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This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, January 17, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations LADY TOPPER TENNIS OPENS SPRING SEASON AT [RV] KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s tennis is set to open its spring campaign at 2018 NCAA Tournament team [RV] Kentucky on Friday. The match will begin at 2 p.m. CT at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Ky. In 2018, Kentucky tied for seventh in the final SEC standings, finishing the season 14-11 overall and 6-7 in conference play. The SEC ended the last spring season with six schools in the ITA Top 25 rankings, with Kentucky sitting just outside at No. 26. “Kentucky head coach Carlos Drada always puts a physical and athletically talented team on the court year in and year out,” said WKU head coach Greg Davis on the Wildcats. “I believe he has a top twenty team and maybe better this year so we will have our hands full at our opening match but we are looking forward to the challenge.” WKU finished with a record of 9-8 in the 2018 spring season and earned the second-best conference tournament finish in program history. The Red and White were 3-2 on neutral courts and won by three or more points in six of its nine victories. Junior Lisa Friess is WKU’s only returning player, coming back to the Lady Toppers after playing at Eastern Kentucky in 2018. In her freshman year at WKU, Friess was 4-1 in the spring season, playing all five matches from the No. 6 spot. Coach Davis will be making his WKU spring season debut along with the Lady Topper newcomers. “We are looking forward to the beginning of a new era this Friday at Kentucky,” said Davis. “We have been working since the fall to establish a culture and build a strong foundation for years to come with the program. A foundation built on good decision making, fitness and competing at a high level from the start of the match till the end.” The Wildcats lead the all-time series between the two teams 5-0. Live stats for the match can be followed here.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, January 18, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations Box score attached. WKU FALLS TO [RV] KENTUCKY IN SPRING DEBUT LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis opened its spring campaign on Friday at [RV] Kentucky. The 2018 NCAA Tournament contender proved to be too much for WKU as the Lady Toppers fell 6-0 at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. In the doubles round, the Lady Toppers played in pairs commonly seen during the fall season. Sophomore Laura Bernardos and junior Lisa Friess played in the leading position while freshmen Zeniece Charles-Hall and Judit Gonzalez Agud competed in the No. 2 spot. Both duos were able to pick up two games in their matches against the Wildcats. Kentucky defeated WKU 6-2 in each match, clinching the doubles point. Moving to singles action, junior Lucia Diaz Saez finished her No. 3 match shortly followed by Gonzalez Agud in the fourth spot. Both Lady Toppers were defeated by Wildcats 6-0, 6-0. Spanish native Bernardos led WKU in the top spot, winning a total of four games against her Kentucky opponent. The sophomore ultimately fell 6-1, 6-3. Friess was defeated by a Wildcat in the second position, falling 6-1, 6-0. Charles-Hall wrapped up the match, winning four games in her 6-1, 6-3 defeat. The Red and White will take a week off before returning to action at Austin Peay on Saturday, January 26. Singles Akvile Parazinskaite (Kentucky) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-1, 6-3 Tiphanie Fiquet (Kentucky) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 6-0 Anastasia Tkachenko (Kentucky) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Alexis Merrill (Kentucky) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Brianna Tullock (Kentucky) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-1, 6-3 Doubles Fiquet/Parazinskaite (Kentucky) def. Bernardos/Friess (WKU) 6-2 Tkachenko/Merrill (Kentucky) def. Charles-Hall/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2
Tennis Match Results Western Kentucky University vs Kentucky Jan 18, 2019 at Lexington, Ky. (Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center)
Kentucky 6, Western Kentucky University 0
Singles competition 1. Akvile Parazinskaite (UKW) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-1, 6-3 2. Tiphanie Fiquet (UKW) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 6-0 3. Anastasia Tkachenko (UKW) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 4. Alexis Merrill (UKW) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 5. Brianna Tulloch (UKW) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition 1. Tiphanie Fiquet/Akvile Parazinskaite (UKW) def. Laura Bernardos/Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-2 2. Anastasia Tkachenko/Alexis Merrill (UKW) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall/Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2 3. No player/No player (WKU) vs. No player/No player (UKW) no result
Match Notes: Western Kentucky University 0-1 Kentucky 4-0 Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,4,1,2,5) WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / January 24, 2020 TENNIS / Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski
LADY TOPPERS HEAD TO NKU LOOKING TO CONTINUE STRONG START
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis looks to build upon its strong start to the 2020 season, as the Lady Toppers hit the road to face Northern Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. CT. With a win, WKU would start the season with a 4-0 record for the first time since 2010, but it won’t be easy.
“Northern Kentucky is a very experienced and deep team. We had a very difficult match at NKU last year and they will be a very formidable opponent again,” head coach Greg Davis said. “We’re really stressing getting contributions from the whole team every match and feel that’s the key for us to have success this year.”
Reigning Conference USA Athlete of the Week Cora-Lynn von Dungern helped lead the Lady Toppers to an opening weekend sweep of Butler, Western Illinois and IUPUI in Indianapolis. She went 3-0 at the No. 1 singles position and 2-0 at No. 1 doubles with partner Lisa Friess.
Friess at No. 4 and Laura Bernardos at the No. 3 spot also went 3-0 in singles play, while Tristen Bryant-Otake, Zoe Wende and Laura Diaz Saez each contributed a singles victory over the weekend.
The Norse started their 2020 season last weekend with a 5-2 loss at Kentucky, followed by a 6-1 win at Dayton. The Lady Toppers have a 2-2 all-time head-to-head record against NKU, most recently a 6-1 loss on Feb. 22, 2019. WKU’s most recent victory in the series was a 6-1 result on Feb. 13, 2013.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / January 25, 2020 TENNIS / Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski
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FRIESS STAYS UNDEFEATED, LADY TOPPERS DROP FIRST MATCH OF 2020 TO NKU
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — Senior Lisa Friess stayed undefeated in singles play this season, but WKU Tennis suffered its first team loss of 2020 by a score of 6-1 to Northern Kentucky on Saturday.
Friess defeated the Norse’s Katja Dijanezevic by a score of 6-2, 6-3, as the Graz, Austria, native improved to 4- 0 this season playing at the No. 4 spot. But that was the only team point for the Lady Toppers on the afternoon.
Junior Laura Bernardos won her first set by a score of 6-1 against NKU’s Elizabeth Rozin at the No. 3 position, but fell in second and third set tiebreaks.
The Norse opened up by winning at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take a 1-0 lead, then secured three singles wins for the match-clinching fourth point before Friess put WKU on the board.
“It was a tough match against a very experienced team,” head coach Greg Davis said. “They came out and played with tremendous energy against us and we never really recovered after doubles.”
The Lady Toppers (3-1) will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 31 for a 2 p.m. neutral-site match against Ball State in Murfreesboro, Tenn. WKU then hosts its first match of the season on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. vs. Austin Peay at the WKU Tennis Complex.
Tennis Match Results WKU vs Northern Kentucky Jan 25, 2020 at Crestview Hills, Ky.
Northern Kentucky 6, WKU 1
Singles competition 1. Margita Sunjic (NKU) def. Cora-Lynn vonDungern (WKU) 6-2, 6-3 2. Maria Koo (NKU) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-3, 7-5 3. Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 1-6, 7-6, 10-1 4. Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) 6-2, 6-3 5. Ananya Kothakota (NKU) def. Zoe Wende (WKU) 6-1, 6-2 6. Hannah Watton (NKU) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition 1. Maria Koo/Margita Sunjic (NKU) def. Lisa Friess/Cora-Lynn vonDungern (WKU) 6-0 2. Elizabeth Rozin/Hannah Watton (NKU) def. Laura Bernardos/Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-2 3. Katja Dijanezevic/Ananya Kothakota (NKU) vs. Lucia Diaz Saez/Zoe Wende (WKU) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes: WKU 3-1 Northern Kentucky 2-1 Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,1,6,4,2,3) WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, January 26, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations LADY TOPS DEFEATED BY GOVS AT AUSTIN PEAY CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Tennis fell 7-0 in its match on Saturday to longtime rival Austin Peay at the Governors Tennis Center. The Lady Toppers were led by junior Lisa Friess who notched six game victories during her singles match. In doubles action, the Lady Toppers freshmen duo, Zeniece Charles-Hall and Judit Gonzalez Agud, was defeated 6-1 against their Austin Peay opponent. The Governors won the No. 3 spot by default and were awarded the doubles point. At the time Austin Peay clinched the doubles point, sophomore Laura Bernardos and Friess were leading the No. 1 doubles match 5-2. WKU’s No. 1 singles competitor, Bernardos, was defeated by a Governor 6-2, 6-1. Friess led the Lady Toppers in games won at six total, but ultimately fell to her opponent 6-2, 6-4. England-native Charles-Hall picked up three game wins in her No. 4 match. The freshman was defeated 6-0, 6-3. Both Gonzalez Agud and freshman Kyla Dilger fell to their Austin Peay competition 6-0, 6-0. The Lady Toppers are back in action next Saturday, Feb. 2, at Belmont. Singles Lidia Yanes Garcia (APSU) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-2, 6-1 Claudia Yanes Garcia (APSU) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-2, 6-4 Tatiana Lopez (APSU) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Helena Kuppig (APSU) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-0, 6-3 Danielle Morris (APSU) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Ana Albertson (APSU) def. No player (WKU), by default Doubles L. Yanes Garcia/ C. Yanes Garcia (APSU) vs. Bernardos/Friess (WKU) 2-5, unfinished Nakanishi/Lopez (APSU) def. Charles-Hall/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1 Kuppig/Morris (APSU) def. No player/No player (WKU), by default
LADY TOPPER TENNIS CONTINUES OPENING ROAD STRETCH WITH BELMONT BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Tennis continues its opening stretch of six matches away from home, traveling to the Music City this weekend. The Lady Toppers are set to face the Bruins of Belmont on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Ensworth High School Tennis Center for their third match of the season. Belmont (1-2) has one home win thus far in the 2019 spring season. The Bruins have competed against Samford and Alabama, and defeated Martin Methodist in their home opener last weekend. Belmont’s team consists of one senior, six sophomores and two freshmen. Lady Topper Tennis (0-2) is coming off a defeat from Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn. Junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos led the Red and White against the Govs. Friess won six games in her singles match and the duo was ahead 5-2 in doubles when Austin Peay clinched the doubles point. “Belmont is a young team that’s getting better every match,” said head coach Greg Davis of the young Bruins. “We played great in doubles last week, at times, and we’ve focused more on our singles this week in practice. We are working hard to put everything together at the same time.”
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, February 2, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations LADY TOPPER TENNIS SET BACK BY BELMONT NASHVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Tennis fell to the Belmont Bruins 7-0 on Saturday evening. WKU won its first doubles match of the season and multiple Lady Toppers won a set in singles action. Sophomore Laura Bernardos and junior Lisa Friess notched their first victory of the spring season, defeating a pair of Bruins 6-1 in the No. 1 doubles spot. The Lady Topper duo notched two wins in the fall as well. In a tough fought battle in the No. 2 doubles match, WKU’s freshmen tandem of Zeniece Charles-Hall and Judit Gonzalez Agud fell 7-5. Belmont won the third match by default and clinched the doubles point. WKU saw improvement in singles action this week with two Lady Toppers winning sets. Friess won the first set of her match, ultimately falling 6-2, 4-6, 0-1 (11-13). Charles-Hall was able to pick up a second set win and force a third. She was defeated by a Bruin 2-6, 6-2, 0-1 (4-10). Spain-native Bernardos added a few game wins for the Red and White, falling to Belmont 6-3, 6-3 at the leading spot. Gonzalez Agud was defeated 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 and freshman Kyla Dilger picked up one game win in a 6-1, 6-0 loss. WKU (0-3) will make its farthest road trip for the entire season next weekend as the Lady Tops travel to Denton, Texas. The Red and White will play a neutral site match against UT Arlington before playing its first Conference USA match at North Texas. Singles Drew Hawkins (BEL) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 6-3 Erin Allen (BEL) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (13-11) Peyton Lee (BEL) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2, 6-2 Sarah Brackin (BEL) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4) Terra Sheldon (BEL) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-1, 6-0 Maria Plaksina (BEL) def. No player (WKU) by default Doubles Bernardos/Friess (WKU) def. Haskins/Lee (BEL) 6-1 Allen/Carelli (BEL) def. Charles-Hall/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 7-5 Plaksina/Sheldon (BEL) def. No player/No player (WKU) by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, February 7, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations WEEKEND TRIP TO TEXAS SLATED FOR LADY TOPPER TENNIS BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Tennis heads to the Lone Star State this weekend to compete in two away matches. The Lady Toppers will play at UT Arlington on Friday followed by a midday matchup at Conference USA opponent North Texas on Saturday. UT Arlington (4-0) is undefeated at home this season, having played all four of its matches at home thus far. The Mavericks defeated C-USA member UTEP 6-1 on Feb. 1. This will be the first ever competition between WKU and UT Arlington. Maverick Momoka Horiguchi is currently No. 113 on the ITA singles rankings. North Texas (3-3, 1-0 C-USA) will be WKU’s first conference opponent of the season. The Mean Green is 3-0 on its home court this season. The Red and White has only ever met North Texas one other time. The two squads played at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on April 26, 2003 where the Lady Toppers fell to the Mean Green 4-0 in the opening round. In the most recent ITA Rankings, North Texas’ doubles pair Maria Kononova and Tamuna Kutubidze were named No. 19 in doubles. Kutubidze is also No. 69 on the singles rankings. The Lady Toppers are making improvements through their first three matches of the season. In the most recent battle, WKU fell to Belmont overall, but won a doubles match and multiple singles sets. WKU (0-3) will play the Mavericks of UT Arlington at 2 p.m. CT on Friday at the UTA Tennis Center. The Lady Toppers match against the North Texas Mean Green will begin at 12 p.m. CT on Saturday. The C- USA matchup will take place in Plano, Texas, at the Lifetime Fitness Center.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, February 8, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations LADY TOPPERS FALL TO MAVERICKS IN SINGLES COMPETITION ARLINGTON, Texas – Lady Topper Tennis competed in only singles competition against the Mavericks of UT Arlington on Friday afternoon. WKU was defeated 4-0 in the third through sixth spots of the singles lineup. Finishing first was freshman Kyla Dilger who was defeated 6-0, 6-0 in the fifth slot. Fellow freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud was the next to wrap up, falling to her Maverick opponent 6-1, 6-1. Finally, Zeniece Charles-Hall put up a fight, but was ultimately defeated 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth spot. UT Arlington won No. 6 Singles matchup by default and clinched the match win. Sophomore Laura Bernardos and junior Lisa Friess were each down one set in their first match when play ceased. In their first sets, Bernardos fell 6-3 to No. 113 Momoka Horiguchi while Friess was narrowly defeated 7-6 by her opponent. WKU will round out its longest road trip of the regular season with a match at North Texas tomorrow at 12 p.m. CT. Singles Momoka Horiguchi (UTA) vs. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, unfinished Lucia Natal (UTA) vs. Lisa Friess (WKU) 7-6, unfinished Carla Pons (UTA) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1, 6-1 Nanaka Takeuchi (UTA) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-3, 6-2 Almudena Boza (UTA) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Liz Chileno (UTA) def. No player (WKU), by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Sunday, February 10, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations WKU TENNIS FALLS TO RANKED COMPETITION AT NORTH TEXAS DENTON, Texas – Lady Topper Tennis competed against No. 69 Singles Tamuna Kutubidze and No. 19 Doubles Kutubidze and Maria Konokova on Saturday in its 7-0 loss to Conference USA opponent North Texas (5-3, 2-0 C-USA). Competing against No. 19 Kutubidze/Konokova in the top spot was frequent doubles pair junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos. The Lady Topper duo fell 6-1. WKU’s freshmen tandem of Zeniece Charles-Hall and Judit Gonzalez Agud was defeated in the No. 2 spot 6-2. WKU lost the third doubles match by default. Bernardos fought hard against No. 69 Kutubidze in the leading singles spot. The Spanish-native ultimately fell in two sets with a score of 6-4, 6-1. Charles-Hall played in the four-spot for WKU and was defeated 6-1, 6-1. Austrian Friess fell 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 2 spot while Gonzalez Agud played in the third position and lost 6- 3, 6-2. Freshman Kyla Dilger fell 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 and the Mean Green won the sixth singles match by default. WKU (0-5, 0-1 C-USA) is set to play at Lipscomb on Friday and host its first home match in two seasons on Saturday. Singles #69 Tamuna Kutubidze (UNT) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-4, 6-1 Maria Kononova (UNT) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-2, 6-0 Nidhi Surapaneni (UNT) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-3, 6-2 Alexandra Heczey (UNT) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-1, 6-1 Ivana Babic (UNT) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 8-1, 6-1 Haruka Sasaki (UNT) def. No player (WKU), by default Doubles #19 Tamuna Kutubidze/Maria Kononova (UNT) def. Lisa Friess/Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-1 Ivana Babic/Alexandra Heczey (UNT) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall/Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2 Nidhi Surapaneni/Haruka Sasaki (UNT) def. Kyla Dilger/No player (WKU), by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, February 14, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations FULL WEEKEND SCHEDULE INCLUDES HOME MATCH FOR LADY TOPPERS BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Tennis is set to play at Lipscomb in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday evening before playing its first home match in almost two years on Saturday afternoon against UAB at the WKU Tennis Complex. Lipscomb (4-2) has already played two opponents WKU will see this season. The Lady Bisons opened their season against Middle Tennessee and fell 5-2. Lipscomb also played Conference USA member UAB and won 4-3. The Lady Bisons hold an unbeaten 2-0 record at home this season. UAB (2-5) has yet to play a C-USA match this season. The Blazers’ two wins come from defeating Tennessee State and Kennesaw State, each by a score of 6-1. UAB will be the Lady Toppers’ second C- USA opponent of the season, having fallen to North Texas last week. The Lady Toppers are 13-10 all-time against Lipscomb and have won the last four. WKU is 1-3 all-time against UAB. WKU’s match against the Lipscomb Lady Bisons will begin at 7 p.m. at the Whitworth Racquet Club. The Lady Toppers’ home match against the Blazers is set to start at 1 p.m. on WKU’s South Campus.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, February 15, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations LADY TOPPERS FALL IN FRIDAY NIGHT COMPETITION NASHVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Tennis felt another defeat on Friday evening after falling to the Lipscomb Lady Bisons 4-0 at the Whitworth Racquet Club. Beginning with doubles action, junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos started at WKU’s leading spot as per usual. The Red and White duo lost 6-0. Freshmen pair Zeniece Charles-Hall and Kyla Dilger played in the No. 3 spot and were defeated 6-0. Junior Lucia Diaz Saez and freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud were ahead 3-2 in their match when the Lady Bisons clinched the doubles point. In singles play, three matches were ultimately scored. Bernardos fell 6-0, 6-1 at the leading position. Diaz Saez competed at the No. 3 and was defeated 6-0, 6-1. Gonzalez Agud lost 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 4 and the Lady Bisons sealed their victory. Lipscomb (5-2) snapped WKU’s four-game winning streak against the Lady Bisons. WKU falls to 0-6 on the season. The Lady Toppers will play UAB beginning at 1 p.m. at the WKU Tennis Complex on WKU’s South Campus on Saturday. Singles Vika Dzyuba (LIP-W) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-0, 6-1 Lisa Friess (WKU) vs. Kate Popova (LIP-W) no result Madeleine Brooks (LIP-W) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-0, 6-1 Liza Diachenko (LIP-W) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1, 6-1 Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) vs. Maddox Bandy (LIP-W) no result Kyla Dilger (WKU) vs. Thabile Tshatedi (LIP-W) no result Doubles Kate Popova/Vika Dzyuba (LIP-W) def. Laura Bernardos/Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-0 Thabile Tshatedi/Madeleine Brooks (LIP-W) vs. Lucia Diaz Saez/Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 2-3, unfinished Maddox Bandy/Liza Diachenko (LIP-W) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall/Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, February 16, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations LADY TOPPERS DEFEATED BY UAB IN FIRST HOME MATCH IN ALMOST TWO YEARS BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In WKU’s first home match since April 13, 2017, Lady Topper Tennis fell to the UAB Blazers 4-0 in its second Conference USA match of the season. After pushing the match back to 2 p.m. due to weather, WKU and UAB started with doubles action. In the leading spot, junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos were defeated 6-1. The Blazers also defeated freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud and junior Lucia Diaz Saez 6-4. In the third doubles spot, freshmen Kyla Dilger and Zeniece Charles-Hall lost 6-1 to a pair of Blazers. Three Lady Toppers were scored in singles play. Bernardos competed at the leading spot and fell 6-1, 6- 1. Friess played at the No. 2 and was defeated by her UAB opponent 6-0, 6-1. Dilger rounded out the lineup and lost 6-0, 6-0. Diaz Saez’s singles match was recorded as unfinished but the Lady Topper was ahead in her second set when UAB clinched the match victory. Gonzalez Agud and Charles-Hall also did not finish their singles matches. WKU (0-7, 2-0 C-USA) is back in action next weekend in a three-day road swing. The Lady Toppers will first head to NKU on Friday before traveling to Miami (OH) and Ball State. Singles Alex Shchipakina (UAB) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-1, 6-1 Marlene Herrmann (UAB) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-0, 6-1 Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) vs. Jana Hecking (UAB) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) vs. Megan Bertrands (UAB) 3-6, 1-2, unfinished Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) vs. Dominika Hrabalova (UAB) 6-7, unfinished Hana Sisirak (UAB) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles Alex Shchipakina/Marlene Herrmann (UAB) def. Laura Bernardos/Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1 Jana Hecking/Hana Sisirak (UAB) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud/Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-4 Megan Bertrands/Dominika Hrabalova (UAB) def. Kyla Dilger/Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-1
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, February 21, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
THREE-MATCH ROAD SWING UP NEXT FOR WKU TENNIS
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU (0-7, 0-2 Conference USA) is set to play three road matches in just three days this weekend. The Lady Toppers head to NKU on Friday followed by Miami (OH) on Saturday and conclude on Sunday at Ball State.
NKU is 3-4 overall on the year, holding a 2-1 record at home. The Norse have faced common opponents with the Lady Tops including Kentucky, Lipscomb and Ball State. NKU was defeated by each of those teams.
WKU leads the all-time series between the two programs 2-1, having played its last match against NKU in 2014. The Red and White will play the Norse at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Crestview Hills, Ky. at 6 p.m. on Friday.
Miami (OH) (1-6) is 1-0 against the Lady Toppers having last recorded a final score in a match between the two teams in 1983. In 2018, the Redhawks and Lady Toppers met in Johnson City, Tenn., but concluded a match with No Result. Miami (OH) is 0-2 at home and will play WKU at 1:30 p.m. CT on Saturday in Hamilton, Ohio.
The Lady Toppers’ final opponent in its three-match, three-day stretch is Ball State. The Cardinals are 6-1 on the 2019 season and 3-0 on their home court. In a five-match series dating back to 1991, the Lady Tops clinched their first victory against Ball State just last season in Muncie, Ind. WKU will play there once more on Sunday beginning at noon CT.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, February 22, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPPERS WIN DOUBLES MATCH, FALL 6-1 AT NKU
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – WKU won the top doubles match and pushed three singles matches to a third set in its 6-1 defeat at NKU on Friday evening. The Lady Tops scored their first point of the season with Kyla Dilger winning in the sixth singles spot by walkover.
Assuming their regular leading position, junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos defeated a pair of NKU Norse 7-5, recording their second doubles victory of the season.
Freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud and junior Lucia Diaz Saez played at No. 2 doubles and fell 6-4. WKU lost the third doubles match by default and NKU clinched the doubles point.
Three members of the WKU squad forced third sets in their singles matches, the largest number of matches the Lady Toppers have played to three sets all season. At the second position, Friess got down after the first set 6-1. She came back with a strong 6-4 victory in the second set before falling in the third 6-4.
Spanish-native Diaz Saez competed at No. 3 and was victorious in a well-fought first set, winning 7-5. Her NKU competitor went on to win the second and third set, 6-2, 6-4, respectively. Freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall played in the fifth spot for the Lady Tops and lost her three-set match 6-7, 6-4, 4-6.
Leading Lady Topper Bernardos fell in her singles match 6-3, 6-3. Gonzalez Agud was defeated at the No. 4 spot with a score of 6-1, 7-6.
WKU (0-8, 0-2 Conference USA) is set to compete against Miami (OH) in Hamilton, Ohio, tomorrow beginning at 1:30 p.m. CT. Live stats can be found here.
Singles Margita Sunjic (NKU) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 6-3 Maria Kee (NKU) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Taylor Culbertson (NKU) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1, 7-6 Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 Kyla Dilger (WKU) def. Autumn Clark (NKU) by walkover
Doubles Bernardos/Friess (WKU) def. Kee/Culberston (NKU) 7-5 Rozin/Sunjic (NKU) def. Diaz Saez/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-4 Dijanezevic/Clark (NKU) def. Khoury/Charles-Hall (WKU) by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, February 23, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
WKU TENNIS COMES UP SHORT AT MIAMI (OH)
HAMILTON, Ohio – Lady Topper Tennis was defeated 5-0 by Miami (OH) on Saturday afternoon. WKU is now 0-2 all-time against the RedHawks, with an 8-1 loss in 1983 in addition to Saturday’s defeat.
Beginning with doubles action, junior Lucia Diaz Saez and freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud represented WKU at the No. 2 spot. The pair was defeated by the RedHawks 6-2. The Lady Toppers lost the third match by default and Miami (OH) clinched the doubles point.
When the RedHawks recorded the doubles win, junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos were ahead in the top doubles match 4-3.
Finishing first in singles play was freshman Kyla Dilger, falling to her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Next to conclude her match was fellow freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall. She won five games but was ultimately defeated 6- 2, 6-3.
Spanish-native Gonzalez Agud was defeated at the No. 4 spot 6-3, 6-2 and Diaz Saez fell at the No. 3 in 6- 1, 6-4 fashion.
At the time of the RedHawks’ 5-0 victory, both Friess and Bernardos were down in their singles matches.
WKU (0-9, 0-2 Conference USA) will finish its weekend road swing at Ball State tomorrow. Match play will begin at noon CT.
Singles #105 Brindtha Ramasamy (MIAMI) vs. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished Milana Lysova (MIAMI) vs. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished Jordan Ortega-Mendez (MIAMI) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-1, 6-4 Priyana Kalita (MIAMI) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-3, 6-2 Lena Babunski (MIAMI) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-2, 6-3 Makenzie Myers (MIAMI) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Kalita/Lysova (MIAMI) vs. Friess/ Bernardos (WKU) 3-4, unfinished Devi/Babunski (MIAMI) def. Diaz Saez/ Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2 Ramasamy/ Myers (MIAMI) def. Dilger/ Charles-Hall (WKU), by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Sunday, February 24, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPS DROP SUNDAY DECISION AT BALL STATE
MUNCIE, Ind. – In the third and final day of WKU’s three-match, three-day road swing, the Lady Toppers were defeated 4-0 by the Ball State Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
Beginning at noon with doubles action, the leading pair of Lady Toppers, sophomore Laura Bernardos and junior Lisa Friess, was defeated by a tandem of Cardinals 6-2. WKU lost the No. 3 doubles spot by default and Ball State clinched the doubles point.
At the time the Cardinals won doubles play, junior Lucia Diaz Saez and freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud were down 5-4 in their No. 2 doubles match.
Finishing first in singles action was freshman Kyla Dilger. The Hoosier fell at the No. 6 spot in 6-0, 6-0 fashion. Freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall was the next to complete her match and was defeated by her Ball State opponent 6-4, 6-0. Diaz Saez fell at the No. 3 with a score of 6-2, 6-0.
Bernardos and Gonzalez Agud were both ahead in their second set when the Cardinals claimed the victory while Friess had just concluded her first set.
Next up, WKU (0-10, 0-2 Conference USA) is set for a weekend in Nashville, Tenn., as it takes on Tennessee State on Friday evening and Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday.
Singles Sarah Swiderski (BALLST) vs. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished Rebecca Herrington (BALLST) vs. Lisa Friess (WKU) 7-6, unfinished Isabelle Dohanics (BALLST) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-2, 6-0 Livia Lukacs (BALLST) vs. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 7-6, 0-1, unfinished Victoria Sec (BALLST) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-4, 6-0 Lilya Hadab (BALLST) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Swiderski/Sec (BALLST) def. Bernardos/Friess (WKU) 6-2 Gollhofer/Lukacs (BALLST) vs. Diaz Saez/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 5-4, unfinished Hadab/Dohanics (BALLST) def. Charles-Hall/ Dilger (WKU), by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, February 28, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
WEEKEND IN NASHVILLE UP NEXT FOR LADY TOPPER TENNIS
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Tennis is scheduled for a weekend trip to Nashville, Tenn., as the Lady Toppers take on Tennessee State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. WKU will play the Tigers on Friday at noon followed by a match-up against the Golden Lions on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Tennessee State (4-2) holds a 2-2 record at home in the 2019 season. The series between WKU and TSU dates back to 1987 and the Lady Tops lead the series 26-1. WKU’s only loss to the Tigers came on March 27, 2000 when the Red and White fell 7-2 in Bowling Green.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-5) is 1-2 this season on neutral courts. UAPB’s sole win on the season was in its latest match-up against Mississippi Valley State where the Golden Lions swept the Delta Devils 5-0. The Lady Toppers and Golden Lions have never met before.
WKU (0-10, 0-2 Conference USA) will play in the Music City this weekend at Hadley Park.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, March 1, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
SINGLES RALLY PROPELS WKU TENNIS TO FIRST 2019 WIN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lady Topper Tennis recorded its first win of the season on Friday afternoon, defeating Tennessee State in a 4-3 battle. WKU won four singles matches, each in straight sets.
“It was a great win,” said head coach Greg Davis of his first victory at the helm. “We came back after taking a tough loss in the doubles point.”
Doubles action was a challenge for WKU. In the leading spot, sophomore Laura Bernardos and junior Lisa Friess took down a pair of Tigers 6-1. Junior Lucia Diaz Saez and sophomore Millie Khoury were narrowly defeated at the No. 2 spot, 6-4.
When it came down to the final doubles match, freshmen Judit Gonzalez Agud and Zeniece Charles-Hall took a close 7-6 defeat and Tennessee State clinched the doubles point.
Rallying from the doubles point loss, Bernardos won her No. 2 singles match 6-4, 6-1 and Friess defeated her TSU opponent 6-2, 7-5 in the third spot.
In the leading position, Khoury returned to singles action and fell 6-2, 6-2. Diaz Saez played at the No. 4 and was defeated 6-2, 6-4.
Rounding out the WKU lineup were two Lady Topper freshmen. Gonzalez Agud won at the No. 5 in 6-4, 6-2 fashion and Charles-Hall brought home the final victory to push WKU over the edge to win the match. The England-native swept her opponent 6-0, 6-0.
“I’m proud of how we fought at the end and how well the freshmen played at the fifth and sixth singles spot,” said coach Davis.
WKU (1-10, 0-2 Conference USA) will continue weekend action against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday in Nashville.
Singles Aarushi Kakkar (TSU) def. Millie Khoury (WKU) 6-2, 6-2 Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Pragait Natraj (TSU) 6-4, 6-1 Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Mackenzie Beckham (TSU) 6-2, 7-5 Claudia Sole (TSU) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-2, 6-4 Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) def. Ashia Jones (TSU) 6-4, 6-2 Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) def. Lydia Jones (TSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Bernardos/Friess (WKU) def. Natraj/Sole (TSU) 6-1 Cage/Kakkar (TSU) def. Khoury/Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-4 Beckham/A. Jones (TSU) def. Charles-Hall/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 7-6 WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, March 2, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPPER TENNIS SWEEPS UAPB FOR TWO-WIN WEEKEND
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Tennis recorded its second win on the weekend and the season after defeating University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7-0 on Saturday evening. This match marks the first time the Lady Toppers swept an opponent 7-0 since sweeping Butler on March 18, 2017.
“It was a great weekend to get back-to-back wins,” said head coach Greg Davis on the two victories.
Beginning with doubles action, sophomore Laura Bernardos and junior Lisa Friess assumed their position as WKU’s leading doubles pair. They defeated a pair of Golden Lions 6-0.
Lady Topper freshmen tandem Zeniece Charles-Hall and Judit Gonzalez Agud played at the No. 2 doubles spot and won 6-0. UAPB did not fill the third doubles spot and WKU won by default.
In the singles competition, the Lady Toppers finished nearly perfect. In the No. 1 spot, sophomore Millie Khoury defeated her opponent 6-2, 6-1.
Moving down the lineup, Bernardos, Friess, Lucia Diaz Saez and Gonzalez Agud each defeated their opponents in 6-0, 6-0 fashion. Charles-Hall won the sixth singles spot by default.
Up next, WKU (2-10, 0-2 Conference USA) will take on Wright State and Dayton next weekend. “We have two difficult matches next week on the road,” said Davis. “Both teams play really well at home so we will certainly have our hands full.”
Singles Millie Khoury (WKU) def. Manoja Reddy (UAPB) 6-2, 6-1 Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Karissa Fenwick (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0 Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Cierra Fenwick (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0 Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) def. Malaik Muhammad (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0 Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) def. Ta’Miya Strickland (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0 Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) def. no opponent (UAPB) by default
Doubles Bernardos/Friess (WKU) def. K. Fenwick/Muhammad (UAPB) 6-0 Charles-Hall/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) def. C. Fenwick/Strickland (UAPB) 6-0 Diaz Saez/Khoury (WKU) def. no opponent/no opponent (UAPB) by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, March 8, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPPER TENNIS TAKES ROAD TRIP TO DAYTON
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU is set to play Wright State and Dayton on their home courts in Dayton, Ohio, this weekend. The Lady Toppers will compete against Wright State on Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. CT followed by a morning matchup at Dayton starting at 10 a.m. CT on Sunday.
Wright State (7-7) is entering the weekend on a four-win streak. The Raiders hold a 4-2 record on their home court, including wins over Chicago State, Saint Francis, IU Southeast and St. Louis.
WKU has only competed against Wright State one other time when the Lady Toppers defeated the Raiders 6-1 in Richmond, Ky. on Feb. 15, 2003.
Dayton (3-7) has won two matches on its turf this season with victories over Saint Francis and Saint Joseph’s. The Flyers will play at Bowling Green before taking on the Lady Toppers at home. This will be WKU and Dayton’s first ever meeting.
The Lady Toppers are coming off their first two wins of the season. WKU (2-10, 0-2 Conference USA) defeated Tennessee State 4-3 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7-0 in Nashville, Tenn., just a week ago.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, March 9, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
FRIESS PICKS UP THIRD WIN, WKU TENNIS DROPS DECISION AT WRIGHT STATE
DAYTON, Ohio – Junior Lisa Friess picked up her third singles win of the spring season during WKU’s 6-1 defeat at Wright State on Saturday evening. Friess also won her singles matches against Tennessee State and UAPB.
In doubles action, the leading Lady Topper pair, Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos, was defeated by a tandem of Raiders 6-2. Freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud and junior Lucia Diaz Saez partnered for the first time since Feb. 24 and fell 6-1.
WKU lost the third doubles spot by default and Wright State clinched the doubles point.
Austria-native Friess won her No. 2 singles match in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6. At the No. 1 spot, Bernardos fell 6-3, 6-4.
Diaz Saez played in the third singles spot for the Lady Toppers and was defeated 7-5, 6-1. Gonzalez Agud played behind her fellow Spaniard and fell 6-3, 6-3.
Freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall rounded out the lineup for WKU at the No. 5 and fell to her Wright State opponent 6-3, 6-1. WKU lost the sixth singles spot by default.
WKU (2-11, 0-2 Conference USA) will play tomorrow morning at Dayton. Action will begin at 9 a.m. CT.
Singles Andreea Craciun (WS) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 6-4 Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Haily Morgan (WS) 6-3, 7-6 Luisa Pelayo (WS) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 7-5, 6-1 Madison Riley (WS) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-3, 6-3 Jillian Milano (WS) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-3, 6-1 Grace Whitney (WS) def. No player (WKU) by default
Doubles Riley/Morgan (WS) def. Friess/Bernardos (WKU) 6-2 Pelayo/Whitney (WS) def. Diaz Saez/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1 Craciun/Milano (WS) def. No player/no player (WKU) by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Sunday, March 10, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
FIVE SINGLES WINS EARNS WKU VICTORY AT DAYTON
DAYTON, Ohio – Lady Topper Tennis earned five singles wins at Dayton on Sunday morning to take a 5-2 victory on the Flyers’ home court. WKU has now won three of its last four matches.
Beginning with doubles action, WKU’s freshmen pair returned to the court at the No. 2 spot. Judit Gonzalez Agud and Zeniece Charles-Hall were defeated by a tandem of Flyers 6-2. WKU lost the third position by default and Dayton claimed the doubles point.
At the time the doubles point was clinched, junior Lisa Friess and sophomore Laura Bernardos were ahead 5-2 in their No. 1 doubles match.
Moving into singles play, Bernardos led the lineup at the No. 1 spot, winning her match 6-3, 4-0 default. Friess defeated her opponent at the second position in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-2.
Spanish-natives Diaz Saez and Gonzalez Agud played at the No. 3 and 4, respectively. Both Lady Toppers battled hard in three-set matches, and ultimately were victorious. Diaz Saez won her match 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 while Gonzalez Agud defeated her Dayton opponent 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Charles-Hall finished the lineup for WKU, winning her No. 5 match in straight sets in 6-2, 6-0 fashion. The Lady Toppers lost the sixth singles spot by default.
WKU (3-11, 0-2 Conference USA) will take a week-long break before hosting its final home match of the season on Saturday. The Lady Toppers are set to face North Alabama beginning at 2 p.m. CT at the WKU Tennis Complex.
Singles Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Emily Zargham (DAY) 6-3, 4-0 default Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Zoe Woods (DAY) 6-4, 6-2 Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) def. Natalie Allen (DAY) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) def. Mary Brascia (DAY) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) def. Kristina Benjamin (DAY) 6-2, 6-0 Anna Delaney (DAY) def. No player (WKU) by default
Doubles Bernardos/Friess (WKU) vs. Allen/Woods (DAY) 5-2 unfinished Zargham/Brascia (DAY) def. Gonzalez/Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-2 Benjamin/Kilstofte (DAY) def. no player/no player (WKU) by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, March 15, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
WKU TENNIS SET TO HOST FINAL HOME MATCH OF SEASON
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis is set to host North Alabama for its final home match of the season. The first serve will be at 2 p.m. CT at the WKU Tennis Complex on WKU’s South Campus.
North Alabama (3-7) has a common past opponent with WKU in Conference USA member UAB. The Lions fell to the Blazers 4-3 on March 10. North Alabama holds a 2-6 record away from home.
WKU and North Alabama are tied in the all-time series between the two teams at six victories apiece. The series dates back to 2005 but the two teams have not met since April 13, 2014 in Bowling Green when WKU defeated North Alabama 6-1. The Red and White have won the last four meetings with the Lions.
The Lady Toppers enter this weekend coming off a win at Dayton, having won three of their last four matches. WKU (3-11, 0-2 C-USA) has three matches left on the schedule, including North Alabama, before concluding its season at the Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championships in Houston, Texas.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, March 16, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
WKU SINGLES RALLY FALLS SHORT AT HOME
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis came up short at home on Saturday afternoon against North Alabama, falling 4-3 to the Lions. WKU notched three singles wins, including two freshman victories.
Beginning with doubles action, head coach Greg Davis switched up some of the Lady Topper pairs. Sophomore Laura Bernardos and junior Lisa Friess assumed their normal tandem at the No. 1 position and fell 6-3.
In the No. 2 spot, sophomore Millie Khoury and freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud paired up. The duo fell to a pair of Lions 6-2. Junior Lucia Diaz Saez and freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall rounded out the doubles lineup and they were defeated 6-1.
The Lady Toppers attacked singles play strong, earning all three of their points in individual action. The two freshmen each won their matches in straight sets. Gonzalez Agud played at the No. 5 and won 6-1, 7-5 while Charles-Hall played at the sixth position and defeated her opponent 6-2, 6-2.
Austrian-native Friess was the third Lady Topper to pick up a victory, winning at the No. 3 spot 6-3, 6-3.
After jumping out and winning the first set, Diaz Saez ultimately fell to her opponent at the No. 4 spot with a score of 7-5, 1-6, 1-6. Bernardos fought a tough battle in her No. 2 matchup but was defeated 6- 7, 6-1, 2-6. Leading Lady Topper Khoury fell 6-2, 6-2 and North Alabama clinched the match victory.
WKU (3-12, 0-2 Conference USA) will take eight days off before facing C-USA opponent Charlotte in a neutral site match in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Singles Payton Andrews (NA) def. Millie Khoury (WKU) 6-2, 6-2 Sydney Flesch (NA) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 7-6, 1-6, 6-2 Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Nine Linke (NA) 6-3, 6-3 Nele Seitz (NA) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) def. Megan Humphreys (NA) 6-1, 7-5 Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) def. Claire DeGeorge (NA) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Linke/Humphreys (NA) def. Bernardos/Friess (WKU) 6-3 Seitz/Flesch (NA) def. Khoury/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2 Andrews/Sickle (NA) def. Diaz Saez/Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-1
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, March 23, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPS TO FACE CHARLOTTE AT NEUTRAL SITE
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis is headed to Murfreesboro, Tenn., for a neutral site match against Conference USA foe, Charlotte. The match will begin at 11 a.m. CT.
Charlotte (10-6, 1-2 C-USA) has recorded one win and one loss this season on neutral court sites, including a victory over Toledo in Boca Raton, Fla. The 49ers are currently on a two-win streak and face Middle Tennessee prior to playing the Lady Toppers.
The Red and White has faced Charlotte only once before. On March 10, 1990, the Lady Toppers fell to 49ers 7-2 in Bowling Green.
WKU (3-12, 0-2 C-USA) has won three of its last five matches. The Lady Toppers hold a 1-0 record on neutral courts this spring season with a 7-0 sweep of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Sunday, March 24, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPPERS SUFFER SETBACK TO CHARLOTTE
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WKU Tennis came up short in singles action on Sunday morning and fell to Conference USA foe Charlotte 4-0 in a neutral site match hosted by Middle Tennessee.
Beginning with doubles action, Lady Toppers Judit Gonzalez Agud and Millie Khoury played at the No. 2 spot and fell 6-2 to a tandem of 49ers. WKU lost the third doubles match by default and Charlotte (12-6, 3-2 C-USA) claimed the doubles point.
At the time the 49ers clinched the first point, Charlotte was ahead of WKU in the leading doubles position 4-2.
Moving into singles play, the No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 matches contributed to Charlotte’s win over the Red and White. Junior Laura Bernardos competed at the No. 2 spot and was defeated 6-2, 6-0. Freshman Gonzalez Agud played at the No. 4 and fell 6-2, 6-2. Indiana-native Kyla Dilger rounded out the singles lineup for WKU and was defeated 6-1, 6-0.
Three singles matches were still being played at the time Charlotte won the overall match. Khoury, Diaz Saez and Zeniece Charles-Hall were each in their second set.
WKU moves to 3-13 on the season and 0-3 in Conference USA play. The Lady Toppers are scheduled for 18 days off before playing their final regular season match on April 12 at Middle Tennessee.
Singles Tai Martin (CHA) vs. Millie Khoury (WKU) 7-5, 1-0, unfinished Rocio Safont (CHA) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-2, 6-0 Pierina Imparato (CHA) vs. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished Sasha Lee (CHA) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2, 6-2 Zoe Radojicic (CHA) vs. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 7-6 (7-4), 1-0, unfinished Immie Cowper (CHA) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Cowper/Martin (CHA) vs. Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) 4-2, unfinished Imparato/Lee (CHA) def. Gonzalez Agud/Khoury (WKU) 6-2 Radojicic/Safont (CHA) def. Charles-Hall/Dilger (WKU), by forfeit
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, April 5, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
SATURDAY DOUBLEHEADER UP NEXT FOR WKU TENNIS
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis is set for its only doubleheader of the season as WKU will officially close its home season against the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday. The first contest will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the WKU Tennis Complex followed by a second match at 1:30 p.m.
Ole Miss (9-8, 4-5 SEC) has recorded two wins and four losses on the road this season. The Rebels are scheduled to face No. 26 Kentucky prior to playing the Red and White. WKU and Ole Miss have never faced one another prior to these two matches.
WKU (3-13, 0-3 Conference USA) last played against Charlotte in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on March 24. The Lady Tops fell to the 49ers 4-0 in the neutral site competition. WKU’s last victory came on March 10 when the Red and White traveled to Dayton and defeated the Flyers 5-2.
Following Saturday’s doubleheader at the WKU Tennis Complex on WKU’s South Campus, the Lady Toppers will play at Middle Tennessee on Friday, April 12 in their last regular season contest of 2019.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Saturday, April 6, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
WKU DROPS DOUBLEHEADER AT HOME
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis played two on Saturday against Ole Miss at the WKU Tennis Complex on WKU’s South Campus. WKU fell to the Rebels 4-0 in both of the matches.
In the opening match, the women started with the doubles competition. Ole Miss claimed the No. 2 doubles match as WKU’s freshmen tandem of Judit Gonzalez Agud and Zeniece Charles-Hall fell 6-2. WKU lost the third doubles match by default and the Rebels clinched the doubles point.
As the Lady Tops moved into singles action, the Rebels continued to make plays. Junior Lucia Diaz Saez played a strong match at the No. 2 spot, but ultimately fell 6-2, 6-0. Freshman Kyla Dilger was defeated by a Rebel 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot. WKU forfeited the sixth spot and Ole Miss won the match.
At the time of the Rebel victory, sophomore Laura Bernardos was ahead in her match at the No. 1 singles spot, 6-3, 3-0. Gonzalez Agud and Charles-Hall were each in their second set.
In the second match of the day, both teams elected to play singles only. Ole Miss claimed the second, fourth and fifth singles spots. WKU was defeated in the final singles spot by default and the Rebels won the match, sweeping the doubleheader.
Like the first match, Bernardos was ahead in her singles match with one set win under her belt. Gonzalez Agud had not finished her singles match at the time Ole Miss clinched its second victory of the day.
The final regular season match for WKU (3-15, 0-3 Conference USA) is scheduled for Friday at C-USA foe Middle Tennessee.
Match 1 Singles Laura Bernardos (WKU) vs. Sabina Machalova (OM) 6-3, 3-0, unfinished Anna Vrbenska (OM) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-2, 6-0 Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) vs. Tereza Janatova (OM) 3-6, 0-1, unfinished Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) vs. Alexa Bortles (OM) 0-6, 0-5, unfinished Allie Sanford (OM) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Cameron Kriscunas (OM) def. No player (WKU), by default
Doubles Machalova/Bortles (OM) vs. Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) 4-2, unfinished Janatova/Kriscunas (OM) def. Gonzalez Agud/Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-2 Vrbenska/Sanford (OM) def. Dilger/No player (WKU), by default
Match 2 Singles Laura Bernardos (WKU) vs. Anna Vrbenska (OM) 6-2, 1-4, unfinished Sabina Machalova (OM) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) vs. Alexa Bortles (OM) 1-6, 1-4, unfinished Tereza Janatova (OM) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-2, 6-1 Cameron Kriscunas (OM) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-1, 6-0 Allie Sanford (OM) def. No player (WKU), by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, April 11, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPPERS CLOSE REGULAR SEASON AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Tennis has reached the end of the regular season as it closes out Conference USA play at Middle Tennessee on Friday at the Adams Tennis Complex.
There is a storied history between the Blue Raiders and Lady Toppers. Middle Tennessee (9-11, 1-3 C- USA) leads the all-time series 25-12. The Blue Raiders won every match between the two programs from 1990 until 2017 when the WKU squad broke the streak, sweeping MTSU 5-0.
In 2019, Middle Tennessee strung together three consecutive wins beginning in the final days of March, defeating ETSU, UAB and Cincinnati. In their last match on April 6, the Blue Raiders narrowly fell to Xavier 4-3.
WKU (3-15, 0-3 C-USA) played in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on March 24 earlier this season in a neutral site match against Charlotte. The Lady Tops’ last win came on March 10 against Dayton with a 5-2 victory over the Flyers.
Friday’s match will be the last regular season match for the Red and White before heading to Houston for the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship hosted by Rice.
Live stats for the WKU-Middle Tennessee matchup can be found here.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Friday, April 12, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPPER TENNIS DROPS REGULAR SEASON FINALE
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WKU Tennis fell to Conference USA foe Middle Tennessee in its regular season finale on Friday. The Lady Toppers were defeated 7-0 by the Blue Raiders at the Adams Tennis Complex.
Beginning at 2 p.m. CT, the teams kicked off with doubles action. The Lady Topper freshmen tandem of Zeniece Charles-Hall and Judit Gonzalez Agud played at the No. 2 doubles position and fell 6-2 to a pair of Blue Raiders. WKU was defeated in the third doubles spot by default and Middle Tennessee clinched the doubles point.
When the Blue Raiders captured the doubles victory, junior Lucia Diaz Saez and sophomore Laura Bernardos were down 5-2 in the No. 1 doubles match.
The Lady Topper singles lineup looked familiar with Bernardos at No. 1, Diaz Saez in at No. 2, Gonzalez Agud in the third hole, Charles-Hall in the fourth position and freshman Kyla Dilger rounding out the roster at No. 5. WKU lost the sixth match by default. Dilger finished first, falling 6-0, 6-0.
Hailing from Spain, Gonzalez Agud ended her match next, falling 6-0, 6-1. England-native Charles-Hall picked up a game win in her second set as well, but ultimately was defeated 6-0, 6-1. Diaz Saez fell at the No. 2 singles spot 6-1, 6-1. Fighting to the end was Bernardos, but the leading Lady Topper was also defeated with a score of 6-3, 6-1.
WKU finishes the regular season with a 3-16 mark and a 0-4 record in C-USA action. The Lady Toppers were able to pick up two road wins in addition to a neutral site victory. Middle Tennessee moves to 10- 11 on the season and 2-3 in league play.
The 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship begins on Thursday, April 19 and runs through Sunday, April 21 in Houston, Texas. The bracket will be released early next week.
Singles Costanza Magazzini (MT) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-3, 6-1 Lidia Burrows (MT) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-1, 6-1 Zani Barnard (MT) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-0, 6-1 Luisa Zirilli (MT) def. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-0, 6-1 Marta Peris Herrero (MT) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0 Lee Barnard (MT) def. No player (WKU), by forfeit
Doubles Magazzini/Z. Barnard (MT) vs. Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) 5-2, unfinished Burrows/L. Barnard (MT) def. Charles-Hall/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-2 Zirilli/ Peris Herrero (MT) def. Dilger/No player (WKU), by forfeit
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
Bracket attached.
WKU SLATED TO PLAY FLORIDA ATLANTIC IN FIRST ROUND OF C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis is set to play third-seeded Florida Atlantic on Thursday at noon in the opening round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship in Houston, Texas.
WKU has won its first-round matchup in each of the last two seasons. In 2017, the squad advanced to the championship semifinals, the furthest any Lady Topper team had ever gone in a conference tournament.
Florida Atlantic (8-7) is entering the championships on a three-game win streak after defeating LIU Brooklyn, Pitt and Princeton. The Owls leading singles player, Martina Kudalova, is currently ranked No. 87 in the ITA rankings.
The last time WKU and Florida Atlantic met was in the first round of 2017 C-USA Championships where the Lady Toppers defeated the Owls 4-2. The all-time series between the programs is tied 2-2.
Fourteenth-seeded WKU (3-16, 0-4 C-USA) has played four conference opponents in the regular season this year including North Texas, UAB, Charlotte and Middle Tennessee. The Lady Toppers have earned victories over Tennessee State, UAPB and Dayton.
A live stream of Thursday’s match, including live results, can be found here.
2019 AIR FORCE RESERVE CONFERENCE USA WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP APRIL 18-21 // HOSTED BY RICE
THURSDAY, APRIL 18 FRIDAY, APRIL 19 SATURDAY, APRIL 20 SUNDAY, APRIL 21
(1) OLD DOMINION
(8) UTSA 10 am
9 am
(9) SOUTHERN MISS
12 pm (4) FIU
12 pm
(13) UTEP 2 pm
(5) NORTH TEXAS
3 pm
(12) UAB 10 am 2019 C-USA Champion
(2) RICE
(7) MIDDLE TENNESSEE 10 am
9 am
(10) LOUISIANA TECH
12 pm (3) FLORIDA ATLANTIC
12 pm
(14) WKU 2 pm
(6) CHARLOTTE
3 pm
(11) MARSHALL All Times Central WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, April 18, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
LADY TOPPER TENNIS SEASON ENDS IN HOUSTON
HOUSTON, Texas – WKU’s season came to a close in the first round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship after third-seeded Florida Atlantic defeated the Lady Toppers 4-0.
Beginning with doubles action, the Lady Toppers assumed their usual pairs. In the No. 2 doubles match, junior Lucia Diaz Saez and freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud teamed up. The WKU tandem was defeated 6- 0. The Red and White lost the third doubles match by default and the Owls gained a 1-0 advantage in the competition after earning the doubles point.
In singles play, sophomore Laura Bernardos played in the leading spot for the Lady Toppers. At the second spot was junior Lisa Friess and Diaz Saez competed at No. 3. In the fourth hole was Gonzalez Agud while freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall played at five. Rounding out the lineup was freshman Kyla Dilger.
Hoosier Dilger was the first to finish her match, falling to an Owl 6-0, 6-0. Gonzalez Agud picked up three game victories, but was ultimately defeated 6-1, 6-2. Friess fell 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles match, earning Florida Atlantic the overall victory.
Spanish-native Bernardos fended off No. 87 Martina Kudelova in the leading singles spot as the match went unfinished. Charles-Hall was ahead in the second set of her competition as the Owls won the fourth point. Diaz Saez was in the second set when Florida Atlantic claimed the match.
WKU finishes its season with an overall record of 3-17, recording wins against Tennessee State, UAPB and Dayton.
Singles Martina Kudelova (FAU) vs. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 6-2 Nat. Kallmunzerova (FAU) vs. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-0, 4-3, unfinished May Kimhi (FAU) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1, 6-2 Kristen Thoms (FAU) vs. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished Barbora Palcatova (FAU) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Boltinskaya/Thoms (FAU) vs. Friess/Bernardos (WKU) 4-2, unfinished Kimhi/ Kudelova (FAU) def. Diaz Saez/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-0 Kallmunzerova/ Palcatova (FAU) def. Dilger/Charles-Hall (WKU), by default
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, April 19, 2018 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations Boxscore attached. LADY TOPPERS KICK OFF C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SWEEP OF LADY TECHSTERS NORFOLK, Va. – No. 7 WKU began with a bang at the 2018 C-USA Women’s Tennis Championship, sweeping No. 10 Louisiana Tech 4-0 in the opening round of the tournament. This is just the second time in program history that the Lady Toppers have won in the first round of a conference tournament, the first being in 2017. Doubles action began at 8 a.m. CT as freshman Moka Ito and sophomore Monica Malinen took to court one. WKU rearranged its most recent doubles lineup, setting up sophomore duo Natalia De Ugarte and Cindy Oest in the No. 2 spot and senior tandem Elpida Malamou and Violetta Shatalova at No. 3. Malamou and Shatalova were the first to finish their match, falling to a LA Tech pairing 6-2. South America natives De Ugarte and Oest were able to pick up the first win for the Lady Toppers 6-4. Ito and Malinen notched their ninth win of the season together, defeating two Lady Techsters 7-5, securing the doubles point for WKU. Marking the first singles win for the Red and White was senior Malamou, with a 6-4, 6-2 victory on court three. Next to defeat a Lady Techster was De Ugarte, winning her match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Ito was the next and final Lady Topper to finish, defeating her opponent 6-4, 6-2, helping WKU to sweep LA Tech in the first round of the championship. Newcomer Ito has notched 12 wins this spring, tying for sixth in the Lady Topper Tennis record books for most singles wins in a season. Shatalova, Malinen and Oest had not finished their matches by the time WKU clinched the team win. Tomorrow, No. 7 WKU will face No. 2 Rice at 9 a.m. CT. Final Results Singles Moka Ito (WKU) def. Nadja Manjon (LA Tech) 6-4, 6-2 Violetta Shatalova (WKU) vs. Sonia Chen (LA Tech) 3-6, 5-4, DNF Elpida Malamou (WKU) def. Karla De La Luz (LA Tech) 6-4, 6-2 Monica Malinen (WKU) vs. Angela Lorenzo (LA Tech) 6-2, 3-2, DNF Natalia De Ugarte (WKU) def. Claudia Oravcova (LA Tech) 6-2, 6-1 Cindy Oest (WKU) vs. Andre Perez-Lopez (LA Tech) 6-7 (5-7), 3-1, DNF Doubles Ito/Malinen (WKU) def. De La Luz/Perez-Lopez (LA Tech) 7-5 Oest/De Ugarte (WKU) def. Lorenzo/Manjon (LA Tech) 6-4 Chen/Oravcova (LA Tech) def. Shatalova/Malamou (WKU) 6-2
Tennis Match Results Louisiana Tech vs WKU Apr 19, 2018 at Norfolk, Va. (Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center)
WKU 4, Louisiana Tech 0
Singles competition 1. Moka Ito (WKU) def. Nadja Manjon (TECH) 6-4, 6-2 2. Violetta Shatalova (WKU) vs. Sonia Chen (TECH) 3-6, 5-4, unfinished 3. Elpida Malamou (WKU) def. Karla De La Luz (TECH) 6-4, 6-2 4. Monica Malinen (WKU) vs. Angela Lorenzo (TECH) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished 5. Natalia De Ugarte (WKU) def. Claudia Oravcova (TECH) 6-2, 6-1 6. Cindy Oest (WKU) vs. Andrea Perez-Lopez (TECH) 6-7 (5-7), 3-1, unfinished
Doubles competition 1. Moka Ito/Monica Malinen (WKU) def. Karla De La Luz/Andrea Perez-Lopez (TECH) 7-5 2. Natalia De Ugarte/Cindy Oest (WKU) def. Angela Lorenzo/Nadja Manjon (TECH) 6-4 3. Sonia Chen/Claudia Oravcova (TECH) def. Elpida Malamou/Violetta Shatalova (WKU) 6-2
Match Notes: Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (,3,5,1) WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Thursday, September 12, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Student Assistant Athletic Media Relations
WKU TENNIS STARTS FALL SEASON AT AUSTIN PEAY
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Lady Topper Tennis will begin its second season under head coach Greg Davis on Friday as the Red and White head to the APSU Fall Invitational in Clarksville, Tenn. Four of the eight Lady Toppers are new to the squad and will hit the court representing WKU for the first time.
Newcomer redshirt sophomore Lauren Joch and veteran junior Laura Bernardos will each play in the top flight of singles action. Joch will begin play on Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT while Bernardos is set to begin at 10 a.m. CT following the conclusion of the first match.
In Flight 2, senior Lisa Friess and newcomer Cora-Lynn Von Dungern will each begin their singles match first thing Friday morning. Rounding out WKU singles play will be senior Lucia Diaz Saez, sophomore Zoe Wende and redshirt sophomore Tristen Bryant-Otake. Each will play their first Flight 3 singles match on Friday morning.
With four Lady Toppers making their WKU debut, Davis will test out new doubles pairings in both the first and second flight. In Flight 1, Friess and Von Dungern will team up to play Friday afternoon while Bryant-Otake competes on the other side of the bracket. Bernardos and Diaz Saez are set to play together in the second flight of doubles, starting their day with a bye.
In the 2019 spring season, WKU Tennis finished 3-17 with a 1-2 record on neutral courts. The Lady Toppers recorded wins over Tennessee State, Arkansas Pine Bluff and Dayton.
The two-day Austin Peay tournament will be played in bracket style flights with consolation brackets in each flight. Competing against the Lady Toppers will be Murray State, UT-Martin, Chattanooga, Belmont, Southeastern Missouri and Austin Peay.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / Sunday, September 15, 2019 Women’s Tennis / Contact: Dana Brown, Media Relations Assistant
RETURNERS FIND SUCCESS AT AUSTIN PEAY INVITE
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – WKU Tennis returners Lisa Friess, Laura Bernardos and Lucia Diaz Saez opened the 2019 fall season with success, advancing through their respective brackets at the two-day APSU Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
In Flight 2 of singles, senior Friess fell to her Belmont opponent in a second set tiebreaker in her first match. The Austria-native was able to prompt an impressive comeback, winning her next three matches, to win the consolation side of the bracket. Friess defeated singles opponents from Southeastern Missouri and host Austin Peay.
Doubles pair Bernardos and Diaz Saez started their weekend with a bye. They were then quick to defeat a doubles pair from Murray State in the second round of the Flight 2 doubles bracket.
The Spanish duo won a tight matchup against a Belmont tandem in 7-6 fashion to advance to the final round. In the championship match, the Lady Toppers fell to Southeastern Missouri 6-1.
Every WKU newcomer picked up at least two victories on their trip to Clarksville. Redshirt sophomore Lauren Joch won two single matches, one against Belmont and another against Chattanooga. Joch teamed up with Tristen Bryant-Otake for doubles and the pair also won two matches.
As a singles competitor in the third flight, Bryant-Otake defeated her Belmont opponent in straight sets.
Sophomore Zoe Wende won two singles matches while junior Cora-Lynn Freiin Von Dungern picked up one singles victory and one doubles win as she competed alongside Friess.
WKU Tennis will be back in action on Friday and Saturday at the North Alabama Invite in Florence, Ala.
Final Results
Singles Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Kzeniya Zonova (SEMO) 6-4, 6-3 Fabienne Schmidt (APSU) def. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-4, 6-4 Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Vivian Lai (SEMO) 6-1, 6-3 Lauren Joch (WKU) def. Bogdana Zaparozhets (UTC) 6-2, 6-2 Romana Tarajova (SEMO) def. Lauren Joch (WKU) 7-5, 6-4 Lauren Joch (WKU) def. Erin Allen (BEL) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) Drew Hawkins (BEL) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-4, 7-5 (5) Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Sarah Heckel (APSU) 6-4, 6-1 Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Manuela Bariga (SEMO) 6-2, 6-3 Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Sneha Sinha (SEMO) 7-5, 6-3 Teona Velkoska (SEMO) def. Cora-Lynn Freiin Von Dungern (WKU) 6-3, 7-5 Cora-Lynn Freiin Von Dungern (WKU) def. Maria Plaksina (BEL) 6-2, 7-6 (4) Sneha Singa (SEMO) def. Cora-Lynn Freiin Von Dungern (WKU) 6-4, 7-5 Zoe Wende (WKU) def. Taylor Trondson (BEL) 7-5, 7-6 (6) Ana Albertson (APSU) def. Zoe Wende (WKU) 6-2, 7-5 Zoe Wende (WKU) def. Grace Powderly (SEMO) 6-0, 6-2 Marit Kreugel (MUR) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-0, 6-1 Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Nikki Christiansen (BEL) 6-0, 6-2 Samantha Muller (MUR) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-4, 7-6(6), 10-8 Grace Powderly (SEMO) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) deferred
Doubles Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) def. Tarajova/Barriga (SEMO) 6-1 Chang/A. Loncarevic (MUR) def. Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) 7-5 Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) def. Zonova/Sinha (SEMO) 6-4 Schmidt/Morris (APSU) def. Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) w/o Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) def. Sakurai/Aubin (UTM) 7-5 Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) def. Muller/Bjark (MUR) 6-2 Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) def. Henry/Trondson (BEL) 7-6 (7) Velkoska/Lai (SEMO) def. Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-1
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / September 20, 2019 TENNIS / Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski
LADY TOPPERS NEARLY PERFECT IN NORTH ALABAMA FALL CLASSIC DEBUT
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis was nearly perfect in the opening day of the North Alabama Fall Classic on Friday, as the Lady Toppers won 11-of-12 possible matches in Florence, Ala., on Friday afternoon.
All six WKU student-athletes won their singles matches against opponents from Alabama-Huntsville; that mark included 2-0 sweeps from Laura Bernardos, Lisa Friess, Cora-Lynn Von Dungern and Zoe Wende. Meanwhile, Tristen Bryant-Otake and Lauren Joch each came back from 0-1 deficits to claim the second set and then win their indivdual match in a third-set tiebreaker.
In doubles action, the Lady Toppers faced duos from North Alabama in Round 1, then Alabama A&M in Round 2. Bryant-Otake, Friess and Joch each went 2-0 with mixed partners, while Lucia Diaz Saez, Von Dungern and Wende each won one doubles match.
The event continues into Saturday, with head coach Greg Davis and the WKU squad continuing their fall schedule.
Final Results
Singles (R1) Bernardos (WKU) def. Lucas (UAH) 6-2, 6-1 Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Bauzhanova (UAH) 4-6, 6-1, 10-8 Friess (WKU) def. Van Beek (UAH) 6-1, 6-1 Joch (WKU) def. Thomas (UAH) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5 Von Dungern (WKU) def. Nutz (UAH) 6-2, 6-4 Wende (WKU) def. Lopez (UAH) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles (R1) Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) def. Bishop/Going (UNA) 6-3 Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) def. Linke/Flesch (UNA) 6-4 Humphrey/Sickle (UNA) def. Bernardos/Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-3
Doubles (R2) Bernados/Friess (WKU) def. Boyd/Bozhko (A&M) 7-5 Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) def. Diaz/Woods (A&M) 6-2 Diaz Saez/Wende (WKU) def. Rengiil/Mashego (A&M) 6-4
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / September 21, 2019 TENNIS / Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski
LADY TOPPERS CONCLUDE PLAY AT NORTH ALABAMA FALL CLASSIC
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis finished its round-robin outing at the North Alabama Fall Classic in Florence, Ala., competing against Alabama A&M and Alabama-Huntsville in singles play, as well as the host Lions in doubles action.
After going 6-0 against Alabama-Huntsville on Friday, the Lady Toppers went 3-3 against Alabama A&M and 2-4 against North Alabama on Saturday. Laura Bernardos won both of her singles matches on Saturday, while Lucia Diaz Saez, Lisa Friess and Zoe Wende each came out victorious once in the second day of play.
WKU continued its doubles success for the weekend, taking 2-of-3 matches against Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday, following a 3-0 effort over Alabama A&M and a 2-1 finish against the host Lions on Friday. The duos of Bernardos/Friess and Diaz Saez/Wende both went 2-0.
The Lady Toppers ' next fall action will be on the road from October 25-26 in the Murray State Invitational.
Final Results
Singles (R2) Bernardos (WKU) def. Woods (A&M) 6-0, 6-1 Friess (WKU) def. Mashego (A&M) 6-1, 6-0 Wende (WKU) def. Lawson (A&M) 6-0, 6-0 Boyd (A&M) def. Von Dungern (WKU) 3-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8 Bozhko (A&M) def. Joch (WKU) 7-5, 6-2 Diaz (A&M) def. Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-2, 6-0
Singles (R3) Bernardos (WKU) def. Humphreys (UNA) 6-1, 6-3 Diaz Saez (WKU) def. Reilly (UNA) 7-5, 6-2 Andrews (UNA) def. Joch (WKU) 6-3, 6-2 Linke (UNA) def. Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-1, 3-6, 11-9 Bishop (UNA) def. Friess (WKU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 Sickle (UNA) def. Wende (WKU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles (R3) Bernados/Friess (WKU) def. Mehlich/Kirchtag (UAH) 6-1 Diaz Saez/Wende (WKU) def. Lopez/Van Beek (UAH) 6-0 Thomas/Bauzhanova (UAH) def. Bryant-Otake/Joch (WKU) 6-4
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / October 24, 2019 TENNIS / Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski
LADY TOPPERS SET TO COMPETE IN MURRAY STATE INVITATIONAL
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis heads west for the team's final action of the fall, with the Lady Toppers ready to compete in the Murray State Invitational on Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26. WKU's previous fall events were at the Austin Peay Invitational on Sept. 13-14 and the North Alabama Invitational on Sept. 20-21.
There will be seven Lady Toppers scheduled to see action, with seven singles flights and three doubles flights. The event will be comprised of players from WKU, Murray State, Eastern Illinois and Belmont. Play will take place at the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts, but in the case of inclement weather, the tournament will be moved to indoor courts at the Kenlake State Park Resort.
The matchups and times for Friday's action are listed below, full bracket PDF is attached to this email.
Singles Flights F1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) vs. Gouws (EIU) - 1 p.m. F2: Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) vs. Lee (BEL) - 1 p.m. F3: Laura Bernardos (WKU) vs. Slezakova (MSU) - 1 p.m. F4: Lisa Friess (WKU) vs. Kavtaradza (EIU) - 1 p.m. F5: Lauren Joch (WKU) vs. Brackin (BEL) - 2 p.m. F6: Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) vs. Kreugel (MSU) - 2 p.m. F7: Zoe Wende (WKU) vs. Christiansen (BEL) - 2 p.m.
Doubles Flight 1 Friess/von Dungern (WKU) vs. Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) - 10 a.m. Friess/von Dungern (WKU) vs. Henry/Lee (BEL) - 11 a.m.
Doubles Flight 2 Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) vs. Allen/Hawkins (BEL) - 10 a.m. Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) vs. Chang/A. Loncarevic (MSU) - 11 a.m.
Doubles Flight 3 Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) vs. Brackin/Plaksina (BEL) - 10 a.m. Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) vs. Ellis/Kavtaradze (EIU) or Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) - 11 a.m.
WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / October 26, 2019 TENNIS / Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski
LADY TOPPERS SEE SUCCESS ON DAY 1 OF MURRAY STATE INVITATIONAL
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis began competition in the Murray State Invitational on Friday, Oct. 25, with each of the seven Lady Toppers in action claiming at least one win against opponents from Belmont, Eastern Illinois and the host Racers.
In singles play, Cora-Lynn von Dungern (Flight 1), Laura Bernardos (Flight 3), Lisa Friess (Flight 4) and Zoe Wende (Flight 7) advanced to the finals of their respective groups with first-round victories.
In doubles action, the duo of Bernardos/Tristen Bryant-Otake (Flight 2) came out victorious in both of their matches to advance to the finals. Meanwhile, the pairs of Friess/von Dungern and Lucia Diaz Saez/Lauren Joch both split results with one win and one loss on the day.
The event continues into Saturday, with head coach Greg Davis and the WKU squad set to conclude their fall schedule.
Final Results
Singles F1: Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) def. Gouws (EIU) 6-3, 6-0 F2: Hawkins (BEL) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-1, 6-1 F3: Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Slezakova (MSU) 4-3, ret. F4: Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Steven (EIU) 7-5, 6-4 F5: Plaksina (BEL) def. Lauren Joch (WKU) 6-3, 6-4 F6: Kreugel (MSU) def. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-3, 6-1 F7: Zoe Wende (WKU) def. Perez-Korinko (EIU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles (F1) Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) def. Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) 6-0 Allen/Hawkins (BEL) def. Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) 7-5
Doubles (F2) Bernados/Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Plaksina/Brackin (BEL) 6-3 Bernados/Bryant-Otake (WKU) def. Chang/A. Loncarevic (MSU) 7-6
Doubles (F3) Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) def. Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) 6-2 Diaz Saez/Joch (WKU) def. Ellis/Snyder (EIU) 6-2
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LADY TOPPERS WIN FOUR FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS TO CONCLUDE FALL ACTION
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis wrapped up fall competition with a successful showing at the Murray State Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 26, with two Lady Topper doubles pairs and two individuals taking home flight championships against opponents from Belmont, Eastern Illinois and the host Racers.
In singles play, Laura Bernardos (Flight 3) and Lisa Friess (Flight 4) capped undefeated weekends to claim their titles. Bernardos swept her opponent from EIU, while Friess outlasted a BU opponent with a 13-11 advantage in the third-set tiebreaker.
Cora-Lynn von Dungern dropped a hard-fought heartbreaker in the Flight 1 championship match after taking the first set. She dropped the second set 7-6 on a tiebreaker and then fell to her opponent from MSU 12-10 in the final set tiebreaker. Tristen Bryant-Otake saw a similar result on the Flight 3 third-place match, winning the first set before falling 7-5 in the second and 10-8 in a third-set tiebreaker.
Like Friess, Lauren Joch was able to come out on top in the third-set tiebreaker, 10-2, to claim third place in Flight 5. Zoe Wende split singles results on the day, playing one match in Flight 6 and another in Flight 7.
In doubles action, the duo of Friess/von Dungern (Flight 1) dominated their opponent from MSU, 6-1, to finish the weekend with a 2-1 record and claim the title. The pair of Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (Flight 2) fell by a score of 6-3, but a record of 2-1 on the weekend was able to clinch the championship. Playing together for the first time at the Murray State Invitational, Joch/Wende claimed a 6-2 victory over EIU.
And with that, WKU Tennis and head coach Greg Davis concluded their fall schedule. The Lady Toppers will begin their spring season – that consists of 20 dual matches – on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Butler.
Final Results
Singles F1: Chang (MSU) def. Cora-Lynn von Dungern (WKU) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 12-10 F2: Bukraba-Ulanova (EIU) def. Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-8 F3: Laura Bernardos (WKU) def. Contreras (EIU) 6-3, 6-1 F4: Lisa Friess (WKU) def. Bracklin (BEL) 6-1, 3-6, 13-11 F5: Lauren Joch (WKU) def. Ellis (EIU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-2 F6: Zoe Wende (WKU) def. Snyder (EIU) 6-1, 6-2 F7: Muller (MSU) def. Zoe Wende (WKU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles (F1) Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) def. Bjork/Muller (MSU) 6-1
Doubles (F2) Contreras/Steven (EIU) def. Bernados/Bryant-Otake (WKU) 6-3
Doubles (F3) Joch/Wende (WKU) def. Ellis/Snyder (EIU) 6-2
2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 1 Doubles Round 1 - Friday (10am) Winner Score Sharapova/Slezakova (MSU) x Henry/Lee (BU) Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) x Gouws/Ulanova (EIU)
Round 2 - Friday (11am) Winner Score Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) x Sharapova/Slezakova (MSU) Henry/Lee (BU) x Friess/Von Dungern (WKU)
Round 3 - Saturday (9:30am) Winner Score Henry/Lee (BU) x Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) Sharapova/Slezakova (MSU) x Friess/Von Dungern (WKU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 3rd Place - 4th Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 2 Doubles Round 1 - Friday (10am) Winner Score Contreras/Steven (EIU) x A.Loncarevic/Chang (MSU) Allen/Hawkins (BU) x Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU)
Round 2 - Friday (11am) Winner Score Allen/Hawkins (BU) x Contreras/Steven (EIU) A.Loncarevic/Chang (MSU) x Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU)
Round 3 - Saturday (9:30am) Winner Score A.Loncarevic/Chang (MSU) x Allen/Hawkins (BU) Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) x Contreras/Steven (EIU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 3rd Place - 4th Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 3 Doubles Quaterfinals Semifinals Bye Friday 10am Snyder/Korinko (EIU) Snyder/Korinko (EIU) Finals
Friday 11am Muller/Bjork (MSU) Friday 10am Christiansen/Trondson (BU) Champions
Saturday 9:30am Plaksina/Brackin (BU) Friday 10am Diaz/Joch (WKU)
Friday 11am Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) Friday 10am Kavtaradze/Ellis (EIU)
Flight 3 Doubles - Consolation
Semifinals Finals
Friday 11am Champions
Saturday 9:30am
Friday 11am 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 1 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 1pm) Winner Score Claire Chang (MSU) x Somer Henry (BU) Cora Lynn Von Dungern (WKU) x Christine Gouws (EIU)
Round 2 - Saturday (10:30am) Winner Score Christine Gouws (EIU) x Claire Chang (MSU) Somer Henry (BU) x Cora Lynn Von Dungern (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 1:30pm) Winner Score Somer Henry (BU) x Christine Gouws (EIU) Claire Chang (MSU) x Cora Lynn Von Dungern (WKU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 4th Place - 3rd Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 2 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 1pm) Winner Score Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova (EIU) x Sara Loncarevic (MSU) Peyton Lee (BU) x Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (10:30am) Winner Score Peyton Lee (BU) x Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova (EIU) Sara Loncarevic (MSU) x Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 1:30pm) Winner Score Sara Loncarevic (MSU) x Peyton Lee (BU) Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) x Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova (EIU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 4th Place - 3rd Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 3 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 1pm) Winner Score Drew Hawkins (BU) x Karla Contreras (EIU) Natalie Slezakova (MSU) x Laura Bernardos (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (10:30am) Winner Score Natalie Slezakova (MSU) x Drew Hawkins (BU) Laura Bernardos (WKU) x Karla Contreras (EIU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 1:30pm) Winner Score Karla Contreras (EIU) x Natalie Slezakova (MSU) Drew Hawkins (BU) x Laura Bernardos (WKU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 4th Place - 3rd Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 4 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 1pm) Winner Score Anja Loncarevic (MSU) x Erin Allen (BU) Lisa Friess (WKU) x Theresa Kavtaradze (EIU)
Round 2 - Saturday (10:30am) Winner Score Theresa Kavtaradze (EIU) x Anja Loncarevic (MSU) Erin Allen (BU) x Lisa Friess (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 1:30pm) Winner Score Erin Allen (BU) x Theresa Kavtaradze (EIU) Anja Loncarevic (MSU) x Lisa Friess (WKU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 4th Place - 3rd Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 5 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 2pm) Winner Score Brittany Steven (EIU) x Stasya Sharapova (MSU) Sarah Brackin (BU) x Lauren Joch (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 11:30am) Winner Score Sarah Brackin (BU) x Brittany Steven (EIU) Stasya Sharapova (MSU) x Lauren Joch (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 2:30pm) Winner Score Stasya Sharapova (MSU) x Sarah Brackin (BU) Lauren Joch (WKU) x Brittany Steven (EIU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 4th Place - 3rd Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 3 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 2pm) Winner Score Maria Plaksina (BU) x Lauren Ellis (EIU) Marit Kreugel (MSU) x Lucia Diaz (WKU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 11:30am) Winner Score Marit Kreugel (MSU) x Maria Plaksina (BU) Lucia Diaz (WKU) x Lauren Ellis (EIU)
Round 2 - Saturday (Not Before 2:30pm) Winner Score Lauren Ellis (EIU) x Marit Kreugel (MSU) Maria Plaksina (BU) x Lucia Diaz (WKU)
Final Standings Champion - Runner-up - 4th Place - 3rd Place - 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 7 Singles Quaterfinals Semifinals Samantha Muller (MSU) Finals Friday Not Before 3pm Claire Perez-Korinko (EIU) Champion Saturday Not Before 11:30am Zoe Wende (WKU) Friday Not Before 2pm Nicole Christiansen (BU)
Sara Bjork (MSU) Saturday Not Before 2:30pm Friday Not Before 2pm Taylor Trondson (BU) Saturday Not Before 11:30am Kaitlyn Snyder (EIU) Friday Not Before 2pm Lauren Carelli (BU)
Flight 7 Singles - Consolation
Semifinals Finals
Friday 11am Champion
Saturday 9:30am
Friday 11am
Match for 3rd place
Match for 7th place 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 1 Doubles Round 1 - Friday (9am) Winner Score Sharapova/Slezakova (MSU) x Allen/Hawkins (BU) MSU 6x3 Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) x Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) WKU 6x0
Round 2 - Friday (10am) Winner Score Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) x Sharapova/Muller (MSU) MSU 6x2 Allen/Hawkins (BU) x Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) BU 7x5
Round 3 - Saturday (9:30am) Winner Score Allen/Hawkins (BU) x Gouws/Ulanova (EIU) EIU 6x3 Bjork/Muller (MSU) x Friess/Von Dungern (WKU) WKU 6x1
Final Standings Champion - Friess/Von Durgen Runner-up - Gows/Ulanova 3rd Place - Allen/Hawkins 4th Place - N/A 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 2 Doubles Round 1 - Friday (9am) Winner Score Contreras/Steven (EIU) x A.Loncarevic/Chang (MSU) MSU 6x3 Plaksina/Brackin (BU) x Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) WKU 6x3
Round 2 - Friday (10am) Winner Score Plaksina/Brackin (BU) x Contreras/Steven (EIU) BU 6x2 A.Loncarevic/Chang (MSU) x Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) WKU 7x6
Round 3 - Saturday (9:30am) Winner Score A.Loncarevic/Chang (MSU) x Plaksina/Brackin (BU) BU 7x6 (6) Bernardos/Bryant-Otake (WKU) x Contreras/Steven (EIU) EIU 6x3
Final Standings Champion - Bernardos/Bryant Otake (WKU) Runner-up - Plaksina/Brackin (BU) 3rd Place - A. Loncarevic/Chang (MSU) 4th Place - Contreras/Steven (EIU) 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 3 Doubles Quaterfinals Semifinals Snyder/Ellis (EIU) Snyder/Ellis (EIU) Bye Finals Court 5 Muller/Bjork (MSU) Muller/Bjork (MSU) 6.0 Friday 9am Muller/Bjork (MSU) Christiansen/Trondson (BU) 6.4 Co-Champions Muller/Bjork (MSU) Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) Bye Diaz/Joch (WKU) Diaz/Joch (WKU) 6.2 Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) Kreugel/S. Loncarevic (MSU) Bye
Extra matches - Friday Winners Score Christiansen/Trondson (BU) x Kreugel/S.Loncarevic (MSU) Christiansen/Trondson 6x4 Diaz/Joch (WKU) x Snyder/Ellis (EIU) Diaz/Joch 6x2
Extra matches - Saturday Winners Score Kreugel/Loncarevic (MSU) x Snyder/Ellis (EIU) Kreugel/Loncarevic (MSU) 6x3 Joch/Wende (WKU) x Christiansen/Trondson (BU) Christiansen/Trondson (BU) 7x5 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 1 Singles Semifinals - Friday Winner Score Claire Chang (MSU) x Peyton Lee (BU) MSU 6-1, 6-4 Cora Lynn Von Dungern (WKU) x Christine Gouws (EIU) WKU 6-3, 6-0
Finals - Saturday Winner Score Cora Lynn Von Dungern (WKU) x Claire Chang (MSU) MSU 6-4, 6-7 (3), 12-10
Extra Match - Saturday Winner Score Erin Allen (BU) x Christine Gouws (EIU) BU 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
Final Standings Champion - Claire Chang (MSU) Runner-up - Cora Lynn Von Dungern (WKU) 3rd Place - Peyton Lee (BU) 4th Place - Christine Gouws (EIU) 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 2 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 12pm) Winner Score Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova (EIU) x Sara Loncarevic (MSU) MSU 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 Drew Hawkins (BU) x Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) BU 6-1, 6-1
Finals - Saturday Winner Score Sara Loncarevic (MSU) x Drew Hawkins (BU) MSU 6-2, 6-2
Third Place - Saturday Winner Score Tristen Bryant-Otake (WKU) x Elizaveta Bukraba-Ulanova (EIU) EIU 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
Final Standings Champion - Sara Loncarevic (MSU) Runner-up - Drew Hawkins (BU) 3rd Place - Elizaveta Ulanova (EIU) 4th Place - Tristen Otake (WKU) 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 3 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 12pm) Winner Score Erin Allen (BU) x Karla Contreras (EIU) EIU 6-4, 2-6, 13-11 Natalie Slezakova (MSU) x Laura Bernardos (WKU) WKU 3-4 Ret.
Finals - Saturday Winner Score Laura Bernardos (WKU) x Karla Contreras (EIU) WKU 6-3, 6-1
Final Standings Champion - Laura Bernados (WKU) Runner-up - Karla Contreras (EIU) 3rd Place - Erin Allen (BU) 4th Place - Natalie Slezakova (MSU) 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 4 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 12pm) Winner Score Anja Loncarevic (MSU) x Sarah Brackin (BU) BU 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 Lisa Friess (WKU) x Brittany Steven (EIU) WKU 7-5, 6-4
Finals - Saturday Winner Score Sarah Brackin (BU) x Lisa Friess (WKU) WKU 6-1, 3-6, 13-11
Third place - Saturday Winner Score Brittany Steven (EIU) x Anja Loncarevic (MSU) MSU 6-2, 6-0
Final Standings Champion - Lisa Friess (WKU) Runner-up - Sarah Brackin (BU) 3rd Place - Anja Loncarevic (MSU) 4th Place - Brittany Steven (EIU) 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 5 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 1pm) Winner Score Lauren Ellis (EIU) x Stasya Sharapova (MSU) MSU 7-5, 6-3 Maria Plaksina (BU) x Lauren Joch (WKU) BU 6-3, 6-4
Finals - Saturday Winner Score Stasya Sharapova (MSU) x Maria Plaksina (BU) MSU 6-4, 6-3
Third place - Saturday Winner Score Lauren Joch (WKU) x Lauren Ellis (EIU) WKU 6-4, 3-6, 10-2
Final Standings Champion - Stasya Sharapova (MSU) Runner-up - Maria Plaksina (BU) 3rd Place - Lauren Joch (WKU) 4th Place - Lauren Ellis (EIU) 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 6 Singles Round 1 - Friday (Not Before 1pm) Winner Score Nicole Christiansen (BU) x Kaitlyn Snyder (EIU) BU 6-1, 6-0 Marit Kreugel (MSU) x Lucia Diaz (WKU) MSU 6-3, 6-1
Finals - Saturday Winner Score Marit Kreugel (MSU) x Nicole Christiansen (BU) MSU 6-0, 6-0
Third Place - Saturday Winner Score Zoe Wende (WKU) x Kaitlyn Snyder (EIU) WKU 6-1, 6-2
Final Standings Champion - Marit Kreugel (MSU) Runner-up - Nicole Christiansen (BU) 3rd Place - Lucia Diaz (WKU) 4th Place - Kaitlyn Snyder (EIU) 2nd Murray State Fall Invitational
Flight 7 Singles Quaterfinals Semifinals Samantha Muller (MSU) Finals Samantha Muller (MSU) Bye Co-Champions MSU 6-3, 6-1 Samantha Muller (MSU) Zoe Wende (WKU) WKU 6-1, 6-0 Zoe Wende (WKU) Claire Perez-Korinko (EIU) Samantha Muller (MSU) Sara Bjork (MSU) Bye Taylor Trondson (BU) Taylor Trondson (BU) MSU - 6-1, 6-4 Sara Bjork (MSU) Bye Sara Bjork (MSU) Sara Bjork (MSU)
Extra Matches Winner Score Taylor Trondson (BU) x Samantha Muller (MSU) Taylor Trondson (BU) 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-5 Claire Perez-Korinko (EIU) x Sara Bjork (MSU) Sara Bjork (MSU) 6-0, 6-0 WKU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / November 21, 2019 TENNIS / Contact: Bryan Fyalkowski
LADY TOPPERS SIGN A PAIR IN 2020 CLASS
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis head coach Greg Davis has announced a pair of signees for the Lady Toppers’ Class of 2020. Adriana Subias of La Coruña, Spain, and Adrienne Vesely of Plano, Texas, will make their way to The Hill for the 2020 fall season.
ADRIANA SUBIAS Subias comes to The Hill following a distinguished youth career in Spain. She came out victorious in three notable events over the past three years: The 2019 Babolat Circuit 2A Tournament, 2018 Val de Barcala Negreira Tennis Open and 2017 Babolat Circuit 1A Tournament.
Subias was also a finalist in the 2019 Conference Master Event (for the best eight players in the region), 2018 Gallego Absolute Regional Master Tennis Tournament and 2017 U17 Regional Championship. She has experience competing against some of the top-ranked Spanish amateurs, including players who have accepted scholarships to Oregon, Nevada and Lamar.
Davis on Subias: “I’m very excited to add Adriana to our team. She has been in the top 90 in Spain, she is very athletic and she is someone who will be able to come in and add to our program’s depth.”
ADRIENNE VESELY Vesely comes to WKU from Gardner-Webb, where she competed during the 2019 spring season and a pair of tournaments this fall. She put together a team-best 13-3 singles record in the spring, which included a 7-2 record at No. 5, a 5-1 mark at No. 6 and a 1-0 tally at No. 4 for the Runnin’ Bulldogs. In doubles play, she had a 6-7 record at the No. 3 pair with teammate Milica Panic.
Vesely earned praise from the Big South Conference when she was named the league’s Freshman of the Week on Feb. 13 after a pair of singles wins vs. North Carolina A&T and Davidson in Gardner-Webb’s two matches. This fall, Vesely earned three singles wins and five doubles victories combined in the Elon and Limestone Fall Invitationals.
Vesely attended Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas, for her prep career. She was a four-star recruit and ranked as high as No. 87 in the country during her junior year. She won the 2017 Florida Open Girls18 Championship and the 2016 National Closed Region Tournament.
Davis on Vesely: “Adrienne is a big pick up for our program. I feel like she can come in and help us immediately. She brings a great deal of experience having been ranked in the top 90 in the U.S. as a junior, as well as performing at a high level last year during her season.”