SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Presbyterian College women's tennis dropped a hard fought match at Wofford Thursday afternoon by a 5-2 score.

The Blue Hose fall to 2-9 on the year while the Terriers improve to 1-6 on the season.

The two squads battled to a tie in the doubles portion of the match after the No. 2 and No. 3 teams played. At the No. 3 slot, Cara Caruso and Paige Oelke knocked off Sonia Anand and Kristin Demosthenes by an 8-6 score.

The No. 2 squad of Daryl Thompson and Virginia Waldron dropped an 8-3 match to Haley Baird and Sabrina Smyers. Then, the drama unfolded as the Blue Hose were able to pull off a 9-7 win at the top spot. With the scored tied at 7-7, PC broke serve to take an 8-7 advantage. The duo of Megan Davis and Abby Diminich were able to hold serve while taking a 1-0 lead into singles play, knocking off Caley Wetzig and Ashley Lawrence.

In the singles line-up, Lawrence evened the score by knocking off Davis 6-1, 6-3. Wetzig then won a straight sets match over Diminich. Diminich dropped the contest at the top spot by scores of 6-4, 6-1.

Baird won the fourth spot by a 6-3, 6-1 score over Oelke. Fifth-seeded Thompson dropped a two-set heartbreaker by a 6-3, 7-6(4) score.

Head coach Tyler Davis' team, who was without usual No. 2 seed Heather Isbell, picked up another point as Waldron defeated Betsy Waldron 6-2, 6-4. However, it was not enough for the victory.     

The Blue Hose return to action on March 21 at Radford at 1 p.m. PC was supposed to play Liberty this weekend, but due to the impending bad weather, the match has been postponed. A make-up date has not yet been slated.

DOUBLES

1. Abby Diminich/Megan Davis def. Cayle Wetzig/Ashley Lawrence 9-7

2. Haley Baird/Sabrina Smyers def. Daryl Thompson/Virginia Waldron 8-3
3. Cara Caruso/Paige Oelke def. Sonia Anand/Kristin Demosthenes 8-6

SINGLES

1. Cayle Wetzig def. Abby Diminch 6-4, 6-2
2. Ashley Lawrence def. Megan Davis 6-0, 6-2
3. Sabrina Smyers def. Cara Caruso 6-0, 6-4
4. Haley Baird def. Paige Oelke 6-4, 6-1
5. Sonia Anand def. Daryl Thompson 6-3, 7-6 (4)
6. Virginia Waldron def. Betsy Hauer 6-2, 6-4