San Antonio – The Tiger women's tennis team lost a narrow 5-4 decision at home against NCAA Division II St. Mary's University on Thursday night.

Trinity falls to 5-6 overall this season with all six defeats coming at the hands of teams outside of D-III. The Tigers fell behind 2-1 after St. Mary's took the final doubles match of the evening, then the Rattlers took the first three singles points to clinch the match. Trinity fought to the very end, winning the final three singles matches to account for the final score.

Highlights

Reigning Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Singles Player of the Week Elodie Richard (Allen, Texas / Allen) and SCAC Doubles Team of the Week Mary Kaffen (San Juan Capistrano, Calif. / Jserra Prep) and Zoe Kaffen (San Juan Capistrano, Calif. / Jserra Prep) were among tonight's individual winners.

Richard's third straight win in singles was the first singles point on the board for the Tigers, and she improved her season record to 7-4 overall and 3-1 at line five.

The Kaffens won their fifth straight doubles match to even their record at 3-3 at line two doubles, and the duo stands 7-4 overall this season. Mary also nabbed her third straight singles win, improving to 4-5 on the year with her straight-set victory.

Cate Cushing (Colleyville, Texas / Heritage) was the final match on the courts tonight, winning 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to finish off the evening. Just like her other teammates that won in singles, Cushing has now won three consecutive singles contests and is 5-5 on the year.

Coach Speak

"That was a really great atmosphere out there tonight," said Head Coach Drew Cohn. "It was a ton of fun having our first night match of the season and the girls really stepped up to the occasion. There was a high level on every single court tonight and we just absolutely battled up and down the lineup. Matches like this continue to show that we are getting better and better every time we step on the court. We've pushed ourselves with some really great competition on the schedule so far and have proven that we can compete with anyone. It's scary to think how good this team can be. I can't wait to get back on court with this group next week and begin the climb to nationals."

Up Next

The Tigers will play another match against a fellow San Antonio school by hosting the University of the Incarnate Word on Wednesday, April 7, at 12:00 p.m.