INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP women's tennis team will play in three home matches over the next five days, starting Saturday against non-conference foe West Virginia State. The Crimson Hawks also have conference matches against Mercyhurst Tuesday and Cal U Wednesday. 

IUP enters the weekend with an overall record of 4-2 and lead the PSAC West with a 3-0 divisional record. West Virginia State is 3-4 overall, Mercyhurst is 2-5 (1-1) and Cal U is 0-4 (0-2). 
 
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Last Time Out
>> The Crimson Hawks have won three straight matches, defeating Slippery Rock 4-3, Indiana University East 5-2 and Clarion 6-1. 
>> The win over Slippery Rock was IUP's biggest of the young season, as the teams entered the matchup ranked 2-3 in the latest ITA Atlantic Region rankings.
 
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.
>> Both West Virginia State and Mercyhurst join IUP in the latest regional rankings, coming in at Nos. 4 and 6, respectively. 
>> IUP has won its last 11 matches against West Virginia State dating back to the 2010-11 season. The Hawks have surrendered just three points over the last five meetings, winning those by a combined score of 38-3.
>> IUP is looking to break a two-match slide in its series with Mercyhurst, as the Lakers grabbed two wins in the month of April during the 2018-19 season. The Hawks have won each of their last three over Cal U by a combined score of 23-2. 
>> Freshman Katy Graydon is the reigning PSAC West Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week, which was announced Monday. Graydon went a combined 4-0 over the weekend, including a 6-2, 6-2 win over former PSAC singles champion Lacey Cohen of Slippery Rock.
>> Graydon leads the team with 9 combined wins, including a 5-1 record in singles play. She's played the last two matches at the No. 2 spot in the lineup, going 2-0.
>> Junior Idoia Huerta has won her last two matches after moving up to the No. 1 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana University East. 
>> Huerta and freshman Lydia Vlachou have settled into IUP's No. 1 doubles pairing, posting a 4-1 record at that spot over the team's last five matches.