FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech women's tennis team played Huntington University in an away match at their home court as both schools use Wildwood Racquet Club as their home facility. The Warriors would defeat the Foresters in a close 4-3 contest on Saturday afternoon in their first match of the season.

The Warriors would earn the first point of the day by taking the doubles point as the pairings of Daniela Rubio/Paula San Jose Menendez and Criss Daihanna Echavarria/Nayra Orellana would earn 6-4 and 6-2 victories. During the singles matches Danica Kuntz would propel the Warriors to a 2-0 lead with two 6-1 victories. Huntington would make it 2-1 overall, but Criss Daihanna Echavarria and Paula San Jose Menendez would both win their matches to get the Warriors to four points, enough to get the victory, finishing 4-3.

Results:
Doubles
1.    Daniela Rubio/Paula San Jose Menendez (IT) def. Addison Mast/Tiziana Rizzato (HU) 6-4
2.    Criss Daihanna Echavarria/Nayra Orellana (IT) def. Sofia Kurshinskaia/Grace Meyer (HU) 6-2
3.    NA

Singles
1.    Addison Mast (HU) def. Daniela Rubio (IT) 7-5, 7-5
2.    Criss Daihanna Echavarria (IT) def. Tiziana Rizzato (HU) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7), 10-1
3.    Paula San Jose Menendez (IT) def. Sofia Kurshinskaia (HU) 6-3, 6-3
4.    Grace Meyer (HU) def. Nayra Orellana (IT) 6-0, 6-2 
5.    Danica Kuntz (IT) def. Macy Felger (HU) 6-1, 6-1
6.    NA

Tech starts the season at 1-0 and will be back in action next weekend when they face off with the University of St. Francis (Ill.) Saturday, February 8th in Lockport, Illinois.