IUP won at each of the top four singles spots and took two of three doubles matches to post a 6-3 victory over Brevard and stay undefeated in three matches on its spring trip to Hilton Head, S.C.
In a tightly contested match, three of the singles matches went to a third set, with the Crimson Hawks winning two of them, and two other IUP victories involved close second sets.
Katie Eaton (Halesowen, United Kingdom/Haybridge) and
Ranvita Mahto (Burlington, ON/Robert Bateman) won their match when they took a 10-7 win in the third set.
Tabtip Louhabanjong (Krabi, Thailand/West Anchorage (AK)) and
Emilia Osborne (Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom/Cedars ) won their matches in straight sets, with Louhabanjong pushed to a tiebreaker in winning the second set 7-6 and Osborne finishing off her match with a 7-5 second set win.
Kelly McBryan (Grove City/Grove City) won the first set of her singles match and also went to a tiebreaker before losing at No. 5. Eaton and Louhabanjong were victorious at No. 1 doubles as were Osborne and
Alex Ballard (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) at No. 3.
The win improves IUP's dual match record to 8-2 with matches remaining against Ashland and Millersville the next two days. Ashland was pushed hard by Brevard in a 5-4 win earlier this week.
Singles
No. 1 -
Katie Eaton (Halesowen, United Kingdom/Haybridge) (IUP) d. Lindsay Shaeffer 6-2, 1-6, 10-7
No. 2 -
Tabtip Louhabanjong (Krabi, Thailand/West Anchorage (AK)) (IUP) d. Claire Dillman 6-3, 7-6
No. 3 -
Emilia Osborne (Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom/Cedars ) (IUP) d. Lindsay Hostetter 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 -
Ranvita Mahto (Burlington, ON/Robert Bateman) (IUP) d. Michelle Prata 6-2, 6-7, 10-7
No. 5 - Jennifer Nyman (B) d.
Kelly McBryan (Grove City/Grove City) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
No. 6 - Elise Labus (B) d.
Alex Ballard (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - Eaton/Louhabanjong (IUP) d. Dillman/Hostetter 8-2
No. 2 - Shaeffer/Nyman (B) d. Mahto/McBryan 8-3
No. 3 - Osborne/Ballard (IUP) d. Prata/Labus 8-3