WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The West Chester University women's tennis team closed out the 2019 regular season on Saturday by welcoming the 2018-2019 Mountain East Conference (MEC) regular season champion University of Charleston for a match at the South Campus Courts. The Golden Eagles, the No. 2 team in the Atlantic Region and the 49th ranked squad in the Oracle/ITA DII Women's Tennis Ranking, defeated the Golden Rams 7-0 despite some great individual efforts by the home team.
West Chester ends the regular season with an 11-6 overall record and will head into the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship as the top team in the east after going unblemished (5-0) in divisional play through the 2018-19 campaign. On the flip side, Saturday's victory marks the sixth straight for Charleston to bring their regular season record to 21-4 overall.
DOUBLES
- Gegeshidze/Swann (UC) def. Rylee Power (NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA/MARPLE NEWTOWN)/Alyssa Skulsky (CHURCHVILLE, PA/COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH) (WCU) – 6-4
- Edwards/Slusarciuc (UC) def. Danisa Erriad (AKARTA, INDONESIA/ES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL)/Leandra Roelker (ALLENTOWN, PA./SALISBURY) (WCU) – 6-1
- Shannon Nixon (WYNCOTE, PA./CHELTENHAM)/Julia Mowrey (BETHLEHEM, PA./NOTRE DAME) (WCU) def. Simon/Saucedo (UC) – 6-1
SINGLES
- Gegeshidze (UC) def. Power (WCU) – 6-3, 6-2
- Swann (UC) def. Erriad (WCU) – 6-4, 6-4
- Edwards (UC) def. Skulsky (WCU) – 6-3, 6-1
- Slusarciuc (UC) def. Roelker (WCU) – 6-2. 6-2
- Simon (UC) def. Elaina Rochford (WEST CHESTER, PA./HENDERSON) (WCU) – 6-0, 6-0
- Sauceda (UC) def. Nixon (WCU) – 7-5, 6-0
UP NEXT
The Golden Rams earned a first round bye in the 2019 PSAC Championship and will face the winner of Mercyhurst and IUP on Friday, May 5, at 11:00 a.m. in Bloomsburg.\
