ERIE, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst women's tennis team rallied for a 4-3 victory over PSAC opponent Indiana (Pa.) at the Westwood Racquet Club on Wednesday. The Lakers are ranked third in the Atlantic Region while IUP is No. 1.

Doubles

• IUP won 2 of 3 matchups to take a 1-0 edge through pairs action.
• Mercyhurst's doubles win came from the No. 1 duo of Kayla Frost and Sangeeta Roopan, who took a 6-4 victory over Katya Minchenkova and Thais Andreotti.

Singles

• The Lakers fell behind, 2-0, before Ivona Plecevic won the No. 3 match over Laura Dunarova, 6-2, 6-2, to get MU on the board. Plecevic had been inactive since late March before returning to bring the Laker lineup back to full strength.
• Roopan brought the Lakers even to 2-2 with her victory at No. 2 against Julia Newman. Roopan won in a tiebreaker in the first set and then used that momentum for a 7-6 (5), 6-0 win.
• Mercyhurst fell back, 3-2, before rallying with a pair of three-set, comeback victories.
• Athina Tsagkaraki drew the Lakers into a 3-3 tie as she battled back to win, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3, over Andreotti at No. 4.
• Naomi Jahr finished the comeback with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, win against Mariana Valenzuala in the No. 5 contest. Jahr had trailed 4-3 in the final set before rallying for the final three games.

Next Up

• The Lakers (10-6, 2-1) will be in action next when they host non-conference opponent West Virginia State at the Penn State Behrend Courts.

Mercyhurst 4, IUP 3
D1: Sangeeta Roopan / Kayla Frost (M) def. Katya Minchenkova / Thais Andreotti 6-4
D2: Julia Newman / Mariana Valenzuela (IUP) def. Athina Tsagkaraki / Naomi Jahr 6-3
D3: Laura Dunarova / Maria Magraner (IUP) def. Ivona Plecevic / Hannah Wenzel 6-2
S1: Katya Minchenkova (IUP) def. Kayla Frost 6-4, 6-3
S2: Sangeeta Roopan (M) def. Julia Newman 7-6(5), 6-0
S3: Ivona Plecevic (M) def. Laura Dunarova 6-2, 6-2
S4: Athina Tsagkaraki (M) def. Thais Andreotti 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3
S5: Naomi Jahr (M) def. Mariana Valenzuela 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
S6: Maria Magraner (IUP) def. Hannah Wenzel 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,2,6,4,5)