PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Amelia Lawson earned a straight sets victory at No. 3 singles but the Towson women's tennis team lost a 6-1 decision to Temple on Saturday afternoon.

Lawson, a junior from New Zealand, defeated Temple's Rine Nozaki 6-2, 6-4.
 
"It was a well-deserved win by Amelia," said head coach Jamie Peterson. "She was very steady and played very well today. One of the things we have had all season is finishing matches, but she was able to close things out when serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set."
 
Sarah Pospischill (No. 4) and Jessica Assenmacher (No. 5) each won a set in singles play for the Tigers, who have now played 10 of its first 11 matches on the road.
 
Records: 

• Towson – 2-9
• Temple – 3-1

 
Doubles Results (Temple earned the point): 
No. 1. – Oleksandra Doroshenko/Rine Nozaki (Temple) def. Themis Haliou/Alexa Martinez (Towson) 6-3
No. 2. – Ling Hsuan Wei/Sena Takebe (Temple) def. Amelia Lawson/ Jessica Assenmacher (Towson) 6-3
No. 3. – Vineetha Mummadi/Cecilia Castelli (Temple) def. Sarah Pospischill/Lea Kosanovic (Towson) 6-4
 
Singles Results: 
No. 1 – Vineetha Mummadi (Temple) def. Themis Haliou (Towson) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 – Oleksandra Doroshenko (Temple) def. Alexa Martinez (Towson) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 – Amelia Lawson (Towson) def.  Rine Nozaki (Temple) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 – Ling Hsuan Wei (Temple) def. Sarah Pospischill (Towson) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
No. 5 – Sena Takebe (Temple) def. Jessica Assenmacher (Towson) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
No. 6 – Cecilia Castelli (Temple) def. Lea Kosanovic (Towson) 6-0, 6-2
 
Postgame Quote: 
Towson head coach Jamie Peterson: "We are looking forward to the second half of the season. We will be playing the majority of the matches at home and the schedule lightens up. We are going to gain some energy from being at home."
 
Next Match: 
Towson was scheduled to host Loyola on Tuesday, March 23, but that match will now be played Saturday, April 3. The Tigers will play twice next week – at George Mason on Saturday, March 27 and at home versus Villanova on Sunday, March 28, the first of seven consecutive home matches at the Tiger Tennis Complex.