CLINTON, S.C. - The Presbyterian College women's tennis team took the No. 2 doubles match against Charleston Southern, but was unable to win any more matches Wednesday afternoon in a hard fought Big South Conference contest.

The Blue Hose now stand at 4-13 on the season.

After the third-seeded duo of Susita Das and Brooke Pletcher defeated Megan Davis and Daryl Thompson by an 8-3 count, Olivia McMillan and Virginia Waldron teamed up to defeat Marija Dzakovic and Olga Makhova 8-5, evening the doubles score at 1-1.

Paige Oelke and Heather Heusel pushed Angie Torres and Andrea Schutte to the brink, but was unable to snag the top spot from Charleston Southern, falling 8-6.

Two of the singles matches were pushed to the limit, but the visiting team was able to prevail in each of those contests.

At the No. 4 spot, Pletcher defeated Cara Caruso 7-6, 6-4. Fifth-seeded Thompson nearly won the first set from Andrea Gonzalez, but dropped a hard-fought 7-5, 6-2 match.

Oelke won four points in the first set off Schutte, but was unable to carry the momentum she had late in the first set in the second stanza, falling 6-2 at the No. 2 position.

Third-seeded Davis lost 6-1, 6-2 to Dzakovic while No. 1 Heusel lost 6-0, 6-2 to Makhova.

Waldron lost a 6-2, 6-2 battle to Torres at the No. 6 slot.

The Blue Hose return to action Saturday afternoon at East Carolina. The match is slated to begin at 2 p.m.