Williamsburg, KY – The UC women's tennis team scored early and rallied late earn a 5-4 win over 17^th-ranked Campbellsville on senior day Wednesday afternoon at the UC Tennis Complex. The win marks UC's first win over a ranked opponent this season and improves the Patriots record to 7-9 overall and 3-2 in MSC play, while the Tigers move to 11-5 and 4-1 against the MSC.

Campbellsville struck first with an 8-1 win at #2 doubles to take an early 1-0 lead.  Cumberlands answered quickly as Denee Lyttle partnered with Luka Lyttle for an 8-2 win at #3 doubles to tie the match 1-1.  At #1 doubles, Jaclyn Jewell teamed with Tomomi Nagao for an 8-6 win over Majella Nobile and Bolor Enkhbayar to give UC a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.

The Tigers retook the lead 3-2 with wins at #3 and #1 singles. Denee Lyttle dropped the first set at #4 singles, but rallied to win the next two sets 6-0, 6-0 and tie the match at 3-3. Campbellsville added a straight set win at #2 singles, before Hannah Wampler posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Bailey Decker at #6 to tie the match.  Shortly after that, UC's lone senior Marian Bogajo knocked off Brooklyn Harris 6-1, 6-0 to give the Patriots the 5-4 win.   

The Patriots will return to the court Friday, April 13, when they travel to Lebanon, TN to face 20^th-ranked Cumberland. First serve is set for 11 a.m.

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