MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The IUP women's tennis team continued its late season dominance with a 7-0 victory over West Virginia State Friday afternoon.
The two teams represent the top two-ranked teams in this week's NCAA Atlantic Region rankings - IUP at No. 1 and West Virginia State at No. 2.
It was the ninth straight victory for the Crimson Hawks, who also improved to 9-0 against Atlantic teams and 2-0 against regionally-ranked squads. IUP has outscored opponents 57-6 during its streak.
Four Hawks extended long singles win streaks on Friday, with No. 69
Karolin Kirchtag and
Lydia Vlachou each winning their ninth straight with victories at the Nos. 1 and 5 spots, respectively.
Laura Dunarova won her eighth straight with a win at No. 6 and
Katy Graydon picked up her sixth win in a row at the No. 4 spot.
Also picking up singles wins were
Joanna Stralka at No. 2 and
Natasha Munday at No. 3.
Another streak was extended in doubles play, as the Hawks' top team of Munday and Stralka won their sixth in a row. Dunarova and Vlachou also won at the No. 3 spot to give IUP the doubles point.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks close out their regular season on Saturday in Ohio against Denison.
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