The Basics
-Score: St. Edward's 5, Southern Nazarene 4
-Records: #22 St. Edward's 8-3: Southern Nazarene 2-5
-Location: Austin, Texas (Strohmeyer Courts)
 
How It Happened
-St. Edward's started the match with two dominating performances at the number two and three doubles spots for a 2-1 lead.
-The Hilltoppers got straight-set victories at positions four and six. At the number two position, PAIGE RACHEL dropped the first set, but came roaring back to win in three sets for the final Hilltopper point.
 
St. Edward's 5, Southern Nazarene 4
Doubles competition
1. Masha Andrianova/Marina Shiplova (SNUWT) def. SASHA KHADZHYAN/FLORENCE BOINON (SEUWT) 8-2
2. PAIGE RACHEL/RAFAELA HAEGELE (SEUWT) def. Deisi Bolivar/Karina Kotova (SNUWT) 8-4
3. Francesca Chahor/KATHERINE SULLIVAN (SEUWT) def. Natalia Moreno/Payton Bergman (SNUWT) 8-1
Singles competition
1. Masha Andrianova (SNUWT) def. SASHA KHADZHYAN (SEUWT) 6-0, 6-2
2. PAIGE RACHEL (SEUWT) def. Natalia Moreno (SNUWT) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
3. Deisi Bolivar (SNUWT) def. FLORENCE BOINON (SEUWT) 6-2, 7-6
4. RAFAELA HAEGELE (SEUWT) def. Marina Shiplova (SNUWT) 6-2, 6-4
5.  Karina Kotova (SNUWT) def. Francesca Chahor (SEUWT) 6-4, 6-1
6. KATHERINE SULLIVAN (SEUWT) def. Payton Bergman (SNUWT) 6-0, 6-0
 
Beyond the Box Score
-St. Edward's now has a season-high four-match winning streak.
-Both Rafaela Hagele and Francesca Chahor have four-match winning streaks in singles action.
 
Courtside with Coach Niemeyer
Coach Niemeyer's comments on today's victory:
“Our team really reached deep to pull out the win today. We had such a long match yesterday, and to have another today and come out ahead was great.”
 
Up Next
St. Edward's will be back in action Thursday when they travel to take on rival St. Mary's. First-serve is set for 2 p.m. in San Antonio, Texas.