BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham-Southern women's tennis team won two out of three doubles matches to start the day but was defeated by Rhodes overall on Sunday.

No. 3 duo Meg Griffin and Anna Marie Bentley continued their excellent play with their third consecutive doubles win. In a close match, the pair came out on top 8-6. No. 1 duo Phoebe Shapard and Blakely Valdez also resumed their great weekend with a comfortable 8-3 win to clinch two out of three doubles wins for the team.

In singles, Rhodes took advantage with all six wins. No. 3 Anna Beth Giles competed in a tiebreaker in her second set but ultimately came up short, 7-6.

Final: Rhodes 7, Birmingham-Southern 2

Singles competition
1. Gracie Rask (RC) def. Blakely Valdez (BSC) def. 6-2, 6-3
2. Meher Mishra (RC) def. Phoebe Shapard (BSC) 6-2, 6-3
3. Zainab Baba (RC) def. Anna Beth Giles (BSC) 6-1, 7-6
4. Sofia Rodriguez (RC) def. Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Esme Benjamin (RC) def. Anna Cate Weeks (BSC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Cami Lowry (RC) def. Rici Stockl (BSC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Phoebe Shapard/Blakely Valdez (BSC) def. Meher Mishra/Sofia Rodriguez (RC) 8-3
2. Cami Lowry/Zainab Baba (RC) def. Anna Beth Giles/Anna Cate Weeks (BSC) 8-1
3. Meg Griffin/Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) def. Esme Benjamin/Anna Rush (RC) 8-6

Records
Birmingham-Southern 5-8 (1-4 SAA), Rhodes 8-5 (3-1 SAA)

Up next
The Panthers will stay at home and take on Berry at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 20.