Abilene, Texas - The Tiger women's tennis team opened up the 2015 spring season with a pair of victories on Friday, defeating Prairie View A&M University 5-2 and Hardin-Simmons University 9-0.

Trinity stands 2-0 on the season after the wins, the first of which came at the Abilene Christian University Indoor Championships against Division I Prairie View.  The Tigers complete the weekend tomorrow against Abilene Christian at 3:00 p.m.  That match may be moved up to an earlier time, weather pending.

In the opener against Prairie View, the Tigers were down 0-1 after doubles (following Division I rules), as the Panthers took two of three matches.  Cheyenne Duncan and Gabrielle Roe handily won the No. 3 match by a score of 6-1.  Liza Southwick and Marie Lutz were edged 7-6 (7-2) on the No. 1 line, while Kristy Hamilton and Blaire Porter also lost a tiebreaker 7-3, at No. 2 doubles.

Trinity went on to win five of six singles matches, with the clincher coming at No. 5, as Caroline White defeated her opponent 6-3, 6-1. Lutz won No. 2 singles 7-6 (8-6), 7-5, Roe was a 6-3, 6-3 winner on the No. 3 line, Porter brought home a three-set victory 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4, and Nicole Rueb took the No. 6 matchup 6-0, 6-1. Southwick fell 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.

Trinity did not drop a set in the match with the Hardin-Simmons Cowgirls. In doubles, Lutz and Southwick took the No. 1 match 8-3 to earn a split for the day.  Porter and Hamilton also earned a split after taking line two 8-2, while Duncan and Roe won 8-1 at the third position for the second time today.

The clincher against Hardin-Simmons came at No. 1 singles as Southwick won 6-2, 6-2.  Lutz and Porter also earned singles victories, while Roe made it a clean sweep for the day.  She won both of her singles and doubles matches on Friday, finishing with a 7-5, 6-2 win against HSU.  White and Rueb helped finish off Trinity's first sweep of the young season at the final two singles positions.

Trinity will not make its 2015 home debut until March 1 against Rollins College, at 12:00 p.m.  The Tigers return to San Antonio, though, next weekend, facing off against Division I University of Incarnate Word.  The two teams will tangle at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 7.