Women's Tennis | 3/5/2020 5:07:00 PM
ATHENS, W.Va. – The unbeaten West Liberty University women's tennis team notched its fourth shutout win in as many matches here Thursday with a 7-0 blanking of Concord in Mountain East Conference action on the CU campus.
Coach
Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers (4-0, 2-0) made short work of the debuting Mountain Lions, sweeping all three doubles matches for an easy doubles point and following that up with six straight-set wins in singles play.
Reigning MEC Player of the Week
Gemma Cliffe and returning All-MEC standout
Raissa Wagner teamed up for a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles while West Liberty's No. 2 doubles pairing of Nathalia Valencia and
Anita Ponti and the No. 3 doubles tandem of
Carleyah McLean and
Luisa Agudelo breezed to identical 6-0 victories before heading into singles action.
Cliffe scored a 6-1 6-1 nod over Concord's Rachel Bell at No. 1 singles while Valencia coasted to a 6-3 6-0 triumph against Brooke King at No. 2 singles.
McLean, Wagner, Agudelo and Ponti put an exclamation point on the sweep with 6-0 6-0 routs at the Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles spots, respectively.
The level of competition ramps up significantly for the Black and Gold this weekend as they begin their five-day Spring Break run in Myrtle Beach, S.C. West Liberty opens that Spring Break set on Saturday with an 8 a.m. match against Warner (Fla.) University.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
West Liberty 7, Concord 0
Singles
Gemma Cliffe (WLU) d. Rachel Bell, 6-1 6-1
Nathalia Valencia (WLU) d. Brooke King, 6-3 6-0
Carleyah McLean (WLU) d. Zoe Colley, 6-0 6-0
Raissa Wagner (WLU) d. Sandra Mills, 6-0 6-0
Luisa Agudelo (WLU) d. Kristal Garcia, 6-0 6-0
Anita Ponti (WLU) d. Carrie Zieglar, 6-0 6-0
Doubles
Cliffe/Wagner (WLU) d. Bell/King, 6-3
Valencia/Ponti (WLU) d. Colley/Mills, 6-0
McLean/Agudelo (WLU) d. Garcia/Jordan Edmonds, 6-0
