PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Savannah College of Art and Design women's tennis team started their spring break trip to the West coast with a 5-4 defeat to California Baptist University Saturday (March 15).

The fifth-ranked Bees suffered their first loss of the season and fell to 7-1 while the ninth-ranked Lancers improved to 9-3. SCAD returns action Sunday (March 16) with a noon Pacific time match against second-ranked Fresno Pacific University in Palm Springs, Calif.

No. 9 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 5, No. 5 SCAD 4

Singles: Barbara Oliveria (C) def. Irina Pljusznyin 6-3, 6-0; Marcela Montanah (C) def. Romina Mrochen (S) def. Paula Ghilardotti 6-2, 6-4; Hillary Collins (S) def. Maiara Oliveria 6-3, 6-3; Dunya Wren (C) def. Courtney Collins 6-2, 7-5; Stephanie Gula (S) def. Nawchall De Silva 6-3, 7-6 (3); Erica Cardenas (S) def. Jessica Roddy 4-6, 6-2, 10-7.

Doubles: Montanah-Wren (C) def. Pljusznyin-Mrochen 8-2; H. Collins-C. Collins (S) def. B. Oliveria-M. Oliveria 8-6; De Silva-Roddy (C) def. Gula-Cardenas 8-4.

Records: SCAD 7-1, California Baptist 9-3.