MORGANTOWN, W.Va – The West Virginia University tennis team will travel to the Hoosier state to take on Indiana at the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, Indiana. The match is slated to begin at 11 a.m. ET/ 10 a.m. CT.
“It will be another good match for us to continue our season and our progress,” said fourth-year coach Miha Lisac. “The focus is not who is on the other side of the net. It is continuing what we are doing and continuing to get better.”
West Virginia heads into the match with a 4-5 overall record after splitting a pair of matches on Feb. 18 and 19, against Virginia Tech and Marshall. The Mountaineers fell to the Hokies 4-3 and bested in-state rival Marshall, 4-3, with a late comeback. Freshman Sofía Duran saw her first singles action of the spring and was able to win both of her singles bouts. Duran and Junior Lyn Yuen Choo were able to get through the weekend with a perfect 4-0 record in singles and doubles play.
Junior Habiba Shaker leads WVU with a 6-3 overall record at No. 1 singles. The tandem of sophomore Paula Goetz and junior Yvon Martinez pace the Mountaineers with a 4-2 record in doubles play.
Indiana enters Saturday’s contest with a 7-5 overall record after winning two matches on February 25, against DePaul and IUPUI, where the Hoosiers swept both contests, 7-0. Sophomore Madison Appel leads the Hoosiers in singles play with a 5-2 record at the No. 1 slot. Appel and Kim Schmider are ranked No. 19 in the country in doubles play and boast a 5-0 record this spring at No. 1 doubles.
Saturday’s competition will be the first time the two programs have met in a dual match.
Live stats will be available
HERE. Updates from Saturday’s match will also be available on Twitter by following @WVUtennis.
