Women's Tennis | 4/24/2019 7:08:00 PM

    WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Salem University here Wednesday in a battle of regionally-ranked squads at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
    Coach Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers (14-7), ranked No. 9 in this week's NCAA Division II Atlantic Region ratings, lost the doubles point to the No. 4-ranked Tigers (18-2) and suffered a couple of tough three-set losses in singles play as the visitors pulled away to their 15th straight win.
    Raissa Wagner and Anita Ponti teamed up to give WLU a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles but Salem prevailed at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to take a 1-0 lead into singles play.
    Luisa Agudelo pulled out a superbreaker win for the Hilltoppers at No. 5 singles but the Tigers clinched the match with straight-set nods at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 singles. Wagner and Laura Huwe won the opening sets of their matches at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively, only to see the visitors come from behind to pull out three-set wins and finish off the match.
    The road doesn't get any easier for the Black and Gold as the Hilltoppers close out their regular-season slate on Friday with a 3 p.m. match at West Virginia State, ranked No. 1 in the region this week.
  Raissa Wagner / Anita Ponti (WLU) def. Karolina Glowinska / Ana Kunic 6-4
Kristina Vuksanovic / Julia Piatek (SU) def. Carleyah McLean / Luisa Agudelo 6-0
Iryna Rusyn / Brianna Vasquez (SU) def. Laura Huwe / Alexandra Olson 6-2 Julia Piatek (SU) def. Raissa Wagner 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Karolina Glowinska (SU) def. Anita Ponti 6-0, 6-1
Ana Kunic (SU) def. Laura Huwe 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
Iryna Rusyn (SU) def. Carleyah McLean 6-3, 7-5
Luisa Agudelo (WLU) def. Kristina Vuksanovic 7-5, 2-6, 1-0(5)
Brianna Vasquez (SU) def. Alexandra Olson 6-3, 6-3