Orlando, Fla. (February 28, 2014) – Mount St. Mary's was dealt a 6-1 defeat by Davenport in women's tennis action on Friday as the Mountaineers concluded their spring break trip with a 2-3 record.

The Mount (5-5) won the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, but Davenport (6-4) took all six singles matches to earn the victory.

The No. 2 doubles team of Samantha Pinchoff and Liz Rossi improved their record as a tandem to 5-3 on the season with an 8-4 win on Friday. The Mount was also victorious at No. 3 doubles where Erin Benefiel and Taylor D'Agostino were 8-6 winners.

The Mount put up a fight at No. 1 and No. 2 singles with Pinchoff falling to Alyssa Fuentes, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1) at No. 1 and Rossi losing to Emily Spiech at the No. 2 slot by scores of 0-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Panthers were straight-set winners at No. 3-6 singles.

The Mount begins Northeast Conference play with a home match versus Saint Francis U on March 15 at noon.

Doubles
No. 1: Fuentes/Spiech (DU) def. J. Smith/K. Smith (Mount), 8-2
No. 2: Pinchoff/Rossi (Mount) def. Kuzdal/Luttikhuis (DU) ,8-4
No. 3: D'Agostino/Benefiel (Mount) def. Kooyers/Elizondo (DU), 8-6

Singles
No. 1: Fuentes (DU) def. Pinchoff (Mount), 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
No. 2: Spiech (DU) def. Rossi (Mount), 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: Luttikhuis (DU) def. K. Smith (Mount), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4: Kuzdal (DU) def. D'Agostino (Mount), 6-2, 6-3
No. 5: Elizondo (DU) def. Benefiel (Mount), 6-4, 6-2
No. 6: Woods (DU) def. J. Smith (Mount), 6-0, 6-3