INDIANA, Pa. – The No. 19-ranked IUP women's tennis team (3-2, 1-0 PSAC) is back on the road this Sunday as the Crimson Hawks face Division I Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pa. It's currently scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time.
The Hawks head into their fourth weekend of the spring season and are looking to bounce back from a 5-2 loss to Division III stalwart Carnegie Mellon. The Hawks are currently 3-2 on the season and will face off against a 6-1 Bucknell squad.
ITA Rankings
National Singles: Karolin Kirchtag (No. 26),
Natasha Munday (No. 38)
National Doubles: Karolin Kirchtag /
Katy Graydon (No. 10),
Natasha Munday /
Joanna Stralka (No. 14)
Atlantic Region Singles: Karolin Kirchtag (No. 1),
Natasha Munday (No. 3),
Katy Graydon (No. 6),
Joanna Stralka (No. 11), Idioa Huerta (No. 16),
Lydia Vlachou (No. 17)
Atlantic Region Doubles: Karolin Kirchtag /
Katy Graydon (No. 1),
Natasha Munday /
Joanna Stralka (No. 2), Idioa Huerta /
Lydia Vlachou (No. 4)
IUP's Projected Lineup
Singles, 2021-22 overall and dual records
1. #26
Karolin Kirchtag, 14-4, 3-2
2. #38
Natasha Munday, 9-2, 4-0
3.
Joanna Stralka, 5-2, 5-1
4.
Katy Graydon, 7-5, 1-3
5.
Laura Dunarova, 5-3, 3-2
6.
Lydia Vlachou, 3-2, 2-2
Doubles, 2021-22 overall and dual records
1. Kirchtag/Stralka, 2-2, 2-2
2. Munday/Graydon, 2-2, 2-2
3. Dunarova/Vlachou, 1-1, 1-1
Notes
>> IUP and Bucknell have squared off three times since 2015. The Crimson Hawks won 8-1 at home in April 2015 with the Bison picking up wins in 2016 (6-1) and 2018 (5-2) in Hilton Head, S.C.
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Karolin Kirchtag is the No.1 ranked singles and doubles player in the Atlantic Region and is ranked #26 nationally with combined record of 26-9.
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Natasha Munday is the No. 38 ranked singles player in the country and remains undefeated in dual singles play with a 4-0 record.
>> IUP has six players ranked in the top-20 Atlantic Region singles rankings.
>> IUP is 16-7 in February matches since 2015.
>> The Hawks enter the weekend ranked No. 19 in the ITA Division II poll. It's the highest ranking in program history.
