March 28, 2014

TOWSON, Md. - Loyola University Maryland women's tennis split the six singles matches evenly with Towson University on Thursday afternoon, but the Tigers won the opening doubles point to take the match, 4-3.

Haleigh Morgus and Emily Hughes beat Towson's Lorena Ferrer and Cailey Easdale, 8-3, in the No. 3 doubles slot, but the Tigers scored wins in the first two pairs positions to take a 1-0 lead going into singles action.

Megan Hahn eased past Ayana Dow, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 for Loyola's first singles point, and Morgus topped Nani Lizana, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 2. Ania Krawiec used an extra point in the second set to get past Sophie Lesage, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 4 singles for the Greyhounds' third point.

Towson, however, used wins at No. 3, 5 and 6 to complete the victory.

Towson 4, Loyola 3 -

Singles
1.Megan Hahn (LOY) d. Ayana Dow (TOW), 6-1, 6-1
2.Haleigh Morgus (LOY) d. Nani Lizana (TOW), 6-3, 6-2
3.Lorena Ferrer (TOW) d. Katelyn Hissong (LOY), 6-3, 6-0
4.Ania Krawiec (LOY) d. Sophie Lesage (TOW), 6-4, 7-5
5.Nishi Shah (TOW) d. Olivia Ott (LOY), 6-4, 6-1
6.Ariel Burke (TOW) d. Emily Hughes (LOY), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1.Lizana/Burke (TOW) d. Hahn/Ott (LOY), 8-6
2.Lasage/Shah (TOW) d. Hissong/Krawiec (LOY), 8-5
3.Morgus/Hughes Loyola d. Ferrer/Easdale (TOW), 8-3