PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle women's tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision to University of the Sciences on Thursday afternoon.
Martha Kutteh and Christina Gomez, along with Katie Dutch and Tasha Deneen, teamed up to win their matches at second and third doubles, respectively.
Rachel Barnhart won at No. 2 singles, while Kutteh won in the third position.
The Explorers will travel to Maryland this Sunday to take on Towson at 12 p.m.
Doubles
#1 Amanda Bedway/Sarah Leonard (USP) def. Lauren Perry/Rachel Barnhart (La Salle) 8-4
#2 Martha Kutteh/Christina Gomez (La Salle) def. Zahra Hasan/Christina Sebastiani (USP) 8-6
#3 Katie Dutch/Tasha Deneen (La Salle) def. Danielle Perfetti/Gabrielle Exler (USP) 8-3
Singles
#1 Bedway (USP) def. Perry (La Salle) 6-3, 2-6, 0-1
#2 Barnhart (La Salle) def. Leonard (USP) 6-1, 6-1
#3 Kutteh (La Salle) def. Hasan (USP) 6-4, 6-1
#4 Sebastiani (USP) def. Gomez (La Salle) 6-0, 6-1
#5 Perfetti (USP) def. Dutch (La Salle) 6-2, 6-2
#6 Exler (USP) def. Deneen (La Salle) 7-5, 6-3