CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The No. 44 Lee University Women's Tennis team was edged 4-3 by Montevallo in a Gulf South Conference match Sunday afternoon at the DeVos Tennis Center. The Lady Flames (9-3, 4-3 GSC) recognized Hayden Smith during a Senior Day ceremony before the contest.

Ashleigh Simes and Maria Fernanda Duarte opened doubles play with a 6-1 win over Klara Podskubkova and Lieselotte Hartlöhner. Maria Penalver Aguilo and Kanna Kobayakawa secured the doubles point with a 6-4 win over Latizia Bojara and Johanna Kullman. Montevallo (9-8, 4-4 GSC) avoided the sweep with a 6-4 decision by Claire Jaramba and Greta Vagnini against Elizaveta Gnilozubova and Mirjana Ragastovac.

Simes posted 6-4 scores in both sets to beat Podskubkova at No. 1 singles to give Lee a 2-0 advantage. Jaramba and Hartlöhner claimed the next two matches in three sets each to even the team battle at 2-2. London Breedlove held off Fernanda Duarte 6-4 and 6-3 to give Montevallo its first lead.

Gnilozubova fought past Bojara 6-4, 6-2 to leave the No. 6 singles contest between Smith and Kullman as the decider. Kullman recorded a 6-2, 6-3 win to clinch the fourth and winning point for the visiting Falcons.

The Lady Flames are scheduled to battle West Alabama on Friday in Livingston, Ala. The GSC contest is set for a 1 p.m. EDT start.