CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The University of Charleston Women's Tennis team, ranked #1 in the Atlantic Region, defeated Indiana University of Pennsylvania ranked #2 in the Atlantic Region on Saturday with the Eagles coming home with 4-3 victory.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Golden Eagles got off to a slow start in doubles losing all three courts against IUP. Newly ranked #1 doubles Lif/Singh lost 6-4 while the #2 doubles pairing of Swann/Drouin lost 6-3. IUP wrapped up doubles with a win at #3, as Williams/Balakrishnan lost 6-3. 

Charleston came out fighting in singles after the loss in doubles. The Golden Eagles got two quick wins at singles winning at #1 Singh (6-2, 6-1), and #6 Lif (6-2, 6-1).
 
IUP fought back winning at #2 singles (6-3, 6-2). With the match tied at 2-2, the three remaining matches all went to the third set in a nail-biting encounter.
 
UC came out on top winning two out of the three, three set matches. With Balancho winning at #4 singles (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) and Balakrishnan clinching the match (6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3) at #5, the match was decided. AlexiAnn Drouin lost a close match at #3 (3-6, 6-0, 6-4) 
 
Singles Order of Finish: 
 
#1 Singh (UC) Def. Kirchtag (IUP) (6-2, 6-1) 
#6 Lif (UC) Def. Jones (IUP) (6-2, 6-1) 
#2 Huerta (IUP) Def. Swann (UC) (6-3, 6-2) 
#4 Balancho (UC) Def. Vlachou (IUP) (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) 
#3 Graydon (IUP) Def. Drouin (UC) (3-6, 6-0, 6-4) 
#5 Balakrishnan (UC) Def Dunarova (IUP) (6-7, 6-2, 6-3) 
 
Double Order of Finish: 
 
Graydon/Kirchtag (IUP) Def. Swann/Drouin (UC) (6-3) 
Dunarova/Jones (IUP) Def. Balakrishnan/William (UC) (6-3) 
Huerta/Vlachou (IUP) Def. Singh/Lif (UC) (6-4) 
 
UP NEXT:
The Golden Eagles move to 11-2 for the season and will play again tomorrow afternoon, taking on Division I opponent Marshall University in Huntington at 3:00 PM.