LeTourneau women's tennis battled with Howard Payne in a tightly contested dual match on Friday morning in Brownwood. HPU won the Battle of the YellowJackets 8-1.
 
Hayley Hunter earned the lone victory for the YellowJackets as she won 6-3, 7-5 over Alex Marlin in No. 1 singles play. The junior from Harleton, Texas has now won her last two matches at the No. 1 position for LeTourneau.
 
Rachel Morisseau (7-6(7-3), 6-3) and Terin Murray (6-4, 7-6(10-8)) each forced tie breakers in one of their sets but couldn't come away with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
 
Lauren Rockwell won the second set of her match with Chesney Goza, forcing a third set but falling 6-1, 2-6, 10-4 at No. 4 singles.
 
LETU drops to 0-8 on the season and still seek their first dual match win.
 
The YellowJackets will be back on the court on Saturday afternoon as they finish their road trip with a dual match the Crusaders of Mary Hardin-Baylor. First serve is tabbed for 2 p.m. in Belton.