Lady Toppers Bounce Back; Beat IUPUI 6-1

Sunday, February 19

Indianapolis, Ind.

9 AM

Western Kentucky University

IUPUI

2/19/2023 12:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — WKU Tennis continued its 2023 season on Sunday beating IUPUI 6-1 in Indianapolis, Ind. The Lady Toppers improve to 7-4, while the Jaguars move to 2-6.

The Lady Toppers won the doubles point for the fifth time in six matches, winning the matches on court's two and three, 6-1 and 6-4, with the match on court one going to IUPUI.

In singles play, the Lady Toppers were able to secure the win early, winning on court's five, one and six, all in straight sets. Mariana Zegada only dropped three games on her way to a 6-1, 6-2 victory, improving to 7-3 on the season in singles. At the No. 1 spot, Paola Cortez earned her third singles win of the year, dropping just two games, 6-0, 6-2. Samantha Martinez was able to secure the match-clinching point, winning on court six, 6-1, 6-1, claiming her fourth singles win in six matches.

With the Lady Toppers up 4-0, the final three matches were played out. The Jaguars secured its first and only point of the day, winning at No. 2, but the Rachel Hermanova and Sofia Blanco each saw victory at No. 3 and No. 4 to win the fifth and sixth points for the Lady Toppers. Hermanova won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. The sophomore improves to, a team-high, 8-3 on the year and 27-8 in her career. She sits solely at the No. 6 spot on the program's all-time singles wins list. Blanco earned the final point for the Lady Toppers, winning a third set tiebreaker, 6-3, 4-6, 10-4.

"It was good to get some momentum back after Saturday's match," said head coach Greg Davis. "We were able to come out and win the doubles point as well as five first sets against a very competitive IUPUI team on their home courts."

WKU Tennis will continue play next weekend on the road against Northern Kentucky on Friday, Feb. 24 and on Saturday, Feb. 25 against Cincinnati.

Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 5,1,6,2,3,4)
1: Paola Cortez (WKU) def. Makenzie Myers (IUPUI) 6-0, 6-2
2: Meghan Bernard (IUPUI) def. Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-3, 6-3
3: Rachel Hermanova (WKU) def. Samantha Hayward (IUPUI) 6-4, 6-3
4: Sofia Blanco (WKU) def. Emma Dell (IUPUI) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
5: Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Grace Lampman (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-2
6: Samantha Martinez (WKU) def. Sarah Lounsbury (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1,3)
1: Bernard/Hayward (IUPUI) def. Cortez/Hernandez (WKU 6-3
2: Blanco/Hermanova (WKU) def. Dell/Lampman (IUPUI) 6-1
3: Martinez/Zegada (WKU) def. Myers/Lounsbury (IUPUI) 6-4

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