Andriana Nunic, Caitlin Heston Win Singles Matches at PSAC Individual Tournament

Andriana Nunic and Caitlin Heston both won their first match before being eliminated at the PSAC individual championship being held at Shippensburg.

Nunic, IUP’s No. 1 player, earned a first round bye and then defeated Shana Morris of East Stroudsburg, 6-4, 6-1.  Nunic pushed Slippery Rock’s Kayla Blackburn to a second set tiebreaker before dropping a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) decision.

Heston, who plays No. 2 singles for the Crimson Hawks, defeated Mandie Rutt of East Stroudsburg, 6-0, 6-1, in the first round and then fell to Nina Kowalski of California, 6-1, 6-0.

Nunic and Heston also teamed up in the doubles tournament.  After receiving a bye in the first round, the duo lost to the Slippery Rock tandem of Kayla and Samantha Blackburn, 8-0.

The tournament was the final event of the fall season for IUP.  The spring season gets under way in March.