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Lady Toppers Defeat Middle Tennessee 5-0

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- For the first time since 1989, the Lady Toppers' tennis squad defeated Middle Tennessee, 5-0, inside the Adams Tennis Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

The victory over the Blue Raiders is also WKU's first win over a Conference USA opponent since topping Florida Atlantic on March 8, 2015.

WKU began Saturday's match firing on all cylinders by winning the doubles point. At the No. 3 spot, the freshman duo of Monica Malinen and Lisa Friess fell short losing 6-1. But WKU came back to win at the No.