Tabtip Louhabanjong (Krabi, Thailand/West Anchorage (AK)) rallied from a huge deficit to edge Ashland's Tori Goudy at No. 1 singles, giving IUP a 5-4 victory over the Eagles and earning her PSAC West Player of the Week honors.
Louhabanjong was down one set and 4-0 in the second before storming back for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Goudy, ranked No. 9 in the Midwest Region in singles. The victory was the sixth in a row for the Crimson Hawks (10-2) and ended an eight-match winning streak for Ashland, ranked No. 6 in the Midwest Region.
Louhabanjong also teamed with
Katie Eaton (Halesowen, United Kingdom/Haybridge), last week's PSAC West Player of the Week, to defeat Goudy and Paige Cooper at No. 1 doubles by a score of 8-5. Goudy and Cooper are ranked No. 6 in the region in doubles.
Also winning singles matches for IUP were
Emilia Osborne (Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom/Cedars ) at No. 3 and
Ranvita Mahto (Burlington, ON/Robert Bateman) at No. 4. Osborne and
Alex Ballard (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) posted a narrow 9-8 win at No. 3 doubles.
IUP is back in action Wednesday with a match at West Liberty.
Singles
No. 1 -
Tabtip Louhabanjong (Krabi, Thailand/West Anchorage (AK)) (IUP) d. Tori Goudy 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 - Erika Sullivan (A) d.
Katie Eaton (Halesowen, United Kingdom/Haybridge) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
No. 3 -
Emilia Osborne (Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom/Cedars ) (IUP) d. Paige Cooper 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
No. 4 -
Ranvita Mahto (Burlington, ON/Robert Bateman) (IUP) d. Corinne Pasley 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 - Kira Kotova (A) d.
Kelly McBryan (Grove City/Grove City) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Alex Ware (A) d.
Alex Ballard (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - Louhabanjong/Eaton (IUP) d. Goudy/Cooper 8-5
No. 2 - Pasley/Ware (A) d. Mahto/McBryan 8-5
No. 3 - Osborne/Ballard (IUP) d. Sullivan/Kotova 9-8 (7-1)