EDINBORO, Pa. (September 18, 2015) – The Edinboro University women's tennis team hosted their first match of the season Thursday, taking care of Westminster, 7-2. The Fighting Scots improve to 3-0 on the year while the Titans move to 2-1.

Edinboro took four out of six in singles matches. Julia Hellstern defeated Gabby Eaborn in two sets, 6-3 and 6-0. Roxana Yeh and Tatiana Batalla also won in two sets, with Yeh beating Stephanie Homitz, 6-1 and 6-2, and Batalla winning against Molly Somora, 6-1 and 6-0. Laura Lopez beat Sydney Sterner in three sets, winning the first, 6-3, and the third, 10-1.

The Fighting Scots swept the Titans in doubles matches. The Edinboro tandem of Anastasiya Dasik and Lopez defeated Eaborn and Sydney Sterner, 8-5. Yeh and Marija Tmusic gave Edinboro another victory against Christijana Vucenovic and Mariah Turiano with an 8-4 score. Hellstern and Lydia Browne shutout Stephanie Homitz and Molly Somora to complete the sweep, 8-0.

The Fighting Scots' next test will be at the USTA/ITA Atlantic Regional Championships, hosted by Mercyhurst University. The event takes place from Saturday, September 19 to Monday, September 21.
 

Singles Competition

1. Julia Hellstern (EDIN_W) def. Gabby Eaborn (WES) 6-3, 6-0

2. Laura Lopez (EDIN_W) def. Sydney Sterner (WES) 6-3, 2-6, 10-1

3. C. Vucenovic (WES) def. Anastasiya Dasik (EDIN_W) 7-6, 6-3

4. Mariah Turiano (WES) def. Marija Tmusic (EDIN_W) 6-3, 1-6, 10-1

5. Roxana Yeh (EDIN_W) def. Stephanie Homitz (WES) 6-1, 6-2

6. Tatiana Batalla (EDIN_W) def. Molly Somora (WES) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles Competition

1. Anastasiya Dasik/Laura Lopez (EDIN_W) def. Gabby Eaborn/Sydney Sterner (WES) 8-5

2. Roxana Yeh/Marija Tmusic (EDIN_W) def. C. Vucenovic/Mariah Turiano (WES) 8-4

3. Julia Hellstern/Lydia Browne (EDIN_W) def. Stephanie Homitz/Molly Somora (WES) 8-0