DANVILLE, Ky. - The Birmingham-Southern women's tennis team looked to bounce back on Sunday but fell to Centre on the road.

The Colonels won the first doubles match in the No. 2 position, but the #1 and #3 matches were a close battle. #1 duo Blakely Valdez and Phoebe Shapard competed until the end but were defeated eight points to five. Centre looked to complete the sweep in doubles, but No. 3 pair Anna Cate Weeks and Anna Marie Bentley had other ideas. The match came down to the wire, but the Panthers capitalized late with a close 8-6 victory to head into singles with a point.

After winning her doubles match, Anna Cate Weeks dominated in singles. In the No. 6 position, she won both sets 6-1 to earn a point for the Panthers. No. 4 Anna Beth Giles won her first set 6-1 but then dropped set two 6-3. The junior went into the tiebreak, but came out on the wrong end. Centre went on to win the remaining four matches to earn the SAA win at home.
 
Final: Centre 7, Birmingham-Southern 2

Singles competition
1. Grace Williams (CC) def. Blakely Valdez (BSC) 6-1, 6-4
2. Carlie Mitchell (CC) def. Phoebe Shapard (BSC) 6-3, 6-3
3. Maddy Trinh (CC) def. Abbie Bateh (BSC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Kennedy Herring (CC) def. Anna Beth Giles (BSC) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0
5. Natalie Black (CC) def. Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) 6-2, 7-5
6. Anna Cate Weeks (BSC) def. Sophie Maddux (CC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Maddy Trinh/Grace Williams (CC) def. Blakely Valdez/Phoebe Shapard (BSC) 8-5
2. Carlie Mitchell/Kennedy Herring (CC) def. Anna Beth Giles/Meg Griffin (BSC) 8-1
3. Anna Cate Weeks/Anna Marie Bentley (BSC) def. Natalie Black/Kayla Harger (CC) 8-6

Records
Birmingham-Southern 4-7 (0-3 SAA), Centre 6-7 (2-1 SAA)

Up next
The Panthers will be back home on Saturday, April 13 to take on Hendrix at 9:00 a.m.