INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women’s tennis team dropped a close match against Western Illinois on Sunday afternoon, 4-3. The Jags and Leathernecks had three match points at number one singles before Western Illinois sealed the win.
 
Grace Lampman and Chloe Bailey earned a doubles win to start off the match in the number two spot, 6-0 but the Jags dropped the number one and three matches to fall in doubles play. Emma Dell and Elle Kotre fell at number one singles, 6-4, while Gabbie Orlando and Sofia Castillo fell at number three singles.
 
After falling behind 0-1, the Jags moved to singles play. Kotre earned the win in the number three singles spot in two sets, 6-1, 6-2. Lampman took the number four singles win, 6-3, 6-0 while Orlando won at number five singles, 6-3, 6-3. Dell fell at the number two spot, 6-3, 6-3 and Castillo lost at number six singles, 6-3, 7-6.
 
With IUPUI’s three wins and the Leathernecks two points the match was tied at 3-3 and it all came down to the number one singles match. After falling in the first set, 6-4, Bailey took set two, 6-2. The third set was back and forth with three match points but Bailey fell, 7-6.
 
The Jags will next travel to Eastern Illinois to face the Panthers on Sunday, January 28.