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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 2019 UA19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases WKU Athletic Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Public Relations and Advertising Commons, Sports Studies Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation WKU Athletic Media Relations, "UA19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases" (2019). WKU Archives Records. Paper 8321. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/8321 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 **PDF box score attached** 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.