Women's Tennis | 9/27/2017 8:13:00 AM

    BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's tennis team scored a big road win in Mountain East Conference action here Tuesday afternoon, handing West Virginia Wesleyan a 5-4 setback on the Bobcats' home courts.
    The win kept Coach Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers (4-1, 3-0) unbeaten in league play and tied with Charleston at the top of the MEC standings while dropping Wesleyan (4-2, 3-1) into a third-place tie with Fairmont State.
    A strong performance in doubles keyed the victory for the Black and Gold as West Liberty swept all three doubles matches to grab an early 3-0 advantage.
    Maurine Oudart and Thais Mendez scored an 8-5 victory at No. 1 doubles while Laura Huwe and Alaina Pauley gritted out an 8-6 nod at No. 2 doubles. The No. 3 doubles tandem of Kate Pinchuk and Ana Berbel breezed to an 8-2 decision to put the Hilltoppers in command.
    The Bobcats battled back with four singles wins – including a pair of three-set verdicts – but West Liberty got straight-set triumphs from Mendez at No. 3 singles and Pinchuk at No. 5 singles to wrap up the match.
    The Hilltoppers will be back home on Saturday to host UVa-Wise in a noon match at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
  Irene Nunez (WVW) d. Maurine Oudart, 7-5 7-6 (4)
Rebekka Heigermoser (WVW) d. Laura Huwe, 6-2 6-1
Thais Mendez (WLU) d. Cecilia Oliver, 6-1 7-6 (4)
Julia Yanes (WVW) d. Ana Berbel, 7-5 4-6 6-1
Kate Pinchuk (WLU) d. Estel Fernandez, 6-3 6-1
Kasumi Hayashi (WVW) d. Alaina Pauley, 6-2 2-6 6-3 Oudart/Mendez (WLU) d. Nunez/Heigermoser, 8-5
Huwe/Pauley (WLU) d. Oliver/Yanes, 8-6
Pinchuk/Berbel (WLU) d. Fernandez/Mariona Junyer, 8-2