MURRAY, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis lost to Murray State 4-1 on Sunday at the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts in Murray, Kentucky.
Emily Schut picked up a singles win at the No. 2 position for the Lady Toppers (8-10) in the loss to the Racers (4-8).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Singles (Order of finish: 4,6,2,3)
- 1. Valeria Chaikovskaia (MSU) vs. Isabelle Einess (WKU) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
- 2. Emily Schut (WKU) def. Yuna Kadowaki (MSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
- 3. Yu Kikawa (MSU) def. Virginia Madueño (WKU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
- 4. Sofia Issakova (MSU) def. Barbara Olvera (WKU) 6-4, 6-2
- 5. Bruna Melato (MSU) vs. Ariadna Fernandez (WKU) 4-6, 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
- 6. Rebecca Widan (MSU) def. Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,1)
- 1. Barbora Hermanova/Bruna Melato (MSU) def. Isabelle Einess/Emily Schut (WKU) 6-4
- 2. Valeria Chaikovskaia/Sofia Issakova (MSU) vs. Virginia Madueño/Barbara Olvera (WKU) 3-4, unfinished
- 3. Arden Dethridge/Yu Kikawa (MSU) def. Ariadna Fernandez/Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 6-0
NOTABLES
- WKU falls to 8-10 this season with the loss to Murray State.
- The Lady Toppers are now 5-21 all-time against Murray State.
- Emily Schut improved to 8-8 in singles play this spring with her win.
- Schut's win over Murray State was the first of her Lady Topper career at the No. 2 position.
- Schut now has 23 singles wins in her WKU career, which ranks 15th in program history.
QUOTABLE
- "To come out and take four of the first sets in singles – we got ourselves right back in it, but unfortunately we couldn't sustain. Didn't play real well in doubles and they had something to do with that, so give Murray State credit, but the big thing for us going forward is playing better in doubles. We've been very successful after we've won the doubles point this season. We've got about four days to focus on that before we head down and play two very tough teams on the road in Jacksonville State and UAB."
NEXT UP
- The Lady Toppers will return to Alabama to continue the current road stretch. WKU is scheduled to face Jax State at 1 p.m. CT on Friday, March 27, before playing UAB at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28.
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