ABILENE, Texas - Holding a 2-1 lead heading into singles play, the LeTourneau University women's tennis team would be unable to secure a victory before ultimately falling by a score of 5-4 to McMurry University at the Abilene Country Club in Abilene, Texas. 

LETU finishes the weekend 1-1 to move to 2-4 while the War Hawks improve to 3-4 overall on the season. 

In doubles action, the YellowJackets would pick up wins at number one (Katharine Waldthausen/Maddison Brackenreg) and number two (Gracie Favela/Terin Murray) doubles by scores of 8-4 and would nearly sweep all three doubles points. The number three doubles match would see Lauren Rockwell and Samantha Trevino battle throughout before ultimately falling 8-5 to put the score at 2-1 in favor of LETU. 

Singles play would prove just as competitive throughout the matches as Waldthausen would fight back from a 6-4 first set defeat to pick up a 6-2 win in the second set and force a tiebreak which would ultimately fall in favor of the War Hawks by a score of 10-8. Brackenreg and Favela would both earn wins in their singles matches, with Brackenreg taking a 6-2, 6-3 win at number two singles and Favela a 6-3, 6-1 straight-set victory at number three singles to put the YellowJackets a point away from clinching the match. 

McMurry would manage to flip the script however in the final three matches of the day as Murray would fall 6-2, 6-3 at number four singles while Rockwell was handed a 6-1, 6-2 defeat. Trevino would play at number six singles in what would prove to be the deciding match which would go 6-1, 6-0 in favor of MCM. 

What's Next?
Following a five-match road trip, LeTourneau will return home on Wednesday, March 6th at 3 p.m .to take on Dallas Baptist University. The match was added after the YellowJacket men would postpone their originally scheduled match with the Patriots due to weather.