OXFORD, Ohio. — In its second match in as many days, the Bellarmine women's tennis team fell by a final score of 6-1 at Miami Ohio on Saturday.

The Redhawks pushed their record to 2-3 this season, while the Knights drop to 1-6.
 
"Today, we came out a little slow in doubles and it cost us," Knights Head Coach Brian Slack said.  "We had some opportunities late in doubles to end up taking the doubles point but came up short.  In singles, we started to play better and get into a rhythm.  Miami Ohio played well today.  Hats off to them."

The Redhawks claimed the doubles point with victories at no. 2 and no. 3.  Bellarmine's no. 1 doubles team of Ekaterina Tikhonko and Lailaa Bashir trailed 5-4, but their match went unfinished.

Bashir had the lone singles point of the day for Bellarmine, picking up her second singles victory of the spring season.  Bashir Nishitha Saravanan 7-6, 6-1 at no. 2 singles.  Tikhonko took Laura Rico to three sets at no. 1 singles, but Rico picked up the win.  Miami swept the remaining singles matches for the 6-1 team victory.
 
Bellarmine rounds out its busy road weekend on Sunday with a 12:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. CT) match at Middle Tennessee.

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