STOW, Ohio – The Crimson Hawks dropped a 6-3 decision to No. 44 Wayne State Sunday afternoon at the LaTuchie Tennis Center.
Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) picked up two victories to lead the way for IUP, including an 8-6 win with
Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium) at first doubles over Wayne State's Dasha Kuznetsova and Khadija Da-Silva. Von Agris also picked up a win at second singles, defeating Kuznetsova 7-6 (6-2), 6-4.
RESULTS
The Crimson Hawks' other win came from
Mariana Valenzuela (Bogotá, Colombia/George Berkeley School) at six singles. She defeated Brianna Douglas in exciting, comeback fashion by a score of 3-6, 6-4, 14-12.
The match was the second one of the weekend for the Crimson Hawks against a top-50 opponent. They fell to No. 22 Grand Valley State 7-2 Saturday afternoon. GVSU and Wayne State represent two of the toughest opponents on IUP's schedule, ranked third and eighth, respectively, in the Midwest Region.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks head into their final week of the regular season with at least four matches on the slate. First up is California (Pa.) Tuesday on Senior Day.
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