Women's Tennis | 4/21/2021 9:50:00 AM
INDIANA, Pa. – The West Liberty University women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Indiana (Pa.) here Tuesday in a battle of regionally-ranked squads at the Maple Street Courts.
Coach
Heather Gallagher's Hilltoppers (6-5), No. 5 in the Atlantic Region entering the day, fell behind early when the No. 2-ranked Crimson Hawks (12-3) swept the three doubles matches and were unable to fight their way back in singles play.
Nathalia Valencia earned West Liberty's only points with a straight-set win against IUP's Idoia Huerta at No. 2 singles. The Hilltoppers'
Gemma Cliffe and the Crimson Hawks' Karolin Kirchtag locked horns in the match of the day at No. 1 singles, splitting the first two sets before Kirchtag prevailed in a tiebreaker.
The Black and Gold will close out the regular season schedule at home on Sunday when they host West Virginia Wesleyan in a 2 p.m. match at the Edgar Martin Tennis Complex.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Indiana (Pa.) 6, West Liberty 1
Singles
Karolin Kirchtag (IUP) d.
Gemma Cliffe (WLU) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-6
Nathalia Valencia (WLU) d. Idoia Huerta (IUP) 7-5, 6-3
Katy Graydon (IUP) d.
Ishika Agarwal (WLU) 6-0, 6-1
Lydia Vlachou (IUP) d.
Luisa Agudelo (WLU) 6-3, 6-0
Laura Dunarova (IUP) d.
Jaqueline Pena-Aceves (WLU) 6-1, 6-2
Abby Jones (IUP) d.
Anita Ponti (WLU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Idoia Huerta/Lydia Vlachou (IUP) d.
Gemma Cliffe/
Anita Ponti (WLU) 6-1
Karolin Kirchtag/Katy Graydon (IUP) d.
Ishika Agarwal/
Luisa Agudelo (WLU) 6-1
Laura Dunarova/Abby Jones (IUP) d.
Nathalia Valencia/
Jaqueline Pena-Aceves (WLU) 6-4
