SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Birmingham-Southern women's tennis team competed against a top 15 opponent in Sewanee on Saturday with BSC falling to the #14 team in the country.

The Tigers capitalized on all three doubles matches, but #1 duo Phoebe Shapard/Blakely Valdez fought hard with three games won on their opponent, the most of any Panther pair. However, Sewanee managed to reach eight games in all three matches to take a 3-0 lead heading into singles matches.

The Panthers did not have their day in singles, but #5 Anna Beth Giles played excellent tennis. The senior got off to a great start with a 6-4 in the first set before falling 6-3 in the second. The tiebreaker was a tight back-and-forth match, but Giles ultimately came up just short with a 10-7 defeat. Anna Cate Weeks grabbed four games in her opening set in the #6 position however the Tigers closed out singles with six wins.
 
Final: Sewanee 9, Birmingham-Southern 0

Singles competition
1. Katherine Petty (SEW) def. Blakely Valdez (BSC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Ansley Carpenter (SEW) def. Phoebe Shapard (BSC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Sarah Livingston (SEW) def. Abbie Bateh (BSC) 6-0, 6-0
4. Emma Caldwell (SEW) def. Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Eliza Dieck (SEW) def. Anna Beth Giles (BSC) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
6. Lexi Barbee (SEW) def. Anna Cate Weeks (BSC) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Ansley Carpenter/Sarah Livingston (SEW) def. Blakely Valdez/Phoebe Shapard (BSC) 8-3
2. Ivy Wilson/Emma Caldwell (SEW) def. Anna Cate Weeks/Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) 8-1
3. Cici Hardin/Eliza Dieck (SEW) def. Anna Beth Giles/Meg Griffin (BSC) 8-1

Records
Birmingham-Southern 4-6 (0-2 SAA), #14 Sewanee 7-6 (2-0 SAA)

Up next
The Panthers will take on #14 Sewanee in Tennessee next Saturday, April 6 at 9:00 a.m.