Abilene, Texas - The 20th-ranked Trinity University women’s tennis team did not have a good start Friday against the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirls.

Hardin-Simmons, ranked No. 5 in the West Region, won two of three doubles from the Tigers, ranked third regionally.

But Trinity went on to win all six singles matches and won the dual match 7-2. The Tigers, who have won five straight matches, improved to 8-6.

In doubles, the Cowgirls Lisa Mertz and Brittany Brazell won the No. 1 slot over Katy Poettcker and Katie Griffith. Jennifer Cheung and Diane Crouch beat Kelsie Lawson and Kassie Seger at No. 2 doubles. Megan Jackson and Melissa Weinnig of Trinity defeated Bria Camarillo and Danielle Cochran at No. 3 doubles.

The only set the Tigers dropped in singles was at No. 1, as Poettcker beat Mertz 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.  Nos. 2-6 singles went to Griffith, Jackson, Weinnig, Lawson and Seger, respectively, in straight sets.

Trinity, a member of the NCAA Division III, will play at the University of the Incarnate Word, in San Antonio, on Friday, April 17, at 3 p.m. UIW is a member of the NCAA Division II.