WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - No
. 23 Women's Tennis faced off against the no. 21 team, University of the Cumberlands. IWU was without their All-American no. 1 player and lost 5-2. The Wildcats had three new doubles teams and started a little slow. No. 1 and no. 2 doubles came back to make it close but couldn't come up with the win. Down 1-0, senior
France Antezana won a thrilling 3 set match 7-6 in the third. The Wildcats were down 3-1 when Freshman
Lauren Dick won 6-1, 6-2. With the match on the line, the Wildcats weren't able to close out either of the last matches and fell 5-2.
- Match Score: UC def. IWU 5-2
- Records: IWU 9-6 | UC 4-2
- Location: Williamsburg, Kentucky | UC Tennis Complex
- Box Score: Click HERE to view the full box score
- "We fought hard through a difficult situation! The women played well and are deserving of our top-25 ranking," said by Head Coach James Gleghorn. "So proud of the way France gutted it out today. She is a true warrior on the court. Lauren played the best match of her young career, she is really coming on strong!"
- IWU travels to Barbourville, Ky. to play against Union College on March 1st.
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