GAME DAY CENTRAL
No. 28 IUP Crimson Hawks (3-0, 0-0 PSAC)
at Denison Big Red (0-2, 0-0 NCAC)
Sunday, February 26, 2017 | 10 a.m.
Granville, Ohio | Mitchell Fieldhouse
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AT A GLANCE
The 28th-ranked IUP women's tennis team travels to Granville, Ohio in search of its fourth consecutive win to start the spring season when it squares off against Denison. The Crimson Hawks are coming off a 5-4 victory at Carnegie Mellon last Saturday, and carry a 3-0 overall record on the year. Denison is ranked No. 22 in the latest Division III ITA Rankings. The Big Red are 0-2 this season and are coming off an 8-1 loss to 10th-ranked Chicago last weekend.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
*The Crimson Hawks are playing Denison for the fifth time in the last six seasons. IUP holds a 3-1 record in the previous four meetings, including two straight wins in 2014 and 2016.
*IUP is looking for its second straight 4-0 start; The Crimson Hawks started 13-0 in 2015-16.
*For the first time, IUP opens the spring as the highest ranked Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) team in the ITA Division II Rankings, reaching a program-best No. 28; Mercyhurst is ranked No. 45
*The Crimson Hawks also rank first in the Atlantic Region for the first time.
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Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) is looking to become the first IUP player to reach 10 singles victories this season; She's 9-5 this year, including 7-3 in her last 10 and 2-1 in dual matches.
*von Agris also leads the team in combined victories this season, owning a 20-8 overall record (11-3 in doubles)
IUP IN THE RANKINGS
Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium)
Singles – tied for 50th in Division II; third in Atlantic | Doubles – 15th in Division II; first in Atlantic
Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium)
Singles – fifth in Atlantic | Doubles – 15th in Division II; first in Atlantic
Raquel Gonzalez (San Sebastian, Spain/Colegio Sagrado Corazon)
Singles – 11th in Atlantic | Doubles – eighth in Atlantic
Katya Minchenkova (Mytishchi, Russia/Secondary School No.12)
Singles – 14th in Atlantic | Doubles – eighth in Atlantic
