MORAGA, Calif. -- Playing for the second day in a row, the USF Dons women's tennis team (8-5, 1-1) battled tough on the road but ultimately came up short to the Saint Mary's Gaels by a 5-2 final in Moraga.

USF got off to a strong start by winning two of the three doubles matches to take the early point, while Mya Bui picked up the victory in singles for the Dons' second and final point on Saturday.

RESULTS:
Doubles:
(SMC) Harris/Kozyreva def. (USF) Rita Colyer/Maria Martinez Vaquero (6-4)
(USF) Mya Bui/Chiho Mushika def. (SMC) Massey/Ronney (6-2)
(USF) Simran Chhabra/Caragh Courtney def. (SMC) Hovda/Rook (6-4)
Singles:
(SMC) Kozyreva def. (USF) Martinez Vaquero (4-6, 6-4, 6-2)
(SMC) Ronney def. (USF) Mushika (6-4, 7-5)
(SMC) Harris def. (USF) Chhabra (6-4, 6-3)
(SMC) Hovda def. (USF) Courtney (6-0, 6-1)
(USF) Bui def. (SMC) Massey (7-5, 6-4)
(SMC) Tevez def. (USF) Colyer (5-7, 6-2, 6-4)

CATCHING UP WITH COACH BARTLETT:
"We lost a tough one to Saint Mary's today, we did a great job of getting the doubles point to grab some early momentum. Saint Mary's did a good job of grabbing some of the momentum back from us in the singles play. We felt we needed to play a more solid brand of tennis in the bigger moments in order to get a better result today."

UP NEXT:
The Dons will now return home for their first conference matchup in the City as they will welcome the Pepperdine Waves to Golden Gate Park on Monday morning with matches beginning at 11:00 a.m. 

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