UPDATE: On Tuesday, the program announced the addition of a fourth match this week - home vs. Salem on Sunday, April 18. 
 

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INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP women's tennis team is scheduled to play three matches this week, including two on the road and a weekend home contest.

The Crimson Hawks head to New York to face Division I Niagara Tuesday, travel to Edinboro for their final division match Wednesday, and host Bluefield State in a regional match Saturday.

IUP enters the week with a 7-3 overall record, including 5-0 in the PSAC West. Niagara is 3-4, Edinboro is 2-8 (1-4), and Bluefield State is 5-7.

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Last Time Out
>> The Crimson Hawks were edged in a battle of the top two teams in the Atlantic Region, falling on the road to Charleston 4-3. 
>> At No. 1 doubles, Idoia Huerta and Lydia Vlachou defeated the 22nd-ranked pairing in Division II by a score of 6-4. 

Notes
>> IUP is currently ranked at the No. 2 spot in the ITA Atlantic Region and receiving votes in the ITA Division II top 25 poll.
>> Bluefield State is ranked No. 8 in those same regional rankings, which were released on March 23. 
>> IUP and Niagara were originally scheduled to match up March 6, but COVID-19 cases inside the Purple Eagles program forced a postponement. 
>> These two teams last played February 2012, with the Crimson Hawks winning 5-2.
>> In the Hawks' last 10 meetings with Edinboro, they've outscored the Fighting Scots 81-2. 
>> A win Wednesday at the Boro would give IUP a perfect 6-0 divisional record and outright regular season title.
>> Freshman Katy Graydon improved her personal win streaks to nine in singles play and six in doubles after going 6-0 last week. 
>> Graydon leads the team with 17 combined wins, including a 9-1 record in singles play.
>> Junior Idoia Huerta and freshman Lydia Vlachou are tied for second on the team with 14-6 combined records.