BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis lost to Jax State 4-1 on Friday at the Jax State Tennis Courts in Jacksonville, Alabama.
The Lady Toppers (8-11 overall, 0-2 CUSA) picked up a singles victory at the No. 4 position from Barbara Olvera in the defeat to the Gamecocks (12-5 overall, 1-1 CUSA), as well as a doubles victory from Ariadna Fernandez and Olvera at the No. 2 position.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Singles (Order of finish: 2,6,4,1)
- 1. Polia Ramenskaja (JSU) def. Isabelle Einess (WKU) 6-3, 6-3
- 2. Aneka Patel (JSU) def. Emily Schut (WKU) 6-4, 6-1
- 3. Virginia Madueño (WKU) vs. Irene Artigas (JSU) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished
- 4. Barbara Olvera (WKU) def. Isabella Sambola (JSU) 6-1, 6-2
- 5. Ariadna Fernandez (WKU) vs. Emma Montagner (JSU) 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
- 6. Sae Kaneko (JSU) def. Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
- 1. Aneka Patel/Polina Ramenskaja (JSU) def. Virginia Madueño/Emily Schut (WKU) 6-4
- 2. Ariadna Fernandez/Barbara Olvera (WKU) def. Emma Montagner/Alba Roche (JSU) 6-2
- 3. Irene Artigas/Sae Kaneko (JSU) def. Isabelle Einess/Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 6-3
NOTABLES
- WKU falls to 8-11 overall and 0-2 in Conference USA play with the loss.
- The series between WKU and Jax State is now tied 1-1.
- Barbara Olvera improved to 9-9 in singles play this season. Olvera's win on Friday was her second at the No. 4 position.
- Olvera and Ariadna Fernandez are now 1-0 together in doubles this season. The doubles win was the second of the season for Fernandez and the eighth for Olvera.
QUOTABLE
- "Tough match. JSU is a very good team. I liked how we competed in doubles today. Barbara had a great day with a win in doubles and singles." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis.
NEXT UP
- WKU will wrap up its road trip with a 1 p.m. CT match against UAB on Saturday, March 28, at the Hoover Met Tennis Center in Hoover, Alabama.
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