All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Wesleyan women’s tennis knocks off East Stroudsburg, 6-1

West Virginia Wesleyan’s women’s tennis team beat East Stroudsburg 6-1, with singles wins from five players and doubles victories by Jansen van Vuuren/Pozzobon and Sakurai/Sundaraneedi.
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BUCKHANNON — The West Virginia Wesleyan Lady Bobcat women’s tennis team improved its fall season with a 6-1 win at home over East Stroudsburg University (Pa.), Saturday.
 
Match Results, WVWC Women vs E. Stroudsburg, W 6-1
Oct. 18, 2025
 
Singles
#1: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren defeated Lea Stefanovic 6-3, 6-4
#2: Daria Godlewska defeated Ariel Kelsick 6-4, 6-4
#3: Renata Pozzobon defeated Jenna Kastell 6-0, 6-2
#4: Yuko Sakurai defeated Audrey Conover 6-0, 6-3
#5: Angelique Jansen van Vuuren lost to Theresa Bauer 2-6, 7-6, 6-10
#6: Sneha Sundaraneedi defeated Bega Gotor 6-3, 6-0
 
Doubles
#1: D. Jansen van Vuuren / Pozzobon defeated Stefanovic / Kelsick 6-1
#2: Emilie Bergmann / Godlewska lost to Kastell / Bauer 3-6
#3: Sakurai / Sundaraneedi defeated Conover / Gotor 6-0

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