Box Score
WEST CHESTER, Pa. - West Chester University's women's tennis squad dropped its first conference match of the season, 5-4, to visiting Kutztown University Sunday afternoon.
Kutztown (6-7 overall) improved to 2-0 in the PSAC East. West Chester (6-7 overall, 1-1 PSAC) took three singles' wins, but trailed 2-1 coming out of the doubles competition.
Hannah Pipkin defeated Brittany Counts 6-2 in the first set. Pipkin dropped the second set with a 2-6 setback, but took the third set with a 6-2 win. Ridhima Borooah grabbed a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Ali Fetter. The Golden Rams took the next three wins as Alex Santoro defeated Rachel Grula, 7-6, 6-2, Nikki Paller capped a 6-2, 6-0 win over Chelsea White, and Haley Wissinger edged Stefanie Fisher, 6-3, 6-2.
However Jennifer Stow helped put Kutztown back on top with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Rebecca Thiel.
KU took two of three doubles matches. Pipkin and Borooah took an 8-3 win over Counts and Fetter. Wissinger and Paller responded with a 9-7 feat against Tori Zander and White. The Golden Bears took home the final doubles match as Grula and Fisher edged Santoro and MacKenzie Breinlinger, 8-4.
West Chester heads to Bloomsburg on Monday for another PSAC East tilt.
