WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Sr.,
Rylee Power (Newtown Square, Pa./Marple-Newtown) outlasted her opponent at first singles in a three-set thriller to hand host West Chester a 4-3 victory over visiting Indiana (Pa.) on South Campus Sunday afternoon.
For West Chester (10-5) it marked the team's first win over IUP (7-10) since current head coach
Tina Tharp assumed the reins of the program – spanning seven contests over the past decade.
Power was a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), and 6-1 winner over Katya Minchenkova to seal the victory. West Chester benefitted from two retirements due to injury on the IUP side at fourth and sixth singles.
Power and
Alyssa Skulsky (Churchville, Pa./Council Rock South) were winners at first doubles. However, IUP took second and third doubles to claim the one doubles point.
Local product
Elaina Rochford (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) was a 6-7, (1), 6-2, 6-0 winner at fifth singles in another three-setter. She climbed back for the win following a loss in the first set.
West Chester takes on Millersville on Wednesday.
