WILMINGTON, Del. – Mariana Valenzuela won a pair of matches but the IUP women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Goldey-Beacom Friday indoors at Delcastle Tennis Center.
 
Valenzuela posted IUP's lone singles win with a 0-6, 7-5, 10-6 (10-7) victory at the No. 4 spot over Alma Garcia Valle. She also paired with Julia Newman for a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles.
 
The Crimson Hawks, who fell to 6-9 on the season, were playing shorthanded without Laura Dunarova against the No. 7 team from the East Region. Normally the No. 3 singles player, without Dunarova in the lineup the Nos. 4-6 players all moved up in the order.
 
This includes Valenzuela, who has played in 10 matches as IUP's No. 5 singles player.
 
Goldey-Beacom also features the seventh-ranked doubles team in Division II, with Katya Minchenkova and Thais Andreotti falling to the Lightning's Lotte Lesscher y Post and Catarina Zheng at No. 1.
 
Up next
Originally scheduled to play against Concordia (NY), the Crimson Hawks had a late schedule change and will now face Wilmington. Match time is 10:30 a.m. IUP will also play West Chester Sunday at 11 a.m.
 
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