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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University women's tennis team squared off against one of its top rivals in the talent-laden South Region on Saturday as the Bulldogs dropped a hard-fought 4-1 decision against the Tulane Green Wave in a non-conference showdown held at the Samford Tennis Center.
 
With the loss, Samford (5-7) suffered just its second defeat at home this season and moved to 5-2 when playing in the friendly confines of the Samford Tennis Center.
 
The Bulldogs will next be in action Tuesday at 10 a.m. (CDT) as they travel to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina for a non-conference contest against UMass to be held at the College of Charleston Tennis Courts.
 
Against Tulane (11-4) Saturday, Samford fought valiantly in the doubles competition, but eventually dropped the opening point as the Green Wave registered victories on courts No. 1 and No. 3.
 
The Bulldogs' No. 2 doubles combination of Yasmeen Ebada and Jessica Northcutt notched the team's lone win as they battled to an impressive 7-5 victory over Tulane's duo of Vanessa Nommensen and Nicky Stracar. With their win, Samford's Ebada and Northcutt improved to 6-3 in doubles play this season.
 
In singles play Saturday, Tulane tallied straight-set wins on courts No. 3 and No. 4, while the Bulldogs' Ebada toppled the Green Wave's Ipek Birol, 6-2, 7-6, in the matchup on court No. 2. Ebada improved to 6-6 on the season with the victory.
 
On court No. 1, Samford's Stephanie N'tcha and Tulane's Nicky Stracar squared off in one of the most epic singles match of the 2015 season.
 
All three sets of the back-and-forth match went to a tiebreaker, but it was the Green Wave's Stracar that held on for a marathon 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 win against N'tcha. The victory clinched the overall team win for Tulane with the final score of 4-1.
 
The Samford University women's tennis team will next be in action Tuesday at 10 a.m. (CDT) as they travel to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina for a non-conference contest against UMass to be held at the College of Charleston Tennis Courts.

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