ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop women's tennis (8-4, 4-0 Big South) fell 4-3 in nonconference competition with in-state foe Furman (16-1, 2-0 SoCon) Saturday afternoon at Rock Hill Tennis Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
-The Eagles dropped the opening doubles point for a second-consecutive match for the first time this season. Furman took 6-2 victories on both courts one and two, leaving court three unfinished with Winthrop's Tayla Van Eck and Ellie Burns leading 5-3.
 
-The top of the Eagles' lineup came out strong in singles play, with Alisa Soloveva putting Winthrop on the board with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win at the No. 2 position.
 
-No. 53 Lauren Proctor was impressive in a battle of nationally ranked players at the court one position, taking down No. 50 Katarina Kozarov 6-1, 6-1. The senior has won five-straight matches, all in straight-sets.
 
-The Eagles and Paladins would be locked at 2-2 as Furman took the No. 5 court. Furman would pull ahead and clinch victory with wins at No. 4 and No. 3.
 
-Senior Ellie Burns posted her fifth-straight win, with a third-set tiebreaker decision at No. 6. Burns took the opening set 6-3, with Furman's Georgie Walker answering 6-4 in the second. Burns took the match with 10-point tiebreaker win.

 
NOTABLES
-The Eagles have not lost the doubles point in two-consecutive matches since postseason play of the 2018 season, dropping the doubles point in the Big South Championship match against Liberty on Apr. 21 and in both NCAA Tournament matches, May 11-12 against Auburn and Georgia Tech. Winthrop went on to win the matches against Liberty and Auburn.

-Soloveva set a new career-long winning streak with her ninth-consecutive singles victory, seven of which she has taken in straight sets.
 
-Burns, Proctor and Soloveva each own 9-1 overall singles records.
  
UP NEXT
The Eagles are back in action Sunday taking on Longwood in Big South action. The league match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at Rock Hill Tennis Center and admission is free. Live scoring is available on winthropeagles.com.

FULL RESULTS

Singles
1. #53 PROCTOR, Lauren (WIN) def. #50 Katarina Kozarov (FUR) 6-1, 6-1
2. SOLOVEVA, Alisa (WIN) def. Katty Weymouth (FUR) 6-2, 6-0
3. Julia Adams (FUR) def. KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) 6-3, 6-2
4. #123 Madison Dillon (FUR) def. SANTOS, Rafaela (WIN) 6-2, 6-2
5. Carol Eliz. Kerman (FUR) def. VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) 6-0, 6-3
6. BURNS, Ellie (WIN) def. Georgie Walker (FUR) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2)

Doubles
1. Katarina Kozarov/Julia Adams (FUR) def. #33 PROCTOR, Lauren/KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) 6-2
2. Katty Weymouth/Madison Dillon (FUR) def. SOLOVEVA, Alisa/SANTOS, Rafaela (WIN) 6-2
3. VAN ECK, Tayla/BURNS, Ellie (WIN) vs. Carol Eliz. Kerman/Georgie Walker (FUR) 5-3, unfinished