HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to Stephen F. Austin on Sunday in Huntsville, Texas.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After dropping the doubles point and falling on the first two singles courts, the Cardinals won court five when Alejandra Landaluce topped SFA's Kaja Ljubic 6-3, 7-6 (4). Stephen F. Austin clinched the match with a win on court four, but UIW finished strong with wins on courts three and six.
 
On court three, UIW's Victoria Kareh defeated Sian Payne(2-6, 6-3, 6-3), while Alejandra Tamayo won a three-set thriller, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5), over Vera Carvalho on court six.
 
RESULTS
Stephen F. Austin 4, UIW 3
Singles competition (1,2,5,4,3,6)
1. Guilarte, Gabi (SFA) def. Matea Zemunik (UIW-W) 6-1, 6-3
2. Tiboldi, Darinka (SFA) def. Jelena Dordan (UIW-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. Victoria Kareh (UIW-W) def. Payne, Sian (SFA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Cerdan, Armelle (SFA) def. Sara Djurdjevic (UIW-W) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Alejandra Landaluce (UIW-W) def. Ljubic, Kaja (SFA) 6-3, 7-6 (4-0)
6. Alejandra Tamayo (UIW-W) def. Carvalho, Vera (SFA) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5-0)
 
Doubles competition (3,1,2)
1. Guilarte, Gabi/Tiboldi, Darinka (SFA) def. Matea Zemunik/Victoria Kareh (UIW-W) 7-5
2. Ljubic, Kaja/Cerdan, Armelle (SFA) def. Sara Djurdjevic/Rachel Sadiq (UIW-W) 6-4
3. Jelena Dordan/Alejandra Tamayo (UIW-W) def. Payne, Sian/Carvalho, Vera (SFA) 6-4
 
RECORDS UPDATE
UIW: 5-17, 3-8 SLC
Stephen F. Austin: 4-17, 2-9 SLC
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals open the Southland Conference Tournament as the No. 8 seed on Friday, taking on top-seeded McNeese at 2 p.m. (CT) in Beaumont, Texas.