ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State took the doubles point from Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday at home, but the Lions won four of the six singles contests in straight-sets to defeat the Reddies 4-3 at the Bettye Wallace Tennis Center.

The Reddies got off to a great start to the match and claimed the doubles point from UAFS in dramatic fashion. With its No. 1 team of Mulan Kamoe and Franny Nyarko already in the win column with a 6-3 victory and its No. 3 team of Erica Jaggernauth and Tirzah Bailey having fallen 6-3, HSU turned to its No. 2 team of Georjemah Row and Vinda Teally with the point on the line.

Needing a win, Row and Teally got one, as the pair captured five-straight games after falling behind 5-2 to rally and win the set 7-5 to give Henderson a 1-0 lead.

Unfortunately for HSU, the momentum quickly shifted to UAFS in singles play. Kamoe and Nyarko both captured wins at No. 1 and No. 2, but the Lions won the other four individual contests in straight sets to overcome the early deficit and win the match 4-3.

Henderson returns to the court on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. when it faces Texas A&M-Texarkana in Arkadelphia.

Singles
1. Mulan Kamoe (HSU) def. Bianca Koen (UAFS) 6-3, 6-2
2. Franny Nyarko (HSU) def. Shawn Williams (UAFS) 6-2, 6-1
3. Joanna Potet (UAFS) def. Erica Jaggernauth (HSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Milena Achlamov (UAFS) def. Vinda Teally (HSU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Petra Csizmadia (UAFS) def. Lauren Miller (HSU) 6-3, 6-0 
6. Chloe Ruppanner (UAFS) def. Tirzah Bailey (HSU) 6-4, 7-6
 
Doubles
1. Kamoe/Nyarko (HSU) def. Koen/Achlamov (UAFS) 6-3
2. Row/Teally (HSU) def. Williams/Potet (UAFS) 7-5
3. Csizmadia/Ruppanner (UAFS) def. Jaggernauth/Bailey (HSU) 6-3