 5-5, unfinished
3: Henry/Sheldon (BEL) def. Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) 6-3