Box Score NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. - Freshman Lydia Vlachou tallied the clinching point as the IUP women's tennis team defeated Division I Niagara 5-2 Tuesday evening. 

The Crimson Hawks improved to 8-3 overall and successfully rebounded from its Saturday loss at Charleston with their fourth road win of the year.

IUP grabbed a 1-0 lead in the match by taking the top two doubles spots. Idoia Huerta and Vlachou were victorious at No. 1 by a score of 7-6 while Karolin Kirchtag and Katy Graydon won at No. 2 by a score of 6-4. 

These victories extended both pairings win streaks to seven matches. 

Kirchtag earned IUP's first singles point with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 1. Laura Dunarova followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5 before Vlachou picked up her point with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 4. 

IUP's fifth point came from Graydon, who won her 10th straight match with a 7-6, 5-7, 10-7 victory at No. 3

Up next
IUP hosts Edinboro in its final PSAC West match of the regular season Wednesday at the Maple Street Courts.

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