INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI women's tennis team picked up a 4-3 win over Southern Indiana inside West Indy Racquet Club on Tuesday (Mar. 7), improving to 3-1 this spring over in-state foes. The Jaguars captured the doubles point and split the six singles matches in capturing the win. 

IUPUI (3-8) earned the day's initial point as Meghan Bernard and Samantha Hayward teamed up for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles and Sarah Lounsbury and Makenzie Myers had a dominant 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles. Emma Dell and Grace Lampman were leading at No. 2 doubles by a 5-4 score when play was halted. 

Singles play was tightly contested throughout as three of the six matches went to a decisive third set. Lounsbury continued her hot play with an emphatic 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles and Hayward delivered a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles. 

Sofia Castillo was upended at No. 6 singles, 6-4, 6-3, leaving the Jaguars needing one point to capture the victory. 

Dell earned the clincher at No. 4 singles, winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 while Myers were tripped up at No. 1 to Lauren Rowe, 3-6, 7-6, 6-1. 

With the match in hand, Bernard was upended at No. 2 singles by USI's Rachel McCorkle, 7-6, 3-6, 1-0.