Hickory, NC - This afternoon, women's tennis lost in an absolute heartbreaker to top-50 Lenoir-Rhyne with a final scoreline of 4-3.

In doubles, the Cobras were unable to secure the crucial point, winning one of the three doubles matches. The pairing of Salomé Sierra and Caroline Myers came together to take a dominant 6-1 win on court three, but losses on courts one and two prevented the point from going in favor of Coker.

Down 1-0 heading into singles, the Cobras needed wins on four of the six courts to secure a victory in this one. While dropping two matches on courts one and four, the Cobras won on courts two, five, and six to tie the overall score at 3-3. Sierra got a 7-6, 6-3 win on court two, Tamara Macias took a 6-1, 6-3 win on court five, and Myers secured the 6-1, 6-3 win on court six.

With that, it all came down to Emerson Banning on court three. After dropping the first set 4-6, she bounced back in the second to win 6-1 to take this to a deciding third set. Unfortunately, Banning came up short and fell 6-4 in the final set of play, giving the Bears a win on their home court.

The Cobras will be back in action this Saturday, March 30th, as the Cavaliers of UVA-Wise come to town. First serve will be at an early 10 AM slot at Byerly Park.