FAIRMONT, W. Va. -- The Mercyhurst women's tennis team claimed a 4-3 non-conference victory over Fairmont State despite fielding only five players on Saturday.

The Lakers split play on the courts, but a forfeit at No. 3 doubles led MU to trail 1-0. After that, Mercyhurst won 4 of 5 individual contests on the courts and overcame a forfeit at No. 6 singles.

Doubles

• The Lakers needed to sweep Nos. 1 and 2 doubles in order to secure the doubles point. This did not happen as Kayla Frost and Sangeeta Roopan provided the lone doubles victory -- a 7-5 score over Trinite Klamadji and Isadora Matos

Singles

• Needing to storm back with four singles wins, Mercyhurst had victories at Nos. 1,2,4 and 5.
• Frost won over Klamadji, 6-4, 6-3, and Roopan bested Matos, 6-3, 6-3, on the top two tiers, respectively.
• Naomi Jahr swept by Hayley Hatfield, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4, and Hannah Wenzel defeated Trang Nguyen, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 5.

Results:
D1: Sangeeta Roopan / Kayla Frost def. Trinite Klamadji / Isadora Matos 7-5
D2: Ainara Pastor Garcia / Hayley Hatfield def. Athina Tsagkaraki / Naomi Jahr 6-2
D3: Trang Nguyen / Katelyn Shirkey by forfeit
S1: Kayla Frost def. Trinite Klamadji 6-4, 6-3
S2: Sangeeta Roopan def. Isadora Matos 6-3, 6-4
S3: Ainara Pastor Garcia def. Athina Tsagkaraki 6-4, 7-5
S4: Naomi Jahr def. Hayley Hatfield 6-0, 6-0
S5: Hannah Wenzel def. Trang Nguyen 6-1, 7-5
S6: Bailey Edeburn by forfeit
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,1,3,5,4)

Next Up

• The Lakers will be in action next when they visit Slippery Rock for a PSAC West matchup on Tuesday.