Women's Tennis | 5/1/2021 6:04:00 PM
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's tennis team saw its season come to an end here Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 loss to regionally-ranked Charleston in a Mountain East Conference Tournament semifinal at the Schoenbaum Courts.
Coach
Heather Gallagher's No. 3-seeded Hilltoppers fell into an early hole when the No. 2 seed Golden Eagles escaped with a hard-earned doubles point. The match was halted according to tournament rules once UC had clinched the decision with a trio of straight-set victories in singles action.
The two teams battled to the wire in the fight for the crucial doubles point. Charleston took the early advantage with a 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles but West Liberty's
Nathalia Valencia and Jacqueline Pena Aceves wrapped up a convincing 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles just a few minutes later.
All eyes then turned to the No. 2 doubles match between WLU's
Luisa Agudelo and
Anita Ponti and UC's Katie Swann and AlexiAnn Drouin. The teams traded points throughout the evenly-matched affair before Charleston eked out a 7-5 win to take a 1-0 lead into singles action.
The Golden Eagles took straight-set wins at Nos. 3, 4, and 6 singles to conclude the match, advancing to Sunday's MEC Tournament championship match against West Virginia State.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Mountain East Conference Tournament
(at Charleston, W.Va.)
Semifinal Round
No. 2 Charleston 4, No. 3 West Liberty 0
Doubles
#1 Lif/Singh (UC) d. Cliffe/Agarwal, 6-0
#2 Swann/Drouin (UC) d. Agudelo/Ponti, 7-5
#3 Valencia/Pena Aceves (WLU) d. Balakrishnan/Alvarez, 6-2
Singles
#1 Prinkle Singh (UC) vs.
Gemma Cliffe, 6-3 5-3 – DNF
#2 AlexiAnn Drouin (UC) vs.
Nathalia Valencia, 6-2 4-1 – DNF
#3 Barbara Balancho (UC) d.
Ishika Agarwal, 6-1 6-1
#4 Haarini Balakrishnan (UC) d.
Luisa Agudelo, 6-0 6-3
#5 Juila Lif (UC) vs. Jacqueline Pena Aceves, 6-6 (3-2) – DNF
#6 Mathilde Simon (UC) d.
Anita Ponti, 6-1 6-1
