CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The UNCG women’s tennis team battled but came up just short in a 4-3 loss at Charlotte Monday at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex. 

The Spartans sit at 6-8 overall and Charlotte improves to 9-8 with the victory.

Charlotte took a 1-0 lead after winning two of three doubles matches. Senior Stephanie Falcon and freshman Blaine Boaz defeated Lisa Grosselius and Natsuko Takayanagi, 8-2 at No. 2 doubles.

At No. 1 doubles, Fluer Holtkamp and Victoria Pahlett earned a 8-4 win against senior Kayla Gammie and freshman Corinne Blythe.

In the last doubles match, Tyler Baker and Macy Vonderschmidt edged sophomore Masey DeMoss and junior Soumeya Anane, 8-6 at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Holtkamp gave Charlotte a 2-0 lead after defeating junior Amy Ellis, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.

Falcon cut the lead to 2-1 after earning a 6-2, 6-0 win against Vonderschmidt at No. 2 singles. Tyler Baker made it 3-1 Charlotte after a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Blythe at No. 5 singles.

Anane won in straight sets against Grosselius, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. Gammie tied the match at 3-3 with a win at No. 1 singles against Pahlett, 7-5, 6-4.

In the final match, junior Jamie Grinberg battled but came up just short against Takayanagi, 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 at No. 6 singles.