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EL PASO, Texas – WKU Women's Tennis defeated Conference USA foe UTEP 4-1 on Wednesday at the El Paso Tennis Club.
It was the fourth win in a row for the Lady Toppers, who improved to 13-6 overall, 3-1 on the road and 2-1 against CUSA opponents this season with the victory over the Miners (6-5 overall, 0-2 CUSA).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Singles (Order of finish: 2,6,4,5)
- 1. Carlotta Mencaglia (UTEP) vs. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 7-6 (7-3), 3-3, unfinished
- 2. Sofia Blanco (WKU) def. Candice Bernier (UTEP) 3-1, retired
- 3. Hanna Telzynska (UTEP) vs. Mia Miranda (WKU) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
- 4. Paloma Hennicaux (UTEP) def. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) 6-1, 6-1
- 5. Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Valeria Carreno (UTEP) 6-2, 6-4
- 6. Emily Schut (WKU) def. DeCora Antoine (UTEP) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,1)
- 1. Mia Miranda/Emily Schut (WKU) def. Carlotta Mencaglia/Hanna Telzynska (UTEP) 6-0
- 2. Candice Bernier/Valeria Carreno (UTEP) vs. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 2-5, unfinished
- 3. Sunskrithi Damera/Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Paloma Hennicaux/DeCora Antoine (UTEP) 6-1
NOTABLES
- WKU is now 13-6 overall, 3-1 on the road and 2-1 against Conference USA teams. The Lady Toppers have CUSA wins over Jax State and UTEP.
- The win was the fourth straight for the Lady Toppers. It is WKU's longest winning streak of the season.
- WKU's 13 wins are tied for the ninth-most in a single season in program history. The Lady Toppers are one win from tying the 2024 win total of 14, which was tied for the fourth-most wins in a single season in program history.
- Senior Sofia Blanco now has 102 combined singles and doubles wins, which is a program record.
- Senior Mariana Zegada now has 72 combined singles and doubles wins, which moves her into third place all-time behind teammates Rachel Hermanova (87) and Blanco (102).
- WKU has won the doubles point in 14 of its 19 matches. The Lady Toppers are 11-3 when winning the doubles point.
- Mia Miranda and Emily Schut are 12-4 in doubles play together this season, including an 8-3 record at the No. 1 position.
- Zegada and Sunskrithi Damera are 6-2 together in doubles this season, all from the No. 3 position.
- Zegada now has 39 career doubles wins, which is third-most in program history behind Blanco's 49 and the 56 by Samantha Martinez from 2020-24.
- Blanco is 13-4 in singles this season, with a 12-4 record at the No. 2 position. Her 53 career singles wins are second-most in program history behind Hermanova's 60.
- Zegada improved to 10-5 in singles this season with her win on Wednesday. She now has 33 career singles wins, which puts her in sole possession of fifth place on the program's career singles wins list. She is three from being tied for fourth all-time.
- Schut has won her last four matches and is now 13-2 in singles this season, with an 8-1 record at the No. 6 position and a 5-1 record at the No. 5 position.
- The 13 singles wins from Blanco and Schut are tied for 12th-most in a single season in program history.
- Head Coach Greg Davis is 335-188 all-time as a college head coach, which includes 76 wins with the Lady Toppers. Davis is now in sole possession of third place on the program's coaching wins list. Davis entered the season ranked 29th in total wins and 36th in winning percentage among active Division I women's tennis head coaches with at least five years as a Division I head coach.
QUOTABLE
- "Big win on the road. Very tough conditions. I'm very proud of the team and effort today." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis, on the win at UTEP on Wednesday.
NEXT UP
- The Lady Toppers are scheduled to return home for their next two matches. WKU is set to face St. Thomas on Thursday, March 27, and UAB on Saturday, March 29. Both matches are scheduled for 1 p.m. CT starts at Kereiakes Park.
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