CHATTANOOGA, Tn – In the first of three matches in the Volunteer State, the No. 26 UIndy women's tennis team was dropped by NAIA No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan 5-2.

After the Bulldogs swept doubles, success in singles action was narrow, with the lone victories coming from Jimena De Pablos Hernando and Sofia Cardenas. 

INS AND OUTS
It was all Tennessee Wesleyan in doubles play, taking all three matches. Ivana Prat and Ruslana Kovalenko pulled the first result for the Bulldogs, blanking Silvia Zappoli and Liza Simak 6-0. They secured the doubles point after Ana Serrano Olivia Alcala took down No. 37 Maelys Thiery-James and Magda Kornikczuk 6-1. 

In singles, Laia Berne extended the Bulldog lead to 2-0 with her 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 73 Kornijczuk. De Pablos Hernando had the counter strike for the Hounds, overtaking Alcala 6-4, 7-5 at #2 singles. On court #1, Thiery James couldn't keep pace in the third set against Kovalenko, falling 6-7, 7-6, 1-6. 

The Bulldogs found another breakthrough with Honoka Tsuji's 6-3, 6-1 win over Simak at #5 singles. Cardenas then earned UIndy's second point of the match, downing Serrano 6-4, 6-2. The match finished with a three-set battle between Zappoli and Prat, where Prat won 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. 

UP NEXT
UIndy will be back in action this Tuesday, March 10, for a matchup with No. 7 Catawba at 12 PM.