QUICK SCORE: The No. 5 ranked women's tennis team defeated No. 12 Loyola (La.) 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2019 NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship.
 
DID YOU KNOW? Prior to the start of the NAIA Championships, Freshman Priya Sukkanha was named the NAIA National Freshman of the Year and the Regional Rookie of the Year.
 
DOUBLES ACTION: The Bees took a 2-1 lead at the end with Priya Sukkanha and Eika Johanna Weber defeating their number one doubles opponents 8-1.
 
Haley Morrissey and Tova Tilk Tobrand defeated their number two doubles opponents 8-5.
 
Valerie Droop and Brittany Waugh fell 8-6 at number three doubles.
 
SINGLES ACTION: Nicole Katzarkov won the first singles match at number six singles 6-0, 6-2.
 
Sukkanha won the second match at number one singles 6-1, 6-3 while Droop closed it out with a 6-2, 6-1 win at number four singles.
 
Morrissey was up 7-5, 4-3 at number two singles as the match ended while Weber was up 6-4, 2-3 in the number three spot.
 
Tobrand finished her number five singles match up 6-1, 6-3.
 
COACH O: "We played solid doubles today" states Head Coach Ken Obermeier. "Moving into singles we got off to a great start, winning the first set on all six matches with Nicole, Val and Priya closing it out. I look forward to carrying this momentum forward into tomorrow's match."
 
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will take on the winner of the No. 13 Union/No. 4 William Carey match up tomorrow, Thursday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m. CT.