KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The Ursinus Women's Tennis team concluded its Florida spring break trip with an 8-1 defeat to Otterbein on Friday afternoon at Oak Street Park.
 
 
 
 
With the loss, the Bears fall to 6-2 overall and the Cardinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) improved to 6-4 overall.
 
 
 
 
All three of the doubles points went to the Cardinals to give them the early 3-0 lead into singles. At the first doubles spot, sophomores Allie Armour and Shannon Stewart fell 8-4 to Otterbein's Erin Storrer and Aubrey McMahon. Junior Claire Burke and senior Ava Compagnoni were downed in the No. 2 doubles spot by Lillia Walter and Olivia Eckels by a score of 8-0, while junior Avery Samer and first-year Bella Vassalluzzo dropped an 8-4 decision at the No. 3 doubles spot to Rachelle Moses and Cassady Shough.
 
 
 

Stewart claimed the Bears only point of the contest by defeating Moses 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 singles. Burke was defeated 1-6, 0-6 at No. 2 singles and Samer fell 1-6, 4-6 to Shough at the No. 4 spot. First-year Fiona Finnerty was dealt a 0-6, 0-6 setback by Gillin at No. 6 singles before Compagnoni was edged 4-6, 3-6 by Eckels at the No. 5 position.
 
 
 
 
Ursinus returns to action Saturday, March 18th as they will return to host a home match for the first time since October by taking on Lebanon Valley at 1:00 p.m.