SAN ANTONIO, Texas—McNeese's Yukina Abe and Aina Domingo-Bernabeu picked up singles wins but it wasn't enough as the Cowgirls fell 5-2 at Incarnate Word here Saturday in a Southland Conference match.
 
Abe, who was playing at the No. 5 singles, dropped the first set 2-6 to Taylor Parkinson then picked up a 6-1 second set win to even the match. Abe went on to win the third set tiebreaker 10-2 to pick up her third victory of the season.
 
Domingo-Bernabeu picked up her first win of the season with her win at the No. 3 singles. Bernabeau took the opening set 6-2 over Sophia Kermet then dropped the second set 0-6. Bernabeu closed out the match with a 6-3 third set win.
 
UIW (7-7, 1-1 SLC) won the doubles point to take a 1-0 early lead then picked up four singles victories to win the match.
 
McNeese (1-12, 0-2 SLC) will return to action next weekend when the Cowgirls travel to Loyola (New Orleans) for a 10 a.m. match Saturday, March 26 before returning to SLC play at Nicholls on Sunday, March 27 in an 11 a.m. match.
 
 

Singles competition

1. Sofia Franco Salcedo (UIW) def. Matilde Mulatero (MCN) 6-1, 3-0, retired

2. Gargi Pawar (UIW) def. Carlotta Romito (MCN) 7-5, 6-3

3. Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (MCN) def. Sophia Kermet (UIW) 6-2, 0-6, 6-3

4. Kinga Psut (UIW) def. Natalia Ballo (MCN) 6-0, 6-3

5. Yukina Abe (MCN) def. Taylor Parkinson (UIW) 2-6, 6-1, 10-2

6. Alejandra Landaluce (UIW) def. Ariane Monlleo Sanchis (MCN) 6-2, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Sofia Franco Salcedo/Lauren Fulgenzi (UIW) def. Yukina Abe/Natalia Ballo (MCN) 6-2

2. Gargi Pawar/Kinga Psut (UIW) def. Matilde Mulatero/Ariane Monlleo Sanch (MCN) 6-3

3. Carlotta Romito/Aina Domingo-Bernabe (MCN) vs. Sophia Kermet/Alejandra Landaluce (UIW) 3-3, did not finish