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Women's Tennis Suffers Two Weekend Defeats

Huntington, W.Va.- Women's Tennis loses 6-1 to DI opponent Radford, Drouin takes a win on court 2 for UC.

The Basics:
Location: Huntington, W.Va. (neutral cite)
Score: UC 1, Radford 6
Records: UC 3-3, Radford 4-1

How it Happened:
Barbara Balancho and Harriet Glaves were tied at 6-6 in doubles with their opponents, but eventually fell 7-5 in the tiebreak. It was Radford who would clinch the doubles point to go 1-0 heading into singles.

AlexiAnn Drouin put up a gritty performance in singles. Despite dropping her first set 6-1, she went onto win the next two sets 6-4 6-4. This win put her at 3-0 on the season in singles play, as well as tallying a point for UC in the match.

Haarini Balakrishnaan also competed well, pushing her opponent in the second set, before eventually dropping it 7-6 (6).

UC would lose to Radford  6-1 but showed grit on multiple courts.

Huntington, W.Va.- Tennis suffers loss to DI Marshall University 7-0.

The Basics:
Location: Huntington, W.Va. (neutral cite)
Score: UC 0, Marshall 7
Records: UC 3-4, Marshall 7-5

How it Happened:
The Golden Eagles Harriet Glaves and Emilia Alarez paired up for the first time this season, gaining two games against their Marshall opponents before eventually falling 6-2. The Golden Eagles would go on to lose the double point after falling to the Herd on all three courts. 

In singles, Harriet Glaves, a freshman, pushed her opponent the entire match. She was neck-and-neck with Rieke Gillar (MU) through both sets but would eventually drop the match 7-5 6-4.

Up Next:
The Golden Eagles will take on Mercyhurst University, February 25th at 6pm in Erie, Pennsylvania. 

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