Women's Tennis | 2/24/2019 11:22:00 AM

    WHEELING, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's tennis team opened the spring season in dominant fashion here Saturday, rolling to a 7-0 shutout of Clarion (Pa.) on the indoor courts in Wheeling.
    Coach Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers didn't lose a game in sweeping all three doubles matches and followed that up with straight-set sweeps of the six singles matches to finish off an impressive spring debut.
    Chloe Riley and Laura Huwe rolled to a 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles with Raissa Wagner and Anita Ponti teaming up for the 6-0 nod at No. 2 doubles. Carleyah McLean and Luisa Agudelo matched that feat in the No. 3 slot to complete the doubles point in the new NCAA dual match format.
    It was more of the same in singles play. Wagner took a pair of 6-3 sets from Clarion's No. 1, Alivia Arnold, and Riley followed with a 6-2 6-0 rout of Vinisha Reddy at No. 2 singles.
    Ponti, Huwe, McLean and Alex Olson finished off the shutout by each taking 12 of 13 games in their singles wins.
    The West Liberty women return to the court on March 1 when they head south to open Mountain East Conference play at Concord.
  Raissa Wagner (WLU) d. Alivia Arnold, 6-3, 6-3
Chloe Riley (WLU) d. Vinisha Reddy, 6-2, 6-0
Anita Ponti (WLU) d. Michelle Petrilla, 6-0, 6-1
Laura Huwe (WLU) d. Katie Benson, 6-1, 6-0
Carleyah McLean (WLU) d. Hailey Germanoski, 6-1, 6-0
Alex Olson (WLU) d. Sarah Kirmeyer, 6-0, 6-1 Riley/Huwe (WLU) d. Arnold/Reddy, 6-0
Wagner/Ponti (WLU) d. Petrilla/Benson, 6-0
McLean/Luisa Agudelo (WLU) d. Germanoski/Kirmeyer, 6-0