SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Saturday afternoon, the Wofford College women's tennis team was defeated 5-2 by Lipscomb at the Ensworth Tennis Center. The Bisons, ranked #72 in the nation, clinched the doubles point and then won four of the six singles matches to secure the win.
 
In doubles, Lipscomb had wins at the #1 and #2 positions to claim the point. The #3 doubles match was unfinished with the Wofford pairing of Emely Kahrs and Catherine Blouin trailing 4-5.
 
Lipscomb opened doubles with straight set wins at the #2 and #6 positions. At #1 singles, Breda Brennan won the first set 6-3, but lost the final two sets. Lily Woods earned a point for the Terriers with a 7-5, 6-4 win at the #3 position. After Emely Kahrs dropped a three-set match at the #4 position that included a third-set tiebreaker, Grace Agster at the #5 position lost the first set in a tiebreaker before earning 6-4, 6-3 wins for the point.      
 
The loss for the Terriers (8-3) ended an eight-match winning streak. Wofford will open Southern Conference play on Friday, March 8, at East Tennessee State. Lipscomb is now 8-2 on the season.  
 
Doubles Results
#1 Liza Diachenko/Sofia Paladi (LIP) def. Grace Agster/Lily Woods (WOF) 6-3
#2 Sasha Dobrabnos/Rut Galindo (LIP) def. Brianna Wilbur/Breda Brennan (WOF) 6-0
#3 Sonia Pieczynska/Alina Cherniaieva (LIP) vs. Emely Kahrs/Catherine Blouin (WOF) 4-5, unfinished
 
Singles Results
#1 Sasha Dobrabnos (LIP) def. Breda Brennan (WOF) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
#2 Sofia Paladi (LIP) def. Brianna Wilbur (WOF) 6-3, 6-2
#3 Lily Woods (WOF) def. Rut Galindo (LIP) 7-5, 6-4
#4 Mariya Dolzhenko (LIP) def. Emely Kahrs (WOF) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
#5 Grace Agster (WOF) def. Sonia Pieczynska (LIP) 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-3
#6 Alina Cherniaieva (LIP) def. Catherine Blouin (WOF) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2