KUTZTOWN - Kutztown clinched a spot in next week's PSAC Women's Tennis Tournament with a 5-4 win over East Stroudsburg University on Thursday afternoon at Keystone Courts.

Kutztown (9-6, 4-2) won at first through third singles and No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to edge ESU (7-6, 2-4), which finishes fifth in the division pending remaining matches for West Chester and Millersville against Shippensburg. A victory would have forged at least a two-way tie between ESU, Kutztown and potentially Millersville for the third playoff spot. Bloomsburg and West Chester also advance to the postseason.

ESU won 8-6 at No. 2 doubles (senior Annie Vega and freshman Brianne Wood). Vega won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, freshman Amber Jadus won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles and junior Taylor Presby won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.

Kutztown's Hannah Pipkin won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and teamed with Tori Zander for an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles. Zander and Chelsea Davis posted wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles for KU.

ESU finishes the season with two non-conference matches, on Monday at Georgian Court and Tuesday, April 22 at King's.


Kutztown 5, ESU 4
Apr 10, 2014 at Kutztown, Pa. (Keystone Courts)

Singles competition
1. Hannah Pipkin (KUTZ-W) def. Amina Dickson (ESU-W) 6-0, 6-0
2. Tori Zander (KUTZ-W) def. Allison Bean (ESU-W) 6-3, 6-2
3. Chelsea Davis (KUTZ-W) def. Brianne Wood (ESU-W) 6-3, 5-1, retired
4. Annie Vega (ESU-W) def. Cynthia Good (KUTZ-W) 6-2, 6-1
5. Amber Jadus (ESU-W) def. Danielle Patterson (KUTZ-W) 6-0, 6-0
6. Taylor Presby (ESU-W) def. Erika Diffendall (KUTZ-W) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Hannah Pipkin/Tori Zander (KUTZ-W) def. Amina Dickson/Allison Bean (ESU-W) 8-3
2. Annie Vega/Brianne Wood (ESU-W) def. Chelsea Davis/Alyssa Konas (KUTZ-W) 8-6
3. Cynthia Good/Erika Diffendall (KUTZ-W) def. Amber Jadus/Taylor Presby (ESU-W) 8-5

Match Notes
ESU 7-6, 2-4 PSAC East
Kutztown 9-6, 4-2 PSAC East