Women's Tennis | 9/18/2013 10:13:00 AM

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The unbeaten West Liberty University women's tennis team notched its biggest win of the young season on Tuesday, powering past Slippery Rock (Pa.) by a 6-3 count in an NCAA Atlantic Region showdown at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
    The two perennial Atlantic Region powers each came into the season after earning NCAA Tournament berths last year but Coach Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers (4-0) jumped on The Rock from the very first match and never looked back.
    West Liberty won two of the three doubles matches to take a 2-1 lead into singles action and won four of the six singles matches – three in straight sets – to close out the impressive triumph.
    Raissa Wischi, Emily Dawson, Andrea Puga and Alex Barr all claimed singles victories for the hosts. Wischi teamed up with Lauren Howard for the win at No. 1 doubles with Barr and Raquel Cabero prevailing at No. 2 doubles.
    The Hilltoppers return to MEC action on Friday with a 4 p.m. match at Fairmont State.
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS
West Liberty 6, Slippery Rock 3
Singles
Nikolina Grbac (SRU) d. Lauren Howard, 4-6 7-6 (6) 10-8
Raissa Wischi (WLU) d. Sarah Joumond, 6-0 6-2
Lauren Coggins (SRU) d. Raquel Cabero, 6-2 6-4
Emily Dawson (WLU) d. Stephanie Fortier, 7-5 6-2
Andrea Puga (WLU) d. Kylee Woodman, 6-4 4-6 10-6
Alex Barr (WLU) d. Courtney Gallagher, 6-1 6-2
Doubles
Howard/Wischi (WLU) d. Grbac/Joumond, 8-3
Cabero/Barr (WLU) d. Coggins/Fortier, 9-7
Gallagher/Woodman (SRU) d. Dawson/Puga, 8-6