Western Kentucky dropped a 4-0 decision to Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championships on Thursday in Lynchburg, Virginia. (WKU ATHLETICS)

Western Kentucky lost to Louisiana Tech 4-0 on Thursday in the Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship quarterfinals at the Liberty Tennis Complex in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The Lady Toppers finish the season with a 15-10 overall record. The 15 wins are tied for the third-most in a single season in program history.

WKU has won 62 matches over the past four seasons, which marks the most wins over a four-year stretch in program history.

Thursday’s match marked the second consecutive year the Lady Toppers have played in the CUSA Women’s Tennis Championship quarterfinals. Prior to the 2024 season, the program hadn’t played in the quarterfinal round since 2018.

In addition to the four-year team win total, WKU’s senior class is the winningest the program has had. Sofia Blanco, Rachel Hermanova and Mariana Zegada – the three four-year seniors on the 2025 roster – rank first, second and third in combined career singles and doubles wins, respectively. Blanco finishes her WKU career with 108 combined career singles and doubles wins, which is a program record. Hermanova finishes her WKU career with 92 combined career singles and doubles wins, which is second-most in program history. Zegada finishes her WKU career with 75 combined career singles and doubles wins, which is third-most in program history.

The three four-year WKU players also all finished in the top 10 in program history in career doubles wins. Blanco finishes her career with 52 career doubles wins, which ranks second in program history behind only Samantha Martinez, who had 56 career doubles wins from 2020-24. Zegada finishes third in program history with 41 career doubles wins, while Hermanova finishes eighth in program history with 30 career doubles wins.

Graduate student Sunskrithi Damera, who transferred to WKU for her final three seasons, finishes her WKU career with 41 combined career singles and doubles wins.

Blanco, Damera, Hermanova and Zegada all finish their WKU careers in the program’s top 10 in career singles wins. Hermanova holds the record with 62 career singles wins, while Blanco finishes second with 56, Zegada finishes fifth with 34 and Damera finishes tied for eighth with 31.

“Really proud of the team. We fought until the end,” WKU coach Greg Davis said in a news release. “Louisiana Tech was 5-0 (against CUSA teams) in the regular season and today we found out why. I’m very appreciative of all that Sunny, Mariana, Rachel and Sofia did for the program. A new school record for wins with 62 in four years. They accomplished a tremendous amount at WKU during their careers.”

The Lady Toppers close the 2025 season with a program record five CUSA weekly awards this season, including a record three CUSA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week awards. Emily Schut and Mia Miranda were named the CUSA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week on Jan. 29, Blanco and Hermanova were named the CUSA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week on March 5, Blanco was named the CUSA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week on March 5 and April 9 and Hermanova was named the CUSA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week on April 15. WKU had claimed five CUSA awards total under Davis prior to the 2025 season, and never received more than two in a single season before this spring.

The doubles team of Blanco and Hermanova became the first doubles team in program history to be ranked in a spring ITA Division I Women’s Tennis Doubles ranking. The two were ranked No. 85 nationally in the Feb. 20 rankings.

WKU won the doubles point in 16 of its 25 matches this season. The Lady Toppers were 13-3 when winning the doubles point.

Blanco, Hermanova and Schut all finished the season with 14 doubles wins, which is tied for eighth-most in a single season in program history.

Hermanova finishes the season with a 13-7 record in singles, all from the No. 1 position.

Blanco finishes the season with a 16-7 record in singles play, including a 15-7 record from the No. 2 position. The 16 singles wins are fifth-most in a single season in program history.

Zegada finishes the season with an 11-5 record in singles play, with matches at the No. 3, 4 and 5 positions. She posted a 7-0 record from the No. 5 singles position.

Mia Miranda went 10-7 in singles play during her first season with the program. She also claimed 12 doubles wins.

Damera posted an 11-8 record in singles during the season.

Emily Schut went 15-4 during her first season as a Lady Topper. The 15 wins are tied for sixth-most in a single season in program history.

Elizabeth Sobieski recorded a 4-6 record in singles play during her first season with the program.

WKU will head into the offseason after finishing the 2025 season with a 15-10 overall record. The Lady Toppers have already signed two players for the 2025-26 roster – Virginia Madueño Pita and Barbara Olvera.

Singles (Order of finish: 4,2,6)

1. Ana Rodrigues (TECH) vs. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 6-1, 6-6 (6-6), unfinished

2. Zoie Epps (TECH) def. Sofia Blanco (WKU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1

3. Mari Tsironi (TECH) vs. Mariana Zegada (WKU) 2-6, 6-4, 1-1, unfinished

4. Mio Kozaki (TECH) def. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) 6-1, 6-2

5. Nina Skoric (TECH) vs. Emily Schut (WKU) 0-6, 6-2, 3-4, unfinished

6. June Vigneron (TECH) def. Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0

Doubles (Order of finish: 3,1)

1. Ana Rodrigues/Zoie Epps (TECH) def. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 6-2

2. Alice Brook/Mari Tsironi (TECH) vs. Emily Schut/Mariana Zegada (WKU) 4-4, unfinished

3. Mio Kozaki/Nina Skoric (TECH) def. Sunskrithi Damera/Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 6-2