Women's Tennis | 4/27/2019 11:17:00 AM

    INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's tennis team closed out its Mountain East Conference schedule here Friday with a tough 5-2 loss at West Virginia State in a battle for a share of first place in the final MEC standings.
    Coach Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers (14-8, 6-2) entered the match in a 3-way logjam with the Yellow Jackets (14-5, 5-1) and Charleston (20-4, 7-1) for the No. 1 seed in next week's MEC Tournament. The WLU women are the only conference team to beat UC this year but couldn't find the winning formula against State – the region's No. 1-ranked squad.
    The Yellow Jackets took two of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Carleyah McLean and Luisa Agudelo teamed up to give West Liberty a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles but the hosts prevailed in the other two doubles matches to grab an early 1-0 lead.
    State was able to take care of business in singles play, running away to straight-set wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 doubles to take the match.
    The visitors didn't go away without a fight. McLean scored a 6-3 6-2 win against Kayla McKnight at No. 4 singles while Laura Huwe walked off with a 6-2 7-5 victory against Hanna Kruhlova at No. 3 singles.
    The Lady Hilltoppers will be idle until MEC Tournament action gets under way Wednesday on the outdoor courts at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.
  Kierstin Hensley (WVSU) d. Raissa Wagner 6-1, 6-0
Laura Isbey (WVSU) d. Anita Ponti 6-0, 6-0
Laura Huwe (WLU) d. Hanna Kruhlova 6-2, 7-5
Carleyah McLean (WLU) d. Kayla McKnight 6-3, 6-2
Chante Malo (WVSU) d. Luisa Agudelo 6-1, 6-2
Nika Tadic (WVSU) d. Alexandra Olson 6-1, 6-0 Kierstin Hensley/Laura Isbey (WVSU) d. Raissa Wagner/Anita Ponti 6-1
Carleyah McLean/Luisa Agudelo (WLU d. Sidney Miller/Hanna Kruhlova 6-3
Kayla McKnight/Chante Malo (WVSU) d. Laura Huwe/Alexandra Olson 6-1