Lady Tops earn 7-0 win over Western Illinois
Published 6:27 am Monday, January 20, 2020
Western Kentucky’s women’s tennis team swept Western Illinois 7-0 on Sunday as the team did not surrender a set during the match in Indianapolis.
Following Saturday’s 4-3 win over Butler, the Lady Toppers have won consecutive matches for the first time since March 1-2, 2019, at Tennessee State and vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
WKU (2-0) received a doubles win with the Leathernecks not putting forth a No. 3 doubles pair, then the duo of No. 2 Laura Bernardos and Tristen Bryant-Otake earned a 6-0 victory to claim the doubles point and give the Lady Toppers a 1-0 advantage. No. 1 pair Lisa Friess and Cora-Lynn von Dungern were leading their match by a score of 5-2 when the doubles point was clinched.
In singles, von Dungern at the No. 1 spot (6-4, 7-5), Bernardos at the No. 3 matchup (6-1, 6-0) and Friess at the No. 4 position (6-0, 6-1) won for the second straight day. Meanwhile, No. 2 Bryant-Otake (6-0, 6-1) and No. 5 Zoe Wende (6-1, 6-0) earned their first wins of the 2020 season. At the No. 6 spot, Western Illinois (0-2) did not put forth a player against Lucia Diaz Saez.
WKU concludes competition in Indianapolis with a match at IUPUI on Monday. With a victory, the Lady Toppers would already match their team win output from 2019.