AKRON, Ohio – The 35th-ranked IUP women's tennis team extended its winning streak to seven matches with an 8-1 victory over Wayne State in non-conference play at Towpath Tennis Center on Sunday.
With the win, the Crimson Hawks improve to 12-4 on the season. Meanwhile, the Warriors fall to 11-10 overall.
Wayne State took an early 1-0 lead in the match as Dasha Kuznetsova and Liz Ghellere defeated
Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium) and
Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) 8-3 at first doubles.
Raquel Gonzalez (San Sebastian, Spain/Colegio Sagrado Corazon) and
Rachel Wood (Nottingham, U.K./West Bridgrord) earned an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles while
Sophie Butland (Taunton, Somerset, U.K./Bishop Fox's Community School) and
Katya Minchenkova (Mytishchi, Russia/Secondary School No.12) teamed for an 8-2 win at third doubles.
In singles play, Petercakova defeated Kuznetsova 6-0, 7-6 (8) at first singles while von Agris took down Ghellere at second singles 6-1, 6-4. Gonzalez earned a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Julia Walz at No. 3 singles. Minchenkova recorded a 6-2, 6-3 win over Lauren Hughes at fourth singles. Wood (6-2, 6-3) and Butland (6-3, 6-2) rounded out the wins for IUP at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.
Up Next
The Crimson Hawks return to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play when they travel to Mercyhurst on Wednesday, April 5 with match time scheduled for 12 p.m.
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