Sam Houston won the doubles point and Karen Martine won at No. 5 singles as the Bearkats fell 5-2 to Stephen F. Austin in a Southland Conference women's tennis dual match Friday afternoon in Nacogdoches.
Martinez and Olivia Battye won at No. 2 doubles and Bella Costa and Natalie Petaia took the No. 3 doubles.
Sam Houston wraps up its 2014 tennis schedule Saturday afternoon with a dual match at Northwestern State.
Stephen F. Austin 5, Sam Houston State 2
April 18, 2014 at Nacogdoches, Texas (Schlief Tennis Complex)
Doubles Competition:
1. Julia Lorca / Malena Gordo (SFA) def. Imke Jagau / Kayla Stevenson (SHSU) 8-3
2. Olivia Battye / Karen Martinez (SHSU) def. Laura Servise / Rachel Pierce (SFA) 8-2
3. Isabella Costa / Natalie Petaia (SHSU) def. Denise Maxl / Macarena Sedano Acosta (SFA) 8-6
Singles Competition:
1.  Malena Gordo (SFA) def. Olivia Battye (SHSU) 6-2, 6-2
2.  Denise Maxl (SFA) def. Imke Jagau (SHSUI) 6-2, 7-5
3.  Valeria Terentyeva (SFA) def. Natalie Petaia (SHSU) 6-3, 6-4
4.  Julia Lorca (SFA) def. Kayla Stevenson (SHSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Karen Martinez (SHSU) def. Laura Servise (SFA) 7-5, 6-1
6.  Kateryna Bugayenko (SFA) def. Isabella Costa (SHSU) 6-3, 6-0