LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola Tennis hosted the class of the Golden State Athletic Conference on Tuesday for a men and women's doubleheader against Concordia.
 
The same day that Biola's men's squad broke into the conversation for the NAIA Top-25 Coaches' Poll (receiving votes), it had to face off with the No. 11 Concordia side, and it did not go well, with the men losing 0-9.
 
The women's side had a little bit more success, also going up against a ranked side, as CUI's women's program is currently at No. 13 in the nation. Dee Henry's squad got two points off of the visiting Eagles, losing 2-7 at home.
 
"This was the best all-around team we've played this season and our ladies played them quite well," said Henry.
 
Katherine Ashford and Susan Carmichael brought their conference record in doubles to an even 2-2 following an 8-5 victory over Katherine Jensen and Caitlyn Uzzi in the No. 2 match.
 
Jensen and Uzzi were 1-1 coming into that match and were fresh off an 8-6 win over a Hope International pairing last week. Ashford and Carmichael outmatched them throughout the play, placing well-grounded strokes and volleys to stretch out their opponents and gain the advantage.
 
The Eagles' other point came at No. 5 singles, where freshman Brooke Sanford improved to 2-2 in conference play and rebounded after a loss at San Diego Christian with a 6-4; 6-2 victory over Jensen in one that was never really in doubt.
 
"Brooke used her solid ground strokes patiently and played high percentage tennis," said Henry.
 
Unfortunately no one on the men's side played high enough percentage tennis to get a win as the Eagles lost 0-9 for the first, and hopefully last, time in the 2015 season.
 
"We competed better as a team across the board, but no one was able to pick up a win," said Head Coach Brent Worthington. "I was really proud of Phillip, who lost a long first set and then fought through a second set and showed how tough he is."
 
Phillip Westwood came the closest of any Eagle to forcing three sets in his singles match, forcing a tiebreak in set one after getting the match to 6-6. He fell short in that tiebreak before losing set two 3-6 and going down just like the rest of his teammates.
 
Biola has not taken a match from Concordia since Feb. 16, 2013 (five matches ago), when it was able to win one doubles match in a 1-8 loss. Needless to say, Concordia is just about the highest level of competition the Eagles will face.
 
Biola will look to rebound this week as it hosts Vanguard at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon at the Biola Tennis Center. Vanguard's teams are also both ranked, with the men coming in at No. 4 and the women No. 15.