BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis recorded a 7-0 sweep of the IUPUI Jaguars on Sunday to move 4-0 on the season, tying their best start in program history. This is only the third time the Lady Toppers have started 4-0, with the last two coming in 2009-10 and 2006-07.
"I give our team credit. We played well. We played focused. Everybody had a role in the win today. Extremely proud of the team." head coach Greg Davis said. "We have three very tough matches next week. It is going to be a very challenging weekend for us coming up."
WKU Tennis will play three matches in three days next weekend, starting on Friday, Feb. 11 when they host Northern Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 12, Samford will visit The Hill, with doubles matches starting at 1 p.m. Then, on Sunday, Feb. 13, the team will hit the road for a match up against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Home matches on Friday and Saturday will be played at the Michael O. Buchanan tennis facility.
WKU started off hot and never looked back, winning the doubles point. Sofia Blanco and Mariana Zegada were the first to finish on Court 2, winning in convincing fashion, 6-0, to give WKU the early edge. Laura Bernardos and Samantha Martinez then clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory. Only two doubles matches were played due to injury issues within the IUPUI program.
Going into singles play, the Lady Toppers had already claimed a 3-0 lead, winning by default due to more injuries at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots for IUPUI. Cora-Lynn von Dungern had the early 5-1 edge in the first set when her opponent then had to retire the match due to injury, clinching the victory for WKU. The final three matches were played out, all going in favor of the Lady Toppers, who never dropped a set throughout the match. Rachel Hermanova extended the lead, winning 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 3 spot. Alexis Cramer followed right behind her, recording a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No.4. Paola Cortez also won in straight sets at the No. 2 slot, 6-2, 6-3, giving WKU a 7-0 sweep.
"Again, our depth really helped us, and I was able to play eight players today. One of the things we really wanted to do in the early part of the year was get everyone in some matches. Get us some experience, so that would help us the longer we go throughout the season." head coach Greg Davis said. Everybody stepped up in both doubles and singles today. As a coach, and an IUPUI grad, you are always happy to beat your alma-mater."
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 6,5,1,3,4,2)
1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) def. Christina Stankovic (IUPUI) 5-1, retirement (injury)
2: Paola Cortez (WKU) def. Meghan Bernard (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-3
3: Rachel Hermanova (WKU) def. Samantha Hayward (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-3
4: Alexis Cramer (WKU) def. Marta Krakowski (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-2
5: Sofia Blanco (WKU) def. Diya Matta (IUPUI) by default (injury)
6: Samantha Martinez (WKU) def. No player (IUPUI) by default (injury)
Doubles (Order of finish 3,2,1)
1: Bernardos/Martinez (WKU) def. Bernard/Hayward (IUPUI) 6-2
2: Blanco/Zegada (WKU) vs. Stankovic/Krakowski (IUPUI) 6-0
3: Hermanova/Cramer (WKU) def. No player (IUPUI) by default
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