Lady Toppers Sweep Third Straight Against Northern Alabama

Tuesday, March 21

Florence, Ala.

2 PM

Western Kentucky University

Northern Alabama

3/21/2023 6:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis continued its 2023 season on Tuesday afternoon, sweeping its third straight match with a 4-0 win at Northern Alabama. The Lady Toppers improve to 13-7 on the year, while the Lions fall to 6-10.

The Lady Toppers won their third straight doubles point winning at No. 1 and No. 3 while dropping the match on court two. The No. 1 duo of Paola Cortez and Sayda Hernandez won their second straight match and fourth of the season getting the 6-2 decision. After falling at No. 2, the No. 3 pair of Sofia Blanco and Rachel Hermanova earned the doubles point for WKU winning, 6-3 to take the early lead.

Going into singles play with the 1-0 lead, the Lady Toppers showcased their depth, winning at the back three spots, all in straight sets, to win the match, 4-0.

At No. 6, Mariana Zegada struck first, winning 6-2, 6-0. She claims her third win in a row and gets to double-digit singles wins, improving to 10-6 on the season. Sunskrithi Damera pushed the lead to 3-0 after winning on court five without dropping a game, 6-0, 6-0, to also win her third in a row and improve to 9-7 on the year. At the No. 4 position, Sofia Blanco clinched the match for the Lady Toppers, earning a 7-6, 6-1 victory and complete the sweep of the Northern Alabama Lions.

The final three matches were stopped after the conclusion of the court four match.

"We played well against a very good Northern Alabama team," said head coach Greg Davis. "We played very good doubles today as well as at No. 5 and No. 6 in singles play."

The Lady Toppers will return home next week on Wednesday, March 29 when they host Alabama A&M at 1 p.m. CT. The Location of the match will be dependent on weather.

Final Results
Singles (Order of finish: 6,5,4)
1. Juliette Talieu (UNA) vs. Paola Cortez (WKU) 3-6, 3-4, unfinished
2. Martina Paladini (UNA) vs. Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
3. Kalais Going (UNA) vs. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 6-4, 1-6, unfinished
4. Sofia Blanco (WKU) def. Valeria San Miguel (UNA) 7-6, 6-1
5. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) def. Ana Josic (UNA) 6-0, 6-0
6. Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Nicole Reilly (UNA) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles (Order of finish 1,2,3)
1. Cortez/Hernandez (WKU) def. Talieu/Josic (UNA) 6-2
2. San Miguel/Going (UNA) def. Martinez/Zegada (WKU) 6-3
3. Blanco/Hermanova (WKU) def. Paladini/Reilly (UNA) 6-3

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