ERIE, Pa. (March 23, 2016) – The Edinboro University women's tennis team opened its 2016 PSAC season with an 8-1 defeat against local foe Mercyhurst on Wednesday afternoon. With the loss, the Fighting Scots are 9-4 overall for the season and 0-1 in PSAC play. The Lakers improved to 5-2 and 1-0 in the conference.
 
Laura Lopez registered the lone win of the afternoon for the Fighting Scots, defeating Mercyhurst's Annie Baich by scores of 6-2 and 7-5. Lopez improved to 10-5 on the season and has now won seven of her last eight matches.
 
The Fighting Scots will return to action on Saturday, March 26, heading to Davis & Elkins for a match scheduled to start at 10 a.m. before resuming PSAC play on Tuesday, March 29^th at California (Pa.)
 
Doubles competition
1. Adrianna Jeffress/Kayla Frost (MU) def. Anastasiya Dasik/Marija Tmusic (EDIN) 8-3
2. Annie Baich/Saioa Gomez de Segura (MU) def. Laura Lopez/Roxana Yeh (EDIN) 8-3
3. Adina Spahalic/Carmen Mantecon Duro (MU) def. Julia Hellstern/Jelena Vucenovic (EDIN) 8-5
 
Singles competition
1. Saioa Gomez de Segura (MU) def. Julia Hellstern (EDIN) 6-2, 6-0
2. Adrianna Jeffress (MU) def. Anastasiya Dasik (EDIN) 6-0, 6-0
3. Carmen Mantecon Duro (MU) def. Marija Tmusic (EDIN) 6-2, 7-5
4. Laura Lopez (EDIN) def. Annie Baich (MU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Kayla Frost (MU) def. Roxana Yeh (EDIN) 6-1, 6-4
6. Adina Spahalic (MU) def. Tatiana Trabal (EDIN) 6-1, 6-0