WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The Clarion women's tennis team faced a difficult challenge on the road on Tuesday, falling by an 8-1 score to West Chester.  The Golden Eagles (1-1) will be back in action right away, as they take on Shippensburg tomorrow in a road match.
 
The Golden Eagles took one of the three doubles matches on the court, with the duo of Katie Benson and Bailey White earning a hard-fought win over Gracyn Towler and Julia Mowrey.  Benson and White held on for an 8-4 decision in the No. 2 doubles match.
 
Singles action went the way of the Golden Rams as well, though two Clarion players were able to force decisive third sets.  Maria Snyder forced Leandra Roelker to a third set thanks to a 6-4 win in the second, and just narrowly fell by a 10-8 score in the super tiebreaker.  Hailey Germanoski's third set with Towler was a full one, though, with Germanoski winning the first set 6-3 and Towler the second 6-2 while the match was not yet decided.  Towler held on for a 6-3 win in the third.
 
West Chester 8, Clarion 1
 
Doubles
Rylee Power/Shannon Nixon (WCU) def. Alivia Arnold/Maria Snyder (CLAR) 8-4
Katie Benson/Bailey White (CLAR) def. Gracyn Towler/Julia Mowery (WCU) 8-4
Leandra Roelker/Elaina Rochford (WCU) def. Michelle Petrilla/Hailey Germanoski (CLAR) 8-0
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
 
Singles
Rylee Power (WCU) def. Alivia Arnold (CLAR) 6-1, 6-3
Leandra Roelker (WCU) def. Maria Snyder (CLAR) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (8)
Shannon Nixon (WCU) def. Bailey White (CLAR) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Elaina Rochford (WCU) def. Katie Benson (CLAR) 6-1, 6-0
Julia Mowrey (WCU) def. Michelle Petrilla (CLAR) 6-4, 6-2
Gracyn Towler (WCU) def. Hailey Germanoski (CLAR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
 
Order of Finish: 1,4,5,6,2,3