AUSTIN, Texas – Despite having players out sick, the Hardin-Simmons women's tennis team overcame the obstacles and battled back from an early deficit for a 7-2 win over Concordia on Saturday in American Southwest Conference action in Austin.

The Cowgirls lost at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles and No, 1 doubles went to a tiebreaker and was down 3-0 before Laurel Coleman and Lauren Schaeffer won seven straight points to get the Cowgirls on the board.

HSU then won all six singles matches to take the dual.

Coleman won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Schaeffer won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2, Landry Laywell won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles and Jonnah Smith won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.

Skylar Rust and Taja Lawrence each stepped up and won third set pro sets to take their matches.

HSU won its fifth straight match to improve to 7-6 overall and 2-0 in ASC play. Concordia fell to 7-5 overall and 1-1 in league play.

HSU will return to action on Friday against Sul Ross State.

HSU 7, Concordia 2

Singles

1. Laurel Coleman (HSU) def. Kayla Pena, 6-3, 6-4

2. Lauren Schaeffer (HSU) def. Isabella Wilk, 6-3, 6-4

3. Landry Laywell (HSU) def. Claire Austin, 6-2, 6-1

4. Jonnah Smith (HSU) def. Natalia Goodman, 6-1, 6-2

5. Skylar Rust (HSU) def. Trinity Klamecki, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0

6. Taja Lawrence (HSU) def. Kaitlin Stevens, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0

Doubles

1. Coleman/Schaeffer (HSU) def. Wilk/Stevens, 8-7 (7-3).

2. Goodman/Pena (CTX) def. Smith/Lawrence, 8-4

3. Austin/Klamecki (CTX) def. Rust/Ximenia Benitez, 8-5

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