BOX SCORE Towson, Md. - The Towson University tennis team hosted Bucknell at the Tiger Tennis Complex on Tuesday, falling in a close 4-3 match.

The Tigers secured the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3. In singles play, Tamzin Pountney won at No. 3 in straight sets, while Aubrey Carper secured another win at No. 6 for Towson in a tiebreaker.

"The team came out and competed hard today by taking the doubles point and getting out to an early lead in some singles matches," said head coach Jamie Peterson. "However, we didn't play well enough to finish the match. Credit to Bucknell, and we look forward to another chance tomorrow against Loyola."

Records
Towson: 3-7, 1-3 CAA
Bucknell: 8-8, 1-2 Patriot League

Doubles Results
No. 1 – Kiersten Tambe/Chandré Boshoff (TOW) vs. Whitney King/Abby Platt (BUCK) unfinished
No. 2 – Olivia Rothfeld/Ashira Murray (TOW) def. Caroline Marcus/Tori Allen (BUCK) 6-4
No. 3 – Gaia Montecchi/Sania Suchinsky (TOW) def. Jaycie Mair/Cameron King (BUCK) 6-3

Singles Results
No. 1 – King (BUCK) def. Tambe (TOW) 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 – Platt (BUCK) def. Montecchi (TOW) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Tamzin Pountney (TOW) def. Tori Allen (BUCK) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 – Mair (BUCK) def. Murray (TOW) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Marcus (BUCK) def. Rothfeld (TOW) 3-6, 6-2, 10-4
No. 6 – Aubrey Carper (TOW) def. Mirra Manolov (BUCK) 0-6, 6-1, 10-8

Next Match
The Tigers are set to host Loyola (Md.) on Wednesday, Apr. 2 at the Tiger Tennis Complex at 3PM.