ORLANDO, Fla. - After being defeated by #25 Denison on Sunday, the Birmingham-Southern women's tennis team got back to winning ways with a 6-1 win over St. Francis (Ind.)

BSC vs. #25 Denison

Denison got off to a quick start in doubles with a sweep to earn all three points. Heading into the singles matches down 3-0, the Panthers had a small margin for error to turn things around.

The singles matches also went Denison's way as they saw victory in all six matches. Despite the loss, No. 1 Phoebe Shapard and No. 5 Anna Beth Giles forced tiebreaker sets against very strong opponents. Shapard played her tiebreaker in set one while Giles played hers in set two hoping to force a third set.
 
Final: #25 Denison 9, Birmingham-Southern 0

Singles competition
1. Peyton Oda (DEN) def. Phoebe Shapard (BSC) 7-5, 6-0
2. Caroline Kittle (DEN) def. Abbie Bateh (BSC) 6-0. 6-0
3. Caroline Lopez (DEN) def. Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) 6-4, 6-0
4. Maia Nowicki (DEN) def. Anna Cate Weeks (BSC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Kendall Schrader (DEN) def. Anna Beth Giles (BSC) 6-0, 7-5
6. Anna Leach (DEN) def. Meg Griffin (BSC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Dasha Christyakova/Caroline Lopez (DEN) def. Phoebe Shapard/Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) 8-0
2. Kendall Schrader/Peyton Oda (DEN) def. Anna Cate Weeks/Abbie Bateh (BSC) 8-0
3. Caroline Kittle/Anna Leach (DEN) def. Anna Beth Giles/Meg Griffin 8-0

Records
Birmingham-Southern 2-4 Overall, #25 Denison 4-5 Overall

BSC vs. St. Francis (Ind.)

BSC bounced back in a huge way on Monday. To start the day, the Panthers won all three doubles matches by a score of 6-2. No. 1 Phoebe Shapard/Blakely Valdez, No. 2 Anna Marie Bentley/Anna Cate Weeks, and No. 3 Meg Griffin/Anna Beth Giles combined to complete the sweep and earn the doubles point, heading into singles matches.

No. 1 Blakely Valdez and No. 4 Anna Marie Bentley had dominant displays in their respective matches. Both Panthers did not give up a single game to their opponents with 6-0, 6-0 victories. No. 5 Anna Beth Giles also played excellent tennis by winning her match 6-1, 6-1. In the No. 3 position, Anna Cate Weeks completed a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win while No. 6 Ricki Stockl gained the sixth and final point for the Panthers with a win in the tiebreaker set 10-4.
 
Final: Birmingham-Southern 6, St. Francis (Ind.) 1

Singles competition
1. Blakely Valdez (BSC) def. Ellen Reidy (USF) 6-0, 6-0
2. Lauren Korte (USF) def. Phoebe Shapard (BSC) 4-5, win by injury
3. Anna Cate Weeks (BSC) def. Victoria Rodenbeck (USF) 6-3, 6-1
4. Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) def. Alyssa Ciocca (USF) 6-0, 6-0
5. Anna Beth Giles (BSC) def. Ellie Klinger (USF) 6-1, 6-1
6. Rici Stockl (BSC) def. Emma Dellinger (USF) 3-6, 6-1, 10-4 

Doubles competition
1. Phoebe Shapard/Blakely Valdez (BSC) def. Lauren Korte/Ellen Reidy (USF) 6-2
2. Anna Marie Bentley/Anna Cate Weeks (BSC) def. Victoria Rodenbeck/Alyssa Ciocca (USF) 6-2
3. Meg Griffin/Anna Beth Giles (BSC) def. Ellie Klinger/Emma Dellinger (USF) 6-2

Records
Birmingham-Southern 3-4 Overall, St. Francis 1-13 Overall

Up next
The Panthers will return home to take on Doane at 2:00 p.m. at Ann Dielen Tennis Complex