wohar spring 18 opener
Jeff Helsel, Cal U

Tennis Stephanie Clark, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Cal U opens season with loss to Edinboro, 9-0

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.
 
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Players Mentioned

Charlie Gallagher

Charlie Gallagher

5' 4"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Wohar

Elizabeth Wohar

5' 4"
Junior
Alexa Uhlyar

Alexa Uhlyar

5' 1"
Freshman
Emily Suckling

Emily Suckling

5' 6"
Junior
McKenzie Wilson

McKenzie Wilson

5' 6"
Sophomore
Emilee Leydig

Emilee Leydig

5' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charlie Gallagher

Charlie Gallagher

5' 4"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Wohar

Elizabeth Wohar

5' 4"
Junior
Alexa Uhlyar

Alexa Uhlyar

5' 1"
Freshman
Emily Suckling

Emily Suckling

5' 6"
Junior
McKenzie Wilson

McKenzie Wilson

5' 6"
Sophomore
Emilee Leydig

Emilee Leydig

5' 0"
Freshman