Tournament Central

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Top-seeded West Virginia State nipped third-seeded Charleston, 5-4, to claim the 2014 Mountain East Conference Women's Tennis Tournament title.

The Yellow Jackets were on the winning side of several close matches, including No. 3 doubles where Brenda Cumpa and Charlotte Sandy won in a tiebreaker to give WVSU a 2-1 edge after doubles.

Brittany Franco picked up her second win of the day with a victory at No. 1 singles, and Cumpa added a win at No. 6 singles. UC's Kelsey Hensley, Ana Pena and Jackie Backos won at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 singles to set up a decisive match at No. 4 singles. West Virginia State's Nina Dillwald dropped the first set, but rallied for a narrow 7-5 win in the second set and then a 6-4 win in the third to secure the title for the Yellow Jackets.

#1 West Virginia State def. #3 Charleston, 5-4
Doubles
#1 Franco/Campbell (WVSU) def. Katipa/Hensley (UC), 8-2
#2 Edwards/Bakos (UC) def. Cotoros/Dillwald (WVSU), 8-6
#3 Cumpa/Sandy (WVSU) def. Todd/Pena (UC), 9-8 (7-5)

Singles
#1 Brittany Franco (WVSU) def. Toni Katipa (UC), 7-5, 6-1
#2 Kelsey Hensley (UC) def. Brooke Campbell (WVSU), 7-5, 6-2
#3 Ana Pena (UC) def. Charlotte Sandy (WVSU), 6-1, 6-1
#4 Nina Dillwald (WVSU) def. Marieve Edwards (UC), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
#5 Jackie Bakos (UC) def. Diana Cotoros (WVSU), 6-1,6-4
#6 Brenda Cumpa (WVSU) def. Taylor Todd (UC), 6-4, 6-2