San Antonio - The Tiger women's tennis team lost a 6-3 match against Tyler Junior College to start the day, but rallied to earn a Saturday split with a 9-0 sweep of Laredo Community College.

Trinity moves to 2-5 on the season with the split, and the Tigers have faced just one Division III opponent so far this season.  The 9-0 victory over Laredo was the second sweep of the season for the Tigers.

The Tyler match opened with Trinity taking a 2-1 lead after doubles as Stephanie Williamson/Kristy Hamilton and Thavindra Ekanayake/Gabrielle Roe earned 8-5 victories.  Caroline White and Kylie Hornbeck lost 8-3 at No. 1 doubles.

Roe was the only Tiger player to earn a singles victory, though, rallying for a 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 win at the fifth position.  Tyler won in straight sets in the other five matches.

White and Hornbeck earned an 8-4 win against Laredo, while Hamilton and Williamson took an 8-0 decision for their second win of the day.  Ekanayake and Roe won by default for the third doubles point.

In singles play, Laura Roa won 6-3, 1-6, 10-5 at No. 1 for the Tigers, while three other Trinity players won in straight sets.   Lavinia Bendandi won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, and Michelle Gun-Munro took a 6-2, 6-1 victory at the third spot.  Williamson earned her third win of the day with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4.  

Trinity will not return to action until Friday, March 1, opening play at the ITA Indoor National Championships.  The Tigers return home on March 20, hosting Johns Hopkins University at 5:00 p.m.