CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Lee University women's tennis team posted its fourth win of the season with a 4-3 defeat of Carson-Newman University Tuesday afternoon at the DeVos Tennis Center.

The Lady Flames (4-0) grabbed an early advantage when Maria Penalver Aguilo and Kanna Kobayakawa beat Leah McBride and Sindija Manovska 6-3 at No. 2 doubles. Ashleigh Simes and Aliyah Dwyer secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Kira Baacke and Edisa Hot at No. 1 singles.

The No. 3 doubles match was left unfinished with Vitoria Maximiliano and Mirjana Ragastovac trailing Maria del Mar Sarda and Emma Sanchez Jimenez 5-2.

Penalver Aguilo took down Sanchez Jimenez 7-5, 6-3 to open singles competition and put Lee up 2-0. Simes, ranked No. 2, won her first set 6-3 before Hot forced a third set with a 6-1 margin in the second set. Simes held off Hot 6-4 to win at No. 1 singles and put the Lady Flames within one of the team win.

Dwyer dropped just two games to Baacke in their No. 4 singles match. Dwyer won 6-2, 6-0 to claim the team's fourth point and clinch the victory.

The Eagles (2-2) made the team score closer with wins in the final three singles matches. Hala Awad won the first and third sets by matching 7-5 scores to hold off Ragastovac at No. 3 singles. Ragastovac was a 6-4 winner in the second set.

Kobayakawa fell in straight sets to del Mar Sarda at No. 5 singles 6-3 and 7-6 (7-1). McBride supplied the final score with a 6-1, 6-1 defeat of Maximiliano.

The Lady Flames are scheduled to travel to Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday to open Gulf South Conference play against Christian Brothers University.