The Shippensburg University women's tennis team split a pair of matches Saturday afternoon at Bowie State, defeating the host Bulldogs 4-0 after dropping a 4-3 decision to the Vikings of Elizabeth City State.
 
Shippensburg (3-3) had a battle with Elizabeth City State (1-1) in its first match of the afternoon, as the singles matches featured a bevy of tiebreakers and long rallies. Each of the six Raiders in action won at least eight singles games in their respective contests.
 
Rachel Gallagher got the Raiders on the board with a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles. Brinley Orris later won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.
 
In the final singles match to be completed, Samhitha Koganti outlasted Reichel Freytes in the No. 2 flight, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 10-7.
 
The Vikings won at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 singles. Jade Miller went to a first-set tiebreak at No. 4 singles and won nine total singles games but Marley Renner was the victor by scores of 7-6 (7-5) and 6-3.
 
Nadhira Durham defeated Yasmin De Meyer at No. 3 singles (7-5, 6-4) and Kala Price bested Corinne Markovich at No. 1 singles (6-3, 7-5).
 
ECSU had the edge by virtue of the doubles point that was decided prior to singles; the Vikings won No. 1 doubles 6-1 and No. 2 doubles 6-3.
 
For the match against Bowie State, the teams decided to start with singles and only contest doubles if needed for a tiebreaker.
 
Ava Kalist won 8-0 at No. 3 singles; Taylor Maguire won 8-0 at No. 4 singles and Janelle Kingsboro claimed an 8-1 win at No. 5 singles.
 
With those three singles combined with accepting a forfeit win at No. 6 singles, the Raiders were victorious – leaving the No. 1 singles match featuring Miller and the No. 2 singles match with Gallagher left unfinished.
 
SU returns to action in nine days with its first of four matches in Florida during Spring Break. The Raiders will face Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 11 a.m. Monday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.