OKLAHOMA CITY - The fifth-ranked Columbus State University women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 match to Cameron University in a tuneup before the ITA National Indoor Championship on Thursday.

It was CSU's (3-1) first loss of the season.

"We got to learn from this and continue to get better," said head coach Evan Isaacs. "It's a long season, and we will bounce back."

After a weather delay, the Lady Cougars started the day on a high note by taking the doubles point. At first doubles, No. 16 Valentina Abrile and Mariana Ramirez defeated Anastaisa Uspenskaia and Magda Wawrowska 6-3. Sara Ramirez Goncalves and Yelena Labat helped CSU earn the point with a 6-4 win at third doubles against Lee Manga and Kateryna Rudenko. 

However, Cameron (4-2) took five of the six doubles matches to grab the win. Labat was the lone winner, grabbing a 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 win at fourth singles for Columbus State.

UP NEXT
Columbus State will begin play in the 2022 ITA National Indoor Championship on Saturday, Feb. 26 against No. 3 University of Central Oklahoma. The tournament was scheduled to begin on Friday, but weather forced the change. 

RESULTS
Singles
1. Vasilisa Polunova (CU) def. Valentina Abrile (CSU) - 6-1, 6-1
2. Lea Manga (CU) def. Neila Trklja (CSU) - 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 
3. Anastasia Uspenskaia (CU) def. #25 Mariana Ramirez (CSU) - 6-2, 7-5
4. Yelena Labat (CSU) def. Kateryna Rudenko (CU) - 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
5. Magda Wawrowska (CSU) def. Luciana Galves (CSU) - 6-7, 6-1, 6-3
6. Karolina Glowinska (CU) def. Sara Ramirez Goncalves (CSU) - 7-6, 6-4

Doubles
1. #16 Ramirez/Abrile (CSU) def. Uspenskaia/Wawrowska (CU) - 6-3
2. Polunova/Glowinska (CU) def. Trklja/Agostina Bigotti (CSU) - 6-2
3. Labat/Ramirez Goncalves (CSU) def. Manga/Rudenko (CU) - 6-4