Results
UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. (March 27) – The California University of Pennsylvania tennis team opened its spring season with a 9-0 loss against Edinboro in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play on Tuesday afternoon at the Upper St. Clair Tennis Facility.
With the loss, the Vulcans stand at 0-1 overall under first-year head coach
Lauren Morgan. Meanwhile, the Fighting Scots improve to 5-6 this season and are 1-0 in divisional action.
The Fighting Scots took an early 3-0 lead in the match after sweeping all three doubles matches. At the first position, junior
Elizabeth Wohar (California, Pa./California) and sophomore
Charlie Gallagher (Kennett Square, Pa./Octorara) suffered an 8-1 loss to Laura Lopez and Tatiana Batalla. Junior
Emily Suckling (Cheltenham, Austraila/Mentone Girls' Secondary College) and freshman
Emilee Leydig (Windber, Pa./Windber) dropped an 8-2 match at second doubles to Roxana Yeh and Marija Tmusic, while freshman
Alexa Uhlyar (Finleyville, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and sophomore
McKenzie Wilson (Traralgon, Austraila/St. Paul's Anglican) were dealt an 8-0 loss at the third slot by Jelena Vucenovic and Payton Tomasko.
Edinboro completed the match victory by winning all six singles matches in straight sets. Wohar suffered a 6-0, 6-0 loss at the first position against Lopez, who was regionally-ranked at the end of the fall season. Gallagher dropped a 6-0, 6-1 match to Batalla at the second slot and Suckling fell by a 6-1, 6-2 count to Yeh at third singles. In her college debut, Leydig suffered a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Vucenovic at the fourth slot and Uhlyar was downed by a 6-3, 6-1 margin by Tmusic at the fifth position. Wilson, who played soccer in the fall for the Vulcans, dropped a 6-3, 6-1 contest at sixth singles to Shelby Hutton.
Cal U is scheduled to return to action on Friday, March 30, when it traves to Erie, Pennsylvania, to face Mercyhurst in PSAC West play at 12 p.m.