NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- The Mercyhurst women's tennis team rallied for a 4-3 victory over non-conference opponent Walsh on Sunday.
The Lakers (2-0) trailed 3-1 before claiming three straight singles points, clinching the match on a win by
Ivona Plecevic at No. 4 singles.
The host Cavaliers claimed the lone doubles point by winning all three doubles matches and then took their 3-1 lead by taking 2 of 3 points to start singles play.
Kayla Frost got Mercyhurst on the board with her 6-2, 7-5, win at No. 1 singles over Mercedes Fernandez.
The final three singles points were scored, in order, by
Athina Tsagkaraki at No. 3,
Naomi Jahr at No. 5 and then Plecevic at No. 4.
Tsagkaraki defeated Maria Kacalova, 6-4, 6-2, and Jahr earned her win over Katarina Razum, 7-5, 7-6 (4). That set the stage for Plecevic's three-set win against Clara Drasch, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
DOUBLES
1 - Fernandez/Beidacki (W) def. Frost/Roopan, 6-2
2 - Kacalova/Razum (W) def. Tsagkaraki/Gordon, 6-3
3 - Drasch/Khairutdinova (W) def. Plecevic/Wenzel, 7-5
SINGLES
1 - Frost (M) def. Fernandez, 6-2, 7-5
2 - Beidacki (W) def. Roopan, 6-4, 6-2
3 - Tsagkaraki (M) def. Kacalova, 6-4, 6-2
4 - Plecevic (M) def. Drasch, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5 - Jahr (M) def. Razum, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
6 - Khairutdinova (W) def. Wenzel, 6-4, 6-3