INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's tennis team (2-13, 1-1 Summit) returned home Friday (March 24) to face Oral Roberts, dropping their third meet in a row, 5-2.
 
IUPUI was able to secure wins with their top two singles players, as the pair earned the team's only points. Valeriia Lavrencuk scored a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-8) victory over Ceijenia Cornelius at the No. 2 singles while Sara Sherif came away with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Andrea Vasilijevic at the No. 1 singles.
 
After dropping her first set 6-7, No. 3 singles Mariella Pessina was able to force a tiebreaker by winning her second set, 6-3. Ultimately, it wasn't enough, as Pessina fell in the tiebreaker set 1-0 (10-5).
 
With the loss, the Jags drop to .500 on the year in Summit League play. IUPUI will head back on the road to take on Bradley (March 25), beginning at 7:00 p.m. EST.
 
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