WLU Women Edged Out in MEC Tournament Semifinal

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The No. 3-seeded West Virginia State women’s tennis team edged No. 2 seed West Liberty by a 4-2 score here Saturday in a Mountain East Conference Tournament semifinal between regionally-ranked rivals at the Charleston Tennis Club. Ranked No. 4 in the Atlantic Region, Coach Heather Gallagher’s Hilltoppers had eked out a narrow 4-3 win over the Yellowjackets, ranked fifth regionally, earlier this month and Saturday’s rematch also went right down to the wire. State grabbed the upper hand right out of the box by winning the doubles point. Julia Daszkiewicz and Maya Haidari took a 6-3 decision…