Women's Tennis Falls Short Against Edinboro, 5-4

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - In a battle of two of the top six programs in the region, a short-handed Edinboro squad squeezed out a 5-4 victory over homestanding West Chester on South Campus Friday night.

Edinboro (1-0) defaulted at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles, but still rallied to top West Chester (2-1) on the road. Rylee Power (Newtown Square, Pa./Marple Newtown) was a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 winner at first singles while Elaina Rochford (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) was also a winner at fourth singles.

Singles:
1. Rylee Power (WCU) def. Laura Lopez, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
2. Tatiana Batalla (EDIN) def. Leandra Roelker, 6-0, 6-1
3. Roxana Yeh (EDIN) def. Shannon Nixon, 6-3, 7-5
4. Elaina Rochford (WCU) def. Jelena Vucenovic, 6-2, 6-3
5. Marija Tmusic (EDIN) def. Julia Mowrey, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
6. Gracyn Towler (WCU) def. by default

Doubles :
1. Lopez/Tatiana Batalla (EDIN) def. Power/Nixon, 8-4
2. Yeh/Vucenovic (EDIN) def. Towler/Mowrey, 8-5
3. Roelker/Rochford (WCU) def. by default