Friends University Falcon Tennis fought hard but fell short against the University of Saint Mary, Men falling, 5-2 and Women, 6-1. 

The Falcons secured a doubles victory with Auron Hoyer and Enric Garcia edging out their opponents 7-6. Hoyer and Garcia also each secured a singles victory over the Spires. However, USM took the other two doubles matches and dominated in singles play to secure a 5-2 win.

Aneth Diaz delivered a strong performance in singles, winning in straight sets. However, USM controlled the majority of the match, claiming a 6-1 victory. The Falcons showed resilience, pushing several matches to close margins.

Both teams will look to bounce back in their next outings in San Antonio, Texas, on March 12th and 13th at Our Lady of the Lake University

Below are the full results of matches vs. USM:

Women's Tennis:

#1 Doubles: Silva Avakian/ Carlotta Klee (FU) lost to S. Finn/ T. Cheldette (3-6)

#2 Doubles: Molly Bender/ Aneth Diaz (FU) lost to R. Wiemers/ M. Rojas (5-7)

#3 Doubles: DEF

#1 Singles: Silva Avakian (FU) lost to T. Cheldette (6-3,5-7, 5-10)

#2 Singles: Aneth Diaz (FU) defeated S. Finn (6-4,6-3)

#3 Singles: Carlotta Klee (FU) lost to M. Rojas (4-6,2-6)

#4 Singles: Molly Bender (FU) lost to M. Guerrero (3-6,0-6)

#5 Singles: Alana Ewertt (FU) lost to R. Wiemers (3-6, 1-6)

#6 Singles: DEF

Men's Tennis: 

#1 Doubles: Gabriel Gomez/ Cristobal Fuentez lost to E. Maritz/ N. Dueppe (3-6)

#2 Doubles: Enric Galan/ Auron Hoyer defeated C. Grimaldi/ N. Koyuncu (7-6)

#3 Doubles: Connor Fitzsimmons/Augusto Silva Morais (FU) lost to L. Ross/ J. Contrucci (3-6)

#1 Singles: Cristobol Fuentez (FU) lost to C. Grimaldi (4-6,4-6) 

#2 Singles: Gabriel Gomez  (FU) lost to N. Dueppe (6-4, 1-6, 6-7)

#3 Singles: Auron Hoyer (FU) lost to E.Maritz (2-6,3-6)

#4 Singles: Enric Garcia (FU) defeated N. Koyuncu (1-6,6-1,6-4)

#5 Singles: Augusto Silva Morais (FU) lost to J. Contrucci (6-4,5-7,3-6)

#6 Singles: Connor Fitzsimmons (FU) defeated R. Langdon (6-2,6-4)