BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – The Birmingham-Southern women's tennis team made a comeback on the weekend and defeated Oglethorpe 8-1.
 
The Panthers swept doubles play over the Petrels. No. 2 doubles Jenna Prater and Sarah Rushing finished first with an 8-1 victory over the Petrels No. 2 doubles. Maddie Stewart and Phoebe Shapard finished next at No. 1 with an 8-2 win, giving this duo a sweep on the weekend for the doubles matchups. Isabella Lambert and Anna Cate Weeks finished in a close match at 8-6 to take the final doubles victory for BSC. 

Birmingham-Southern looked to capitalize on their 3-0 lead heading into singles play. No. 1 Maddi Stewart took down Oglethorpe's No. 1 at 6-2 and 6-1. No. 2 Phoebe Shapard fell to her opponent. Jenna Prater in the No. 3 position took down Alyssa Merletti, 7-5 and 6-1. No. 4 Sarah Rushing defeated the No. 4 for Oglethorpe 6-4 adn then a close 7-6. Isabella Lambert at No. 5 got a victory with a 6-2 and 7-5 win over her opponent. At the No. 6 position Anna Cate Weeks finished it off for the Panthers with a 6-2 and 6-1 victory. Birmingham-Southern finished off the day with an 8-1 victory over Oglethorpe. 

Records
Birmingham-Southern 7-7 Overall (1-3 SAA), Oglethorpe 5-8 Overall (1-4 SAA)

Up next
The Panthers will travel to Jackson, Miss. on Friday, April 15 to play Millsaps at 1 p.m.