HICKORY, N.C. - The No. 16 ranked Newberry College women's tennis team (14-2, 3-2 SAC) fell on the road to the No. 31 ranked Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne 5-2 on Friday.

The Bears were able to strike first, claiming victories at all three doubles positions to take the early 1-0 lead.

Lenoir-Rhyne would then secure the No. 4 and No. 6 singles positions to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the match, but the Wolves would not go down without a fight. Nastassia Chamoun (Rouen, France) struck back with a 7-5 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles, and Zulay Castaneda (Panama City, Panama) shook off dropping the first set 4-6 by not dropping another game on her way to a 4-6 6-0 6-0 win at the top singles position. Ish Singh (Gurugram, India) and Lucy Spice (Maidstone, U.K.) were each able to win their first sets at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively. However, the Bears were able to dig in and take both matches to hand the Wolves their second loss of the season. 

The Wolves will look to bounce back on Saturday when they host the Cavaliers of UVA Wise at the Oakland Tennis Center at 1 p.m.