Box Score BOILING SPRINGS – Gardner-Webb dropped a non-conference women's tennis match Saturday to Kennesaw State, falling 6-1 on the home courts.

The Runnin' Bulldogs (1-2) got a win from its No. 3 doubles tandem of Katie Watts and Emilia Rosland to knot things up in that battle, but the Owls prevailed with a 7-6 win by Ji Youn Lee and Valentia Taddia to clinch the point.

Kennesaw State won several close matches in singles play, with Gardner-Webb taking one match when Maria Jardim defeated Taddia (6-2, 4-6, 6-3).

Gardner-Webb has little time to rest, as it heads to Greensboro, N.C., on Sunday to battle the Elon Phoenix. The match will be held indoors at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center and will start at 5:30 pm.

DOUBLES
1. Taylor Dean / Katherine Muzik (KSU) d. Monon Delsol / Elin Hellberg (GWU) – 6-3
2. Ji Youn Lee / Valentina Taddia (KSU) d. Teodora Ristic / Maria Jardim (GWU) – 7-6
3. Katie Watts / Emilia Rosland (GWU) d. Soomin Kim / Sofia Pinedo (KSU) – 6-4

SINGLES
1. Katherine Muzik (KSU) d. Teodora Ristic (GWU) – 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
2. Taylor Dean (KSU) d. Manon Delsol (GWU) – 6-2, 6-2
3. Ji Youn Lee (KSU) d. Elin  Hellberg (GWU) – 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
4. Maria Jardim (GWU) d. Valentina Taddia (KSU) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
5. Soomin Kim (KSU) d. Elise Semmartin (GWU) – 6-4, 6-2
6. Sofia Pinedo (KSU) d. Courtney Fyvie (GWU) – 6-3, 6-4