MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- The Mercyhurst women's tennis team defeated Bluefield State, 6-1, in a non-conference contest to close the Lakers' regular season on Saturday.
DOUBLES
- The Lakers took 2 of 3 doubles matches to gain a 1-0 lead.
- Kayla Frost and Sangeeta Roopan won at No. 1 pairs against Milica Knezevic and Milica Krnjaja, 6-0.
- After BSU claimed the No. 3 doubles matchup, Ivona Plecevic and Naomi Jahr won in a tiebreaker at No. 2 over Sophie Bygrave and Eva Garcia, 7-6 (5).
SINGLES
- Athina Tsagkaraki earned Mercyhurst's first singles point, winning at No. 3 versus Knezevic, 6-2, 6-1.
- Frost pushed MU to the bring of victory with a 6-3, 6-2, win over Eva Rubio at No. 1.
- Roopan clinched the Laker win with her over Garcia in the No. 2 match, 6-3, 6-1.
- Naomi Jahr was an 8-0 victor against Paula Saez at No. 5.
- Hannah Wenzel tacked on an 8-5 triumph in the No. 6 contest.
NEXT UP
- The Lakers will enter the PSAC Tournament as the West Division two-seed. They are set to host West three-seed Indiana, Pa. (9-12, 4-2) on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Penn State Behrend. The winner will meet the East's No. 1 seed, West Chester (11-6, 5-0), in the semifinals on Friday at Bloomsburg.
- The other half of the six-team bracket features West top-seed Slippery Rock (15-7, 6-0), East two-seed Bloomsburg (14-2, 4-1) and East three-seed Millersville (9-13, 3-2).
- Mercyhurst defeated IUP, 4-3, in the teams' previous matchup on Apr. 10 in Erie.
Mercyhurst 6, Bluefield State 1
S1:
Kayla Frost def. Eva Rubio 6-3, 6-2
S2:
Sangeeta Roopan def. Eva Garcia 6-3, 6-1
S3:
Athina Tsagkaraki def. Milica Knezevic 6-2, 6-1
S4: Sophie Bygrave
def. Ivona Plecevic 2-6, 6-2
S5:
Naomi Jahr def. Paula Saez 8-0
S6:
Hannah Wenzel def. Milica Krnjaja 8-5
D1:
Kayla Frost /
Sangeeta Roopan def. Milica Knezevic / Milica Krnjaja 6-0
D2:
Ivona Plecevic /
Naomi Jahr def. Sophie Bygrave / Eva Garcia 7-6(5)
D3: Paula Saez / Eva Rubio
def. Athina Tsagkaraki /
Hannah Wenzel 7-5
Order Of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)
