Women's Tennis | 3/22/2017 9:23:00 PM
AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward's women's tennis played its first home match since March 2 Wednesday and fell, 6-3, to No. 14 Drury.
BETH HAYWARD stayed hot in singles, winning her fifth straight match.
MARISSA WILLIAMS also won in singles, improving to 8-1 on the spring.
St. Edward's (7-7) has faced eight nationally-ranked opponents this season. Drury (12-0) jumped from No. 20 to No. 14 in the latest national rankings.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Drury jumped ahead 3-0 by sweeping doubles action.
- Back-to-back singles wins at No. 1 and No. 2 clinched the Panthers' victory.
- St. Edward's rattled off three straight, third-set, singles victories to make it 5-3.
- A final third-set tiebreaker on line six went to Drury.
HILLTOPPER NOTES
- The Hilltoppers are 6-3 in the all-time series against the Panthers.
- Hayward and Williams are a combined 13-3 in singles this spring.
- St. Edward's has lost its last two matches by a total of three points.
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH KENDALL BROOKS
"It's a tough loss, and now that's four in a row for us. It's easy to feel defeated and beat down, but I was impressed with our team today. We had a slow start, but the bottom of our lineup continues to be lights out. Overall, I am proud of the performance. We just have to get over that hump."
UP NEXT
St. Edward's faces Metro State Friday in Dallas at 1 p.m. No live coverage is available.
MATCH INFORMATION
Score: #14 Drury 6, #42 St. Edward's 3
Records: St. Edward's (7-7), Drury (12-0)
Clincher: Muller – DU (6-4, 6-3)
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