San Antonio - The 28th-ranked Trinity Tiger women's tennis team lost a 4-5 battle to Gustavus Adolphus College at the Butch Newman Tennis Center on Monday.

Trinity led 4-2 after winning the first three singles matches of the evening, but each of the final three matches went to a third set.  The Tigers were unable to hang on in the end, as Gustavus rallied for victories at lines one, five, and two. 

Lavinia Bendandi won her opening set 6-3 at No. 5 singles, but then fell 1-6, 2-6 in a match that started the singles rally for the Gusties.  At the top line, Kylie Hornbeck forced a third set with her 7-5 win in the second, but she lost 6-4 to tie the overall match 4-4.  Kristy Hamilton also won her second set 7-5 to extend her match at the second position, but she couldn't complete the comeback, falling 6-4 in the third.

Gustavus took the early lead in the match by clinching two of the three doubles points to start the day.  Trinity's Caroline White and Gabrielle Roe took the lone Tiger point in doubles, winning from the third position to start the team scoring.  The Gusties, however, won the next two for a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.

Trinity's rally started with White and Roe again leading the way for the Tiger women's team.  White took a straight-set 6-4, 6-0 win at line three, and Roe emerged as a 6-3, 6-1 winner at No. 4. Stephanie Williamson got in on the scoring for the Tigers, clinching her No. 6 singles match 6-3, 6-3 to put the Tigers up 4-2 at the time.

Trinity had its three-match winning streak snapped with the loss, and the Tigers now stand 7-7 overall this season.  The Tigers return to action on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m., hosting McMurry University.