STATESBORO, Ga. -- Georgia Southern Women's Tennis dropped a tough conference match, 5-2, against Elon on Monday afternoon at the Hanner Tennis Complex. With winds gusting around them, the Eagles managed one win in doubles play and added two in the singles portion of the day.

Picking up wins for the Eagles (6-8, 2-4 SoCon) today were Natalie Maffett and Stephanie Woods in doubles action as well as Paola Garrido and Mary Phillips Smith in singles play.

Senior Maffett and freshman Woods teamed up at the number two doubles spot for an 8-6 win over Maria Camara Ruiz and Viviana Stavreva, giving the duo their team-leading sixth doubles victory.

Sophomore Jordana Klein and junior Caitlin Kitchen fought back from a 3-0 deficit against Briana BerneTaylor Casey and were able to tie the match up at seven before falling 9-7 for the duo's first doubles loss on the year.

Up by one after doubles, the Phoenix claimed straight-set victories on courts six, five, three and two and clinched the match. Garrido and Smith however did not lose focus and earned their seventh and sixth win of the year respectively, both in third set tiebreakers.

Garrido dropped her first set against Jordan Johnston 6-4 but came back to take the last two sets 6-3, 1-0 (10-4). Smith  came back from a first set loss as well, and defeating her opponent Bryn Khoury 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7).

Elon (14-3, 4-2 SoCon) earned a No. 73 ranking earlier this year in the week of March 12 and were ranked as high as No. 59 on March 5.