Tennis Lady ‘Cats fall to Charleston, 7-0

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April 25, 2022

CHARLESTON, W.Va.– The West Virginia Wesleyan women’s tennis team dropped their Mountain East Conference regular season finale against Charleston on Friday. The Golden Eagles swept the Lady Bobcats 7-0 in the match.

UC commanded much of the match on the afternoon, Alanis Alvarez showed a strong effort in the a three-set thriller at singles No. 3. After dropping the first set, Alvarez forced a deciding third set after she claimed a 6-3 win in the second set. Alvarez dropped the final set 10-5 in a hard fought matchup.

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