BEREA, Ky. -- Despite starting the match down 3-0 with default losses, the University of Pikeville women's tennis team nearly came back to beat Berea on the road before falling 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.

UPIKE won two doubles points with Macarena Acuna and Cailee Marcum topping Taylor Meyers and Trinity Goodman 8-4 at the top seed and Bryanna Schroers and Emma Wonn outlasting Alicia Bedolla and Erin Goodpaster 8-5 at No. 2.

Acuna tied the match at 3-3 with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Meyers at the top singles spot, and then Schroers gave UPIKE a 4-3 lead with a 6-1, 7-6 (1) win against Ferrell.

But Berea won two tightly contested matches to seal the win as Goodman won against Marcum 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7) and Bedolla got past Wonn by a similar score of 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10).

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Berea 5, UPIKE 4

Singles

1. Macarena Acuna (UPIKE) def. Taylor Meyers (BC) 6-0, 6-2

2. Trinity Goodman (BC) def. Cailee Marcum (UPIKE) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)

3. Bryanna Schroers (UPIKE) def. Ashley Ferrell (BC) 6-1, 7-6 (1)

4. Alicia Bedolla (BC) def. Emma Wonn (UPIKE) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)

5. Deshontanae Davis (BC) def. No player (UPIKE), by default

6. Erin Goodpaster (BC) def. No player (UPIKE), by default

Doubles

1. Macarena Acuna/Cailee Marcum (UPIKE) def. Taylor Meyers/Trinity Goodman (BC) 8-4

2. Bryanna Schroers/Emma Wonn (UPIKE) 8-2 def. Alicia Bedolla/Erin Goodpaster (BC) 8-5

3. Deshontanae Davis/Ashley Ferrell (BC) def. No player/No player (UPIKE), by default

Match Notes:

UPIKE: 0-4

Berea: 5-7

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