WKU Upsets Undefeated SIU Edwardsville 4-1

Saturday, March 5

Bowling Green, KY

1 PM

Western Kentucky University

SIU Edwardsville

Photo by: Wyatt Richardson/WKU Athletics

3/5/2022 5:28:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis continued its 2022 season Saturday afternoon with a 4-1 win against the undefeated SIU Edwardsville Cougars.

The Lady Toppers won the doubles point for the fifth consecutive match. The No. 3 duo of Sofia Blanco and Samantha Martinez finished their match first, winning 6-1 to give the Tops the early edge. The pair is undefeated on the season winning five consecutive doubles matches.

The Cougars responded, winning at No. 2, winning 6-3. The final doubles match went in favor of WKU, with the No.1 team of Cora-Lynn von Dungern and Paola Cortez winning a 7-6 (6) tiebreaker to give the Lady Toppers the 1-0 lead.

The success continued for the Tops in singles play. At No. 5, Taylor Shaw took care of business, taking her match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Paola Cortez followed that up with a victory of her own, winning 6-1, 6-2 to give WKU a commanding 3-0 lead. She improves to 6-5 in singles on the year.

SIU Edwardsville answered, winning in straight sets at No. 6, giving them its first point of the match. In the end, it was Rachel Hermanova winning 6-4, 6-4 to secure the victory for the Lady Toppers at No. 4. She improves to, a team-best, 11-2 on the season. The final two matches were not played out, making the final score, 4-1.

"I thought the team played well. SIU Edwardsville was ranked 75 in the country in the previous poll last week and came in 9-0 on the season." head coach Greg Davis said. "I'm very proud of the team for responding after a very tough match on Friday."

The Lady Toppers continue the spring campaign tomorrow in Bowling Green, with a matchup against Belmont on Sunday, March 6. The match will begin at 1 p.m. and will be played indoors at the Michael O. Buchanon tennis facility.

Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 5,3,6,4)
1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) vs. Jordan Schifano (SIUE) 7-6 (6), 1-2, unfinished
2: Laura Bernardos (WKU) vs. Jill Lambrechts (SIUE) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
3: Paola Cortez (WKU) def. Vanessa Reinicke (SIUE) 6-1, 6-2
4: Rachel Hermanova (WKU) def. Fabiola Perez (SIUE) 6-4, 6-4
5: Taylor Shaw (WKU) def. Amber Hochstatter (SIUE) 6-1, 6-1
6: Nicole Gomez (SIUE) def. Alexis Cramer (WKU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles (Order of finish 3,2,1)
1: Cortez/von Dungern (WKU) def. Thibault/Lambrechts (SIUE) 7-6 (4)
2: Schifano/Reinicke (SIUE) def. Bernardos/Zegada (WKU) 6-3
3: Blanco/Martinez (WKU) def. Vizcardo/Sporing (SIUE) 6-1