WASHINGTON, D.C.- The West Chester University women's tennis team (4-12) went on the road on Wednesday afternoon and returned home with an impressive 4-3 victory over the University of the District of Columbia (9-7).
West Chester jumped out to an early lead with a sweep of doubles as
Delaney Tingle/
Alexandra Cave and Gabriella Lerario Dos Santos/
Felicia Manful won their matches by 6-4 finals while
Ellie Perrin and
Rachel Haupt won their match by default.
West Chester got wins at third, fifth, and sixth singles as Cave won her match 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 while Manful was victorious 7-5, 6-4 along with Haupt who won by default to halt the Golden Rams seven-match losing streak and deliver important momentum heading into the final weeks of the 2024-25 regular season.
Doubles
Delaney Tingle/
Alexandra Cave (WCU) def. Bastin/Zelentsova (UDC) 6-4
Gabriella Lerario Dos Santos/
Felicia Manful (WCU) def. Lopez/Benjelloun (UDC) 6-4
Ellie Perrin/
Rachel Haupt (WCU) win by default
Singles
Zelentsova (UDC) def. Tingle (WCU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Bastin (UDC) def. Grooms (WCU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Cave (WCU) def. Lopez (UDC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Benjelloun (UDC) def. Lerario Dos Santos 6-2, 6-0
Manful (WCU) def. Zmukic (UDC) 7-5, 6-3
Haupt (WCU) win by default
Up Next
West Chester will look to make it two in a row on Saturday when Edinboro comes to South Campus for a match beginning at 12 p.m.
