BOLIVAR, Mo. – Laura Sanchez picked up a straight-set, 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles over Southwest Baptist's Zorana Jovanovic, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns tennis team were unable to overcome a sweep of the doubles points by Southwest Baptist, dropping a 5-1 decision to the No. 21 Bearcats on Tuesday.

Olga Leyshyna and Bohdana Sardak kept it close at No. 2 doubles, dropping a 9-8 (7-5) decision to the SBU duo of Mehak Singh and Lani Tuemmers, while Fanni Varga and Christina Zentai handed the Tech duo of Nozomi Matsuoka and Tammy Bell an 8-0 setback at No. 1 doubles. Paula Carvajaleno and Andjela Panovski topped the Tech duo of Sanchez and Camila Roca 8-3 at No. 3 doubles.

After Sanchez' win at No. 6 singles, Zentai was a 6-4, 6-0 winner over Leyshyna at No. 3 singles while Tuemmers downed Bell 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4 singles to seal the victory for SBU.

The loss concludes yet another outstanding season for the Golden Suns, who picked up their first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

Doubles Results
1 - Varga/Zentai (SBU) def. Matsuoka/Bell (TECH) 8-0
2 - Singh/Tuemmers (SBU) def. Leyshyna/Sardak (TECH) 9-8 (7-5)
3 - Panovski/Paula Carvajaleno (SBU) def. Sanchez/Roca (TECH) 8-3

Singles Results
1 - Nozomi Matsuoka (TECH) vs. Fanni Varga (SBU) unfinished
2 - Bohdana Sardak (TECH) vs. Mehak Singh (SBU) unfinished
3 - Christina Zentai (SBU) def. Olga Leyshyna (TECH) 6-4, 6-0
4 - Lani Tuemmers (SBU) def. Tamara Bell (TECH) 6-1, 6-3
5 - Andjela Panovski (SBU) vs. Camila Roca (TECH) unfinished
6 - Laura Sanchez (TECH) def. Zorana Jovanovic (SBU) 6-3, 6-1

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