CONWAY, Ark. - Women's tennis battled Rhodes on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the Southern Athletic Association opener. Rebecca Sherman and Shelby Worsham won three games at the No. 1 doubles spot but the Lynx recorded the 8-3 victory. Greer Ayers and Sara Hoopchuk also won a game at the No. 2 doubles spot but fell 8-1. In singles action, Sherman fell 8-3 at the No. 1 spot. Rhodes ended up carding the 9-0 win over Hendrix Saturday.

DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. Adan-Pol / McGough def. Rebecca Sherman / Shelby Worsham (8-3)
2. Safarian / Letorneau def. Greer Ayers / Sara Hoopchuk (8-1)
3. Holderness / Bennett def. Sarah Morris / Kashti Shah (8-0)

SINGLES COMPETITION
1. Adan -Pol def. Sherman (8-3)
2. Safarian def. Worsham (6-2, 6-1)
3. Letorneau def. Ayers (6-1, 6-0)
4. McGough def. Hoopchuk (6-0, 6-1)
5. Bennett def. Morris (6-1, 6-1)
6. McDonald def. Shah (6-0, 6-0)

WHAT WAS SAID
"We played well on a beautiful day," head coach Craig Kirchgessner went on to say. "Our friends and families brought an amazing atmosphere to play in front of. We learned a lot and hope to build on this experience!"

UP NEXT
Women's Tennis remains in Conway to take on John Brown Friday at 4 p.m. from the Hatcher Tennis Center.