Women's Tennis | 9/30/2017 8:52:00 PM
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's tennis team won its fifth straight match and remained unbeaten in Mountain East Conference action here Saturday with a 7-2 victory against UVa-Wise at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
Coach
Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers (5-1, 3-0) took control early by sweeping all three doubles matches before taking four of six singles matches from the Cavaliers (3-7, 2-4) to wrap things up.
Maurine Oudart and
Thais Mendez notched an 8-3 nod at No. 1 doubles for the Black and Gold with the No. 2 doubles tandem of
Laura Huwe and
Alaina Pauley breezing to an 8-2 win. Kate Pinchuk and
Ana Berbel didn't lose a game in posting an 8-0 whitewash at No. 3 doubles.
Huwe, Mendez, Berbel and Pinchuk all scored straight-set wins in singles play to put the final points on the board for the hosts.
The West Liberty women hit the MEC road on Wednesday for a 3:30 p.m. match at Fairmont State.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
West Liberty 7, UVa-Wise 2
Singles
Daria Tyschenko (UVW) d.
Maurine Oudart, 6-2 7-6 (4)
Laura Huwe (WLU) d. Aya Melhern, 6-2 6-4
Thais Mendez (WLU) d. Taylor Carter, 6-2 6-0
Ana Berbel (WLU) d. Mackenzie Lawson, 6-1 6-2
Kate Pinchuk (WLU) d. Serena Burgess, 6-0 6-1
Montana Hill (UVW) d.
Alaina Pauley, 1-6 6-3 (12-10)
Doubles
Oudart/Mendez (WLU) d. Tyschenko/Melhern, 8-3
Huwe/Pauley (WLU) d. Carter/Lawson, 8-2
Pinchuk/Berbel (WLU) d. Hill/Gabby Beville, 8-0
