INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's tennis team collected a pair of home wins on Friday (Feb. 17), defeating a pair of in-state foes in Marian University at Holy Cross at the West Indy Racquet Club. The Jaguars defeated Marian 6-1 in the morning and followed up with a 7-0 sweep of Holy Cross in the afternoon. 

In match one, the Jaguars took a tough doubles point and ultimately rode that to the 6-1 win. Meghan Bernard and Samantha Hayward teamed up on a 7-6 win at No. 1 doubles and Marta Krakowski and Sarah Lounsbury won at No. 3, 6-4. 

Singles wins came much easier as four of IUPUI's five victories came in straight sets. Bernard breezed to a 6-0, 6-3 win at the No. 1 spot and freshman Emma Dell won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. Fellow freshman Grace Lampman won at No. 4 singles 6-3, 6-2 and Lounsbury collected a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles. Hayward earned her win at No. 2 singles in come-from-behind fashion, winning 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. 

The Jaguars coasted in the afternoon win over Holy Cross, beginning with doubles wins from Bernard and Hayward at No. 1 and Marta Krakowski and Lounsbury at No. 3 to take the initial point. 

Head coach Pawel Gajdzik's team put up a strong effort in singles to complete the win, winning five of the six matches in straight sets. 

Hayward won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2 and Dell won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3. Lampman cruised 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 and Lounsbury won her match at No. 5, 6-0, 6-2. Krakowski was victorious at the No. 6 spot, 6-0, 6-4. 

Bernard had the toughest contest of the day, but won 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7). 

The Jaguars will close out a busy weekend when they host Western Kentucky at West Indy Racquet Club at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday (Feb. 19).