MATCH DAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (5-5, 1-0 PSAC West)
at Clarion Golden Eagles (1-5, 0-1 PSAC West)
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 | 4 p.m.
Clarion, Pa.
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AT A GLANCE
IUP women's tennis (5-5, 1-0 PSAC West) gets back to divisional play with a road match at Clarion (1-5, 0-1 PSAC West) Tuesday afternoon. Match time is 4 p.m. After a rough spring break trip, the Crimson Hawks have won two straight, including a 7-0 win over Seton Hill in the PSAC West opener. The Golden Eagles enter with two consecutive defeats, including a 7-0 loss to Seton Hill last week.
NOTES
>> Junior
Katya Minchenkova was named PSAC West Athlete of the Week after going a combined 4-0 with wins at No. 1 singles and doubles in her last two matches. It was her first career PSAC weekly honor.
>> She's one of four IUP players with singles win streaks of at least two, including
Julia Newman (4),
Laura Dunarova (3), Minchenkova and
Maria Magraner (2).
>> Dunarova and Magraner have the best singles records this spring at 5-3 (.625). Dunarova has played all of her matches at the No. 3 spot with Magraner splitting time between Nos. 4, 5 and 6.
>> Newman and
Mariana Valenzuela have been the most successful doubles pairing so far this spring with a 7-2 record at the No. 2 spot. They have a 3-match win streak.
>> This marks just the third match of the spring between two PSAC West teams. IUP is 1-0 in divisional play, Seton Hill is 1-1 and Clarion is 0-1.
>> Just three divisional teams have an overall record at .500 or above - IUP (5-5), Slippery Rock (8-4), Mercyhurst (6-4).