ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Arkansas Tech women's tennis earned a 6-3 win over Henderson State in Arkadelphia on Tuesday, winning five of six singles matches after dropping two of three doubles contests. The victory gives the Golden Suns five wins in their last six duals. 

NEXT UP

Arkansas Tech begins Great American Conference play on Thursday, March 15, as the Suns travel to Bethany, Okla. to take on Southern Nazarene. The first conference match of the season is scheduled for 1 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Arkansas Tech (5-1) fell into a 2-0 deficit after the Reddies took both the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches. 
• The duo of Annabel Rowlands and Kami Ward, currently ranked seventh in the Oracle/ITA Division II Central Region doubles rankings, helped the Suns prevent the sweep of doubles play, however, with an 8-6 victory.
• The Golden Suns went on to win the first three singles matches, including a 6-0; 6-4 victory in No. 2 singles by Teresa Sanchez for her team-leading eighth singles win of 2017-18. 
• After HSU took the No. 4 singles match to cut Tech's lead to just 4-3, Megan Bell secured the win for Tech with a three-set victory in No. 6 singles. 

MATCH BREAKDOWN

• (No. 1 Doubles) - Annie Shannon/Sydnee Parker (HSU) def. Katharina Drebka/Teresa Sanchez (Tech) 8-4
• (No. 2 Doubles) - Annabel Rowlands/Kami Ward (Tech) def. Thea Minor/Mariah Bartlett (HSU) 8-6
• (No. 3 Doubles) - Lorraine Banimataku/Lorish Puluspene (HSU) def. Alejandra Sanchez/Katie Harris (Tech) 8-6
• (No. 1 Singles) - Katharina Drebka (Tech) def. Annie Shannon 3-0; retire
• (No. 2 Singles) - Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. Thea Minor 6-0; 6-4
• (No. 3 Singles) - Julia Schoch (Tech) def. Sydnee Parker 6-4; 4-6; 6-3
• (No. 4 Singles) - Lorraine Banimataku (HSU) def. Kami Ward (Tech) 7-5; 6-4
• (No. 5 Singles) - Annabel Rowlands (Tech) def. Mariah Bartlett (HSU) - 6-2; 6-2
• (No. 6 Singles) - Megan Bell (Tech) def. Lorish Puluspene (HSU) 6-1; 2-6; 6-3

ORDER OF FINISH

• Doubles - 1, 3, 2
• Singles - 1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 3