ST. LOUIS – The 14th-ranked Trinity women's tennis team won its fourth consecutive match by defeating No. 19 Washington University-St. Louis 5-4 on Friday.

The Tigers improved to 12-4 with the win, while Wash U. dropped to 10-8 on the season. Trinity has won three straight matchups with the Bears, giving the Tigers a slight 4-3 edge since 2011 in the series. Including today's result, five of the seven matches have been decided by just a single point.

Trinity took a 2-1 lead after doubles play as the top-line team of Ruth Hill (Abilene, Texas / Abilene) and Olivia Kim (Phoenix, Ariz. / Desert Mountain) finished doubles with an 8-6 win. Cate Cushing (Colleyville, Texas / Heritage) and Trinity Levy (Camarillo, Calif. / Weil Tennis Academy) opened with an 8-4 win to put the Tigers up 1-0 before Wash U tied things up by winning 8-5 at line three over Brooke Belitz (Scottsdale, Ariz. / Notre Dame Prep) and Ellie Hughes (Austin, Texas / Vandegrift).

Despite falling behind at the end of doubles, the Bears had the momentum early in singles play. Wash U won at lines five and two to take its first lead at 3-2. Levy scored a 6-3, 6-3 win at line three to tie the match again, but the Bears were unfazed and regained the lead with a win at line six.

Facing a 4-3 deficit, Trinity was left with Cushing at line four and Hill at line one still on the court. Cushing battled out a 7-5, 6-4 win to make it 4-4 overall, then Hill got the clincher with a 7-6, 6-4 win to send the Tigers to victory.

Up Next
With tomorrow's match against Sweet Briar getting cancelled earlier this week, Trinity now has just one final match on the regular season schedule. The Tigers will host Schreiner University in the final Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference of the regular season on Saturday, April 15, at 10:00 a.m.
Trinity will compete in the SCAC Championship Tournament April 28-30 in Georgetown, Texas. Seeds and matchups will be determined following the regular season.