For the first time all season, both of Western’s tennis teams ended their weekend matches with a win.

Thanks to a solid showing in doubles, the Toppers (3-2) held off Austin Peay on Saturday 4-3.

“I feel really good about our doubles,” coach Jeff True said. “I think it’s where we want it to be right now.”

Last weekend, Jeff True altered the doubles lineups in an effort to find combinations that would yield strong results during the rest of the season.

The no. 1 team of sophomore Thomas Krug and senior Chad True produced its second straight win, and the no. 3 pair of freshmen, Currie Martin and junior Andy True, also won their match.

“Changing up the doubles has made a lot of difference,” Chad True said. “It definitely had a huge effect last weekend, so it’s good that it’s already paying off.”

Jeff True said that as the match began, it looked as though the team would have a tough time winning even half of their singles match-ups. Western’s top three singles competitors dropped their first sets.

But Krug rallied to win no. 1 singles, and Andy True and David Bowman posted wins at no. 4 and no. 6 to ensure a split at singles.

“That was a big boost for the team,” True said.

The Lady Toppers (1-4) posted their first win of the season, defeating Lipscomb 5-2.

In the women’s competition, the singles points made the difference as the Lady Toppers took four of six matches after securing the doubles point.

“After we won the doubles, it took a little pressure off in the singles,” senior Brittany Waiz said.

Freshmen Carrie True and Leanne Caplinger posted singles victories, with True overcoming six match points to win at the no. 5 position.

“Obviously, you like for your freshmen to have success early in the season,” Jeff True said. “But we don’t put a lot of emphasis on young or old or freshman or whatever.”

The team has already gained a measure of confidence from its first win of the season, Jeff True said.

Waiz said the team felt as though “everything was starting to come together” after a tough start to the season.

“I think all of our practice has started paying off,” she said.

The Toppers and Lady Toppers will trade opponents this weekend, with the women traveling to Austin Peay at noon Friday and the Toppers facing Lipscomb at 8 a.m. Sunday at Total Fitness Connection.

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