CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The University of Charleston Golden Eagles (7-1) fell to the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (4-0) on Wednesday afternoon.
JUST THE BASICS
Score- Charleston 4, West Virginia State, 5
Location- Charleston, WV (Coonskin Park)
Records- UC (7-1, 6-1 MEC), WVSU (4-0, 4-0 MEC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling in no. 1 doubles to the Yellow Jackets, the Golden Eagles were able to tie it up with the 8-4 win by Edwards and Slusarciuc. After fall in in a 9-8 thriller in no. 3 doubles, the Yellow Jackets entered singles play with a 2-1 lead over the Golden Eagles. The two teams tied in singles play 3-3, giving the Yellow Jackets the 5-4 victory over the Golden Eagles.
DOUBLES
Dillwald/Hensley (WVSU) def. Swann/Gegeshidze (UC) 8-1
Slusarciuc/Edwards (UC) def. Isbey/Miller (WVSU)
McKnight/Tadic (WVS) def. Dillon/Uyttenhove (UC) 9-8
SINGLES
Laura Isby (WVSU) def. Katie Swann (UC) 6-0, 6-4
Kristine Gegeshidze (UC) def. Kiersten Hensley (WVSU) 6-1, 6-2
Elise Edwards (UC) def. Nina Dillwald (WVSU) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0
Sylvana Slusarciuc (UC) def. Lindsay Goff 6-3, 6-1
Kayla McKnight (WVSU) def. Alize Uyttenhove (UC) 6-2, 6-3
Nika Tadic (WVSU) def. Bri Guthrie (UC) 6-2, 6-0