BOX SCORE

The Bearcat women's tennis team lost a hard-fought match against Washington & Jefferson on the road by a final tally of 5-4.

Two singles matches went to a tie-breaking third set, with SVC needing a sweep, but the teams split the final two events, giving the host Presidents the win under the lights in Washington, PA.

W&J took a 2-1 lead after doubles play, as Maria Gismondi and Anita Onufer posted the lone SVC win, an 8-3 triumph in the #3 matchup.

In singles, Susie Ellis and Lucy Bujdos were straight set winners in the #1 and #2 singles spots.  W&J earned wins at #3 and #4, holding a 4-3 lead.  The #5 and #6 singles matches saw splits in the first two sets, sending each match to the tiebreaker.

Onufer, who won the first set 6-3 before dropping the second 6-4, earned a 10-8 win in the tiebreaker to score the point in the #5 singles match.  However, Claudia Clemens, who had won the first set 7-5 and dropped the second 6-4, lost the #6 singles tiebreaker 10-5.

Saint Vincent is now 1-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, 3-4 overall.  W&J remains undefeated in conference play, now 3-0.