READING, PA. – On Thursday afternoon, the Messiah women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 match to top seeded Alright College. The Falcons suffered their first loss in conference play to the undefeated Lions on the road.
 
Up Next:
The Falcons will host Hood College Wednesday, April 23rd.
 
How It Happened:
Doubles:
Doubles action was not rolling the Falcons way as the Lions managed to take all three courts from Messiah's duos. Kiara Bomboy / Kylie Walker suffered an early 6-0 loss on court one. Then on court two, Bella Heckman / Jocelyn Valdez fell to their opponents 6-1, that win would secure the Lions 1-0 match lead.
 
Singles:
Kiara Bomboy battled on court one against the Lions No. 1 player. Bomboy would suffer the 6-1 set loss but forced a tiebreaker in set two tied at 6-6 but came up short losing 7-5 to drop court one. On court two, Kylie Walker dropped both sets to her opponent 6-2, 6-3. Bella Heckman would also force a tiebreaker in set one but could not pull it out losing 7-5. She would ultimately drop the court after a set two 6-2 defeat. That win would secure the Lions victory and hand the Falcons their first loss in Commonwealth play.
 
What's Up Next:
The Falcons host Hood College Wednesday, April 23rd at 3:30p.m.