BREVARD, N.C. – The Newberry College women’s tennis team fell 5-4 in ­heartbreaking fashion in the first round of the 2015 South Atlantic Conference tournament versus the No. 5 seed Anderson Trojans.

Newberry was up against the ropes midway through as Anderson jumped out to a 4-1 overall match lead, but the four-seeded Wolves did not give way as they battled back until the end.

The Trojans were able to claim two points in doubles competition at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matchups. At the No. 3 doubles matchup Lindsay Gregory and Abigail Gregory defeated Rebeca Martinez (Spain) and Kelly McManus (Charleston, S.C.) 8-1. Newberry gained a point as Tara Lamers (Maastricht, Netherlands) and Elizabeth Williamson (Canterbury, New Zealand) earned an 8-4 win against Mairead Cleary and Alexandra Ebner. Anderson claimed the No. 1 doubles matchup as Amanda Carrillo (Almeria, Spain) and Vanessa Ortiz (Cochabamba, Bolivia) dropped an 8-6 result to Ivey Welborn and Rebecca Bruning.

Singles competition started with Nikkola Wichenko earning a straight set 6-1, 6-3 victory against McManus in the No. 6 singles. Anderson claimed a 4-1 match lead as Gregory defated Martinez 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 5 singles position.

Lamers brought Newberry to within two points as she claimed a 6-0, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 singles contest over Ebner. Williamson held of Welborn at the No. 1 singles match, winning in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. Carrillo helped Newberry complete the comeback at draw even at 4-4 with her win at the No. 3 singles contest, with her 6-4, 6-2 win against Cleary.

The drama came down to the No. 2 singles contest as the winner decided who advances to the next round. Newberry’s Ortiz drew first blood as she claimed a 6-3 win in the first set. She fell to Bruning in the second set 6-1, which forced a decisive third set. Bruning was able to gain a one game advantage early on, which proved to be too much for Newberry’s Ortiz to break serve as she fell 6-4 in the final set.