OBERLIN, Oh. – The IUP women's tennis team opened their spring season with a victory match on Saturday, beating Oberlin College 8-1 at the John W. Heisman Field House.
 
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IUP improves to 2-0 on the year, as Oberlin, who is currently ranked 38^th in the nation in Division III, fall to 4-4.
 
Oberlin opened up the match with a 8-3 win at the No. 3 doubles spot, over Julia Newman (Tauranga, New Zealand/Tauranga Girls' College) and Maria Magraner Grau (Valencia, Spain/IES Jaume II el Just). IUP responded by taking the next two doubles win. Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium) and Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) won 8-2 at No. 1 spot and Nicole Beidacki (Porto Alegre, Brazil/Colegio Sao Judas Tadeu) and Katya Minchenkova (Mytishchi, Russia/Secondary School No.12) picked up a 8-4 win at No. 2.
 
The Crimson Hawks swept in singles competitions, winning all six of their respective matches. Wins include Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 at two, Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) 6-1, 6-1 at three, Katya Minchenkova (Mytishchi, Russia/Secondary School No.12) 6-1, 6-4 at four, Nicole Beidacki (Porto Alegre, Brazil/Colegio Sao Judas Tadeu) 6-2, 6-1 at one, Julia Newman (Tauranga, New Zealand/Tauranga Girls' College) 6-3, 6-0 at five and Mariana Valenzuela (Bogotá, Colombia/George Berkeley School) 6-1, 6-0 at six.
 
Up Next
The Crimson Hawks get ready to conclude their weekend, as they prepare to face off against Case Western Reserve on Sunday.
 
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