Millersville women's tennis tops Kutztown 5-2 in PSAC East opener

Thursday, March 25

Kutztown, PA

2:00 PM

Millersville University

Kutztown

Millersville women's tennis tops Kutztown 5-2 in PSAC East opener

3/25/2021 7:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Ethan Hulsey, Director of Athletic Communications

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The Millersville women's tennis team started PSAC East action with a 5-2 road win over Kutztown.

Millersville (1-1, 1-0 PSAC East) notched its first win over the season while Kutztown played its first match of the season.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Millersville breezed through doubles, winning three one-sided affairs. Julie Wallace and Noelle Htwar scored a 6-1 win in the No. 1 spot while Jasmine Morris and Maria Ojeda shutout their opponents, 6-0. Lauren Weaver and Joanna Newtown combined for a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles.
• In singles, Wallace (No. 2) and Ojeda (No. 4) won it straight sets, and Htwar and Weaver battled out three-set wins. Htwar, in the No. 3 spot, won the first set 6-4 but dropped the second to Catherine Maher, 1-6. She won a tightly-contested third set 7-5 for the win. At No. 5, Weaver and Sarah Lazarchak traded 6-1 wins in the first two sets, and Weaver outlasted Lazarchak for a 12-10 win in the third.

REACTION FROM COACH MATT HELSEL
• On highlights from the match: "The women battled hard today. Noelle fought back from 2-5 and saved three match points for her first singles win. Likewise, Weaver had a big comeback. We also started off quick and aggressive in doubles, and that's always a great recipe for success. It wasn't the prettiest performance, but it was gritty and effective.."

NOTES
• Newton made her collegiate debut and paired with Weaver for the first time. Morris and Ojeda improved to 2-0 on the season.

UP NEXT
• The Marauders travel to Bloomsburg for a PSAC East match on Saturday before playing Salem Sunday at the Hempfield Sports Complex in Landisville, Pa.