RIDGELAND, Miss. — The No. 41 Delta State University women's tennis team fell 4-0 to Lynn University on Friday afternoon at the Ridgeland Tennis Center.

Lynn took early control of the match by securing the doubles point. The Fighting Knights earned a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles as Carla Galmiche and Kristen Younes defeated Amelia Ciesielczyk and Trinity Ly. Lynn followed with a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles, where Meadow Garcia and Haley Lizano topped Lena Kuehn and Angie Moreno to claim the opening point.

In singles play, Lynn added to its lead with a straight-sets win at the top position. Salma Djoubri defeated Trinity Ly 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Haley Lizano pushed the advantage to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Angie Moreno at the No. 6 spot.

The match-clinching point came at No. 5 singles as Lea Cakarevic rallied after dropping the first set to defeat Lena Kuehn 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Several matches went unfinished after the clinching point. Yasmina Mayer held a one-set advantage at No. 3 singles, while Anastasi Iakovlieva won the opening set at No. 4 before play was halted.

With the loss, Delta State moves to 7-2 on the season. The Lady Statesmen will look to bounce back as they continue their spring break road trip with a neutral site GSC match Sunday afternoon against the Blazers from Valdosta State University at the UWF Tennis Complex.