Box Score LEBANON, Tenn. – The No. 19 William Woods University Women's Tennis Team won its seventh-straight when they defeated No. 14 Cumberland, 5-4, on Monday afternoon.
 
The Owls feel behind early in the women's match against Cumberland as Angelica Sepulveda and Tarsha de Souza won No. 1 doubles against Chelsea Steward and Karyna Sagalai, 8-0. The Owls answered back taking No. 2 doubles, 8-6, as Alba Salinas and Felicia Cesar defeated Trinidad Aguirre and Jasmine Shankar. The Phoenix took the lead, 2-1, after taking No. 3 doubles, Franki Jecker and Sarah Edwards defeated Julia Mulder and Paige Smith, 8-5.
 
Cumberland extended its lead to 3-1 after winning in No. 1 singles. Sepulveda defeated Abigail Lemberger, 6-2, 6-0. William Woods came back tying the set after taking the next singles matches. Alba Salinas defeated Aguirre, 6-1, 6-1, in No. 3 singles. Chelsea Steward won No. 5 singles over Franki Jecker, 6-1, 6-1.
 
With the match tied at 3-3, the Owls took the lead after taking No. 2 singles. Karyna Sagalai defeated Tarsha de Souza, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. The Phoenix came back tying the match at 4-4 after Cumberland's Jasmine Shankar defeated Felicia Cesar, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
 
WWU and Cumberland's match came down to No. 6 singles, where Julia Mulder and Sarah Edwards squared off. Mulder clinched the victory for the Owls with a 6-3, 6-2, win over Edwards. The win for the Owls improved its winning streak to seventh-straight matches.
 
The Owls return on Tuesday, March 29th when they travel to Cochran, Ga. to face Middle Georgia State.