INDIANA, Pa. - The top seed IUP women's tennis team (15-7, 6-0 PSAC West) heads into conference championship weekend as they'll play West Chester (9-9, 6-1 PSAC East) in the semifinals at Bloomsburg University on Friday. Match time is set for 2 p.m. 

The Crimson Hawks earned a bye in the quarterfinal round as the No. 1 seed in the PSAC West. West Chester, the No. 2 seed from the PSAC East, advanced with a 4-0 victory over Bloomsburg in the quarters. 

ITA Rankings
National Singles: Karolin Kirchtag (No. 69)
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)

The IUP lineup
Singles (Flight, Name, Ovr .Rec./Flight Rec.)
1. Karolin Kirchtag, 29-5/11-2
2. Joanna Stralka, 14-10/9-2
3. Natasha Munday, 21-6/14-3
4. Katy Graydon, 18-11/12-8
5. Lydia Vlachou, 15-6/12-3
6. Laura Dunarova, 16-8/11-4

Doubles (Flight, Pairing, Ovr. Rec./Flight Rec.)
1. Munday/Stralka, 19-10/9-6
2. Kirchtag/Graydon, 21-8/10-4
3. Dunarova/Vlachou, 11-7/11-7

Notes
>> IUP is making the program's 16th all-time PSAC tournament appearance, including its 11th straight dating back to 2011. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 PSAC Championships were canceled.
>> The Hawks are seeking their second straight and fourth conference title since 2017. IUP made eight straight appearances in the championship match, finishing as runners-up each year from 2011-16 before winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018.
>> IUP is 7-1 against Bloomsburg since 2012, including 4-0 in the PSAC tournament. These teams last met in the postseason in 2018 when IUP defeated the Golden Rams 5-0 in the semifinals.
>> IUP enters the postseason with four singles players on win streaks, including Karolin Kirchtag and Lydia Vlachou with 10 straight wins, Laura Dunarova at 9 straight, and Katy Graydon at 7 straight. The Hawks' top doubles pair of Natasha Munday and Joanna Stralka have won 7 straight.
>> Kirchtag leads all IUP players with a program record 29 singles victories. She also has 23 doubles wins for a team-best 52 combined victories this year. 
>> The Hawks are currently No. 1 in the NCAA Atlantic Region rankings, released Wednesday. IUP is 11-4 against Division II competition and 11-0 against Atlantic Region opponents. 

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