BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis continued its 2022 season Wednesday afternoon with a win against the Alabama State Hornets in Montgomery. The Lady Toppers improved to 11-6 on the season while Alabama State moved to 7-6.
After dropping the doubles point on Monday, WKU got back in rhythm on Wednesday, taking the early 1-0 lead.
The No. 3 duo of Sofia Blanco and Samantha Martinez swept their match on Court 3, while the No. 2 pair of Laura Bernardos and Mariana Zegada clinched the first point by a score of 6-1. The match on Court 1 went unfinished.
Into singles play, the Lady Toppers were able the end it shortly, winning three consecutive matches to in straight sets to win the match.
At No. 2, Laura Bernardos finished first. She won 6-0, 6-1 only dropping one game in two sets. She gets her 10th win of the season, and becomes the second Lady Topper to reach double-digit wins this season. Samantha Martinez finished soon after at the No. 6 spot, getting her second singles win of the year, 6-2, 6-4. The last match to finish was on Court 3. Paola Cortez secured the victory for WKU, winning 6-3, 6-2. Cortez improves to 9-6 in singles on the campaign.
With the match already decided, the final three matches went unfinished.
"II thought we played very decisive in doubles, which was good to see." head coach Greg Davis said. "In singles, we played very well in many of our first sets, which put a tremendous amount of pressure on Alabama State."
The Lady Toppers finish their three match road trip tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, March 17 for a matchup at Alabama A&M in Huntsville. The match will begin at 1 p.m.
Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 2,6,3)
1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) vs. Sahra Bouchaala (ALST) 7-6 (0), 1-1, unfinished
2: Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Anja Hribljan (ALST) 6-0, 6-1
3: Paola Cortez (WKU) def. Lizaveta Demchenko (ALST) 6-3, 6-1
4: Rachel Hermanova (WKU) vs. Francesca Duca (ALST) 7-6 (4). 5-0, unfinished
5: Alexis Cramer (WKU) vs. Timothee Legaud (ALST) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
6: Samantha Martinez (WKU) def. Ana Tarbujaru (ALST) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles (Order of finish 3,2)
1: Cortez/von Dungern (WKU) vs. Tarbujaru/Demchenko (ALST) 4-3, unfinished
2: Bernardos/Zegada (WKU) def. Velec/Bouchaala (ALST) 6-1
3: Blanco/Martinez (WKU) def. Hribljan/Legaud (ALST) 6-0
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