Box ScoreRadnor, Pa. - West Chester fell behind early losing two of three doubles matches, but would rattle off four-straight wins in singles to defeat Slippery Rock, 5-4, indoors on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Rams (1-0) capture their first win of season and broke a three-game losing streak against Slippery Rock going back to the 2008-09 season.
Claire Uhle (Blue Bell, Pa. / Wissahickon) began the comeback at first singles winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 to even the score at two matches a piece, followed by teammate
Rylee Power's (Newtown Square, Pa / Marple Newtown) win in a tiebreaker at fourth singles after dropping the first set.
No. 2 singles
Maddy Shaak (Myerstown, Pa. / Eastern Lebanon County) went in reverse of Uhle winning 6-0, 6-3 to put the Golden Rams up 4-2..
Abriana Nolan (Honesdale, Pa. / Honesdale) would secure the victory for the Golden Rams with a 6-3, 6-1 win at the fifth position spot as third and sixth singles were still finishing up their matches.
Power, along with her partner
Katrina Jones (Lancaster, Pa. / Penn Manor) snagged a win at second doubles by a score of 8-1 to prevent Slippery Rock from sweeping all three doubles matches.
West Chester will be back home to face Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Oct. 7th at 1 p.m.
