MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — WKU Tennis dropped a heartbreaker to LA Tech on Friday evening by a score of 4-3. The Lady Toppers split the six singles matches – winning at the No. 1, 2 and 5 positions – after the Lady Techsters claimed the opening doubles point.
After LA Tech opened up the match by claiming the doubles point and a win at No. 3 singles, Laura Bernardos at the No. 2 position secured WKU's first team point. The Segovia, Spain, native claimed a 6-3, 6-3 victory for her third singles win of the year. Lisa Friess at No. 5 also posted a straight-set victory, defeating her opponent by a score of 6-4, 6-2.
At No. 1, Cora-Lynn von Dungern won her second straight singles match coming from behind to take a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory to give the Lady Toppers a 3-2 team lead at the time. But LA Tech took the final two matchups at No. 4 and 6 to record the 4-3 team win.
With the loss, WKU fell to 1-7 on the season, while LA Tech improved to 5-4. It was the first Conference USA competition for both squads.
"This was the best singles performance from a team of mine since I came aboard 2.5 years ago," head coach Greg Davis said. "We competed very well against a quality C-USA opponent. Great singles performances, especially by Cora, Laura and Lisa."
In doubles play to begin the match, although LA Tech won the point, WKU's No. 2 pair of Bernardos and Samantha Martinez defeated their opponents by a score of 6-1. The duo improved to a 4-1 record when playing together at the No. 2 spot this season.
The Lady Toppers will continue their weekend at the Adams Tennis Complex with a match on Saturday, March 6 against Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles boast a 3-1 mark with three straight wins over Florida A&M, West Alabama and South Alabama. WKU and Southern Miss will meet for the first time ever in women's tennis.
"We are looking to be a little more aggressive in our doubles tomorrow morning against Southern Miss, which has been a strength so far this season," Davis added.
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 3,2,5,1,4,6)
1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) def. Leonie Schuknecht (LT) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
2: Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Anastasiia Salenko (LT) 6-3, 6-3
3: Ilana Tetruashvili (LT) def. Samantha Martinez (WKU) 6-0, 6-2
4: Alexia Romero (LT) def. Lauren Joch (WKU) 7-6 (6), 7-5
5: Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Madalena Amil (LT) 6-4, 6-2
6: Claudia Oracova (LT) def. Alexis Cramer (WKU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Doubles (Order of finish 2,1,3)
1: Schuknecht/Tetruashvili (LT) def. Friess/von Dungern (WKU) 6-2
2: Bernardos/Martinez (WKU) def. Oracova/Salenko (LT) 6-1
3: Romero/Unkovich (LT) def. Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) 6-2
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