INDIANA, Pa. – IUP's Tanya Timko (Cannonsburg, PA/Chartiers-Houston) broke the program records for career singles and combined victories as the Crimson Hawks cruised past Charleston 9-0 in Atlantic Region women's tennis action on Monday at the Maple Street Courts.
 
Timko first broke the combined wins record as she teamed with Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium) for an 8-4 No. 1 doubles victory over Toni Katipa and Kelsey Hensley. That gave her 176 combined singles and doubles wins in her career.
 
She then put her name atop the singles victory list with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Katipa at the top spot, her 82nd career singles victory.
 
The senior passed two former teammates for the records – Emilia Osborne (combined) and Katie Eaton (singles). It comes on the same day that Timko was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Athlete of the Week for going a combined 4-2, including 3-0 in singles play, in three matches last week.
 
Timko improved to 17-8 in singles play and 16-7 on the doubles side this season – a combined 33-15 this year alone.
 
Also picking up wins in doubles play on Monday were Luise Von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) and Rachel Wood (Nottingham, U.K./West Bridgrord) with a 9-7 victory and two and Alanna McFail (Fort Washington, Md. /St. John's College ) and Abby McCormick (Bethel Park, Pa. /Bethel Park) with an 8-2 win at three.
 
In singles play, Petercakova earned a 6-3, 6-2 win at the second spot. Raquel Gonzalez (San Sebastian, Spain/Colegio Sagrado Corazon) won 7-6 (4), 6-4 at three, Von Agris won 6-3, 6-1 at four, Wood won after her opponent retired in the first set, and McCormick won 6-2, 6-3 at six.
 
The Crimson Hawks improved to 11-4 with the win, and are set to play in their biggest match of the season on Tuesday when they face 12th-ranked California (Pa.).
 
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