In its final home match of the regular season, Western Kentucky’s women’s tennis team fell 4-1 to East Tennessee State on Thursday at the WKU Tennis Complex.

The Lady Toppers finished the regular season with an 11-5 overall record, which is the best winning percentage at WKU since the 2000-01 campaign.

ETSU came out strong in doubles to take an early 1-0 lead. WKU’s Natalia De Ugarte and Cindy Oest faced Alory Pereira and Yu Chi Ma on court two and lost, 6-3. To claim the doubles point, the Bucs’ No. 1 duo knocked off Andreanna Christopoulou and Lisa Friess, 6-3.

After capturing the point in doubles, ETSU won two straight singles matches before WKU junior Violetta Shatalova picked up her ninth straight win of the season by defeating Jayde Viccars 6-1, 6-2 on court six. The Bucs responded, though, by winning on court five to claim the 4-1 victory.

Seniors Andreanna Christopoulou and Elpida Malamou were recognized before singles action to celebrate Senior Day. The Greek tandem racked up 66 wins combined during their time on The Hill.

WKU will return to action on April 20 to play in the C-USA Championship, hosted by North Texas in Denton, Texas. Seedings and times for the tournament will be announced on Monday.