SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The 19th-ranked IUP women's tennis team snapped Bucknell's five-match win streak with a 4-3 victory over the Bison Sunday afternoon.
It's the second win over a Division I opponent this spring for the Crimson Hawks, who improved to 4-2 on the year.
IUP had to rally after dropping the doubles point to open the match.
Karolin Kirchtag and
Katy Graydon had IUP's only doubles victory, winning 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.
The Hawks took four singles spots, with Kirchtag picking up another win 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2. Other singles winners included
Natasha Munday 7-5, 7-6 (1) at No. 3,
Lydia Vlachou 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 and
Laura Dunarova 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6. Munday's singles victory was her fifth of the spring as she remained undefeated in dual match play.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks are in Ohio next weekend for a pair of matches - Oberlin on Friday and Case Western on Saturday.
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