CLARION, PA. -- The Edinboro women's tennis team was able to avenge an early season loss to Clarion as the Fighting Scots picked up a 5-2 win over the Golden Eagles. Edinboro won the doubles point for the first time this season to give them the lead before sealing it winning four of the six singles matches. The Fighting Scots improve to 2-15 overall and 2-1 in the PSAC while the Golden Eagles fall to 1-8 overall and 1-3 in the PSAC.
It was a little bit closer this time at number one doubles, but
Tatiana Batalla Trabal and
Jelena Vucenovic won a 6-4 matchup at the top doubles spot over Alivia Arnold and Vinisha Reddy. After dropping a 6-4 decision in the first meeting this year,
Laura Lopez and
Hannah Brentar didn't allow a game, shutting out Michelle Petrilla and Katie Benson, 6-0 to help Edinboro claim the doubles point and the important 1-0 lead heading into singles. Clarion won by forfeit at number three doubles.
Picking up where they left off, Batalla Trabal and Vucenovic picked up identical 6-0, 6-0 wins over Reddy and Petrilla, respectively. It matched the same scores from the first meeting this year. Lopez clinched the second PSAC win on the season with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Arnold at the top of the lineup. In her second reversal of the day, Brentar downed Germanoski, 6-4, 6-3. In the first matchup, Germanoski won 6-4, 6-4 over the Fighting Scot.
Edinboro returns to the court in six days when they travel to Indiana(Pa.) on Tuesday, April 16. The matchup with the Crimson Hawks gets underway at 3:30 p.m.
Doubles:
- Tatiana Batalla Trabal/Jelena Vucenovic (EU) def. Alivia Arnold/Vinisha Reddy (CU) 6-4
- Laura Lopez/Hanna Brentar (EU) def. Michelle Petrilla/Katie Benson (CU) 6-0
- Hailey Germanoski/Sarah Kirmeyer (CU) won by forfeit
Singles:
- Lopez (EU) def. Arnold (CU), 6-4, 6-0
- Batalla Trabal (EU) def. Reddy (CU), 6-0, 6-0
- Vucenovic (EU) def. Petrilla (CU), 6-0, 6-0
- Benson (CU) def. Paige Morris (EU), 6-0, 6-0
- Brentar (EU) def. Germanoski (CU), 6-4, 6-3
- Kirmeyer (CU) wins by forfeit
Edinboro: 2-15, 2-1 PSAC
Clarion: 1-8, 0-3 PSAC