PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – In the closest match the University of Pikeville women's tennis team has played this season, it was edged by a single point 5-4 on Tuesday at Shawnee State (Ohio) on the Dr. William E. Daehler Courts.

The day started off good for the Bears (1-8, 1-3 MSC) with two wins in doubles play as Thais Bezerra and Mounia Sami topped Brianna Boggs and Shelbie Wulfekamp 8-2 at the top seed and Shae Criswell and Michaela Hyden took care of Kyra Keeton and Karly Stites 8-6 at No. 2. The only match UPIKE gave up was a default loss at the third seed to enter singles up 2-1.

Success continued for Pikeville at the top of the order where Sami won 6-1, 6-0 against Keeton and Bezerra won by the same score against Wulfekamp at No. 2. Leading 4-1, UPIKE lost two straight points at the third and fourth seeds as Stites beat Hyden 7-5, 6-3 and Boggs got past Criswell 6-2, 6-4.

Shawnee State finished off its comeback and took the win by grabbing two default wins at the bottom seeds. SSU improved to 2-3 overall and 2-3 in the Mid-South Conference with the win.

 
 
Shawnee State (Ohio) 5, UPIKE 4

April 1, 2014 at Dr. William E. Daehler Courts (Portsmouth, Ohio)

 
Singles
1. Mounia Sami (UPIKE) def. Kyra Keeton (SSU), 6-1, 6-0
2. Thais Bezerra (UPIKE) def. Shelbie Wulfekamp (SSU), 6-1, 6-0
3. Karly Stites (SSU) def. Michaela Hyden (UPIKE), 7-5, 6-3
4. Brianna Boggs (SSU) def. Shae Criswell (UPIKE), 6-2, 6-4
5. Aubrey Johnson (SSU) def. default (UPIKE)
6. Carmen Staton (SSU) def. default (UPIKE)
 

Doubles
1. Bezerra/Sami (UPIKE) def. Boggs/Wulfekamp (SSU), 8-2
2. Criswell/Hyden (UPIKE) def. Keeton/Stites (SSU), 8-6
3. Johnson/Abbi Morrow (SSU) def. default (UPIKE)

Match Notes
Pikeville: 1-8, 1-3 MSC; National Ranking: UR
Shawnee State: 2-3, 2-3 MSC; National Ranking: UR