“It is good for us to face stiff competition and continue to learn valuable lessons for the spring campaign,” fourth-year coach Miha Lisac said. “We will continue to prepare for tomorrow’s matches and learn from this experience.”
WVU opened the tournament with two first round matchups in the singles qualifiers. Carolina Lewis fell to Penn’s Jacqueline Zuhse in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, and 7-5. Georgia Tech’s Cecilia Lynham defeated Paula Goetz, 6-4 and 6-3.
In the singles backdraw, Goetz bested Sansitha Nandakumar of Virginia Tech, 6-1 and 6-1. Carolina Lewis defeated Radford’s Natalie Sayer, 6-4 and 7-5.