LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola was looking forward to hosting San Diego Christian on Saturday, hoping to break its recent two-match losing streak against a Golden State Athletic Conference team that entered play with a similar season record.
 
A brisk five hours later, Biola fell just short of accomplishing that goal, dropping the match to the Hawks, 4-5. The Eagles dug a 4-2 hole in singles competition and could muster two doubles wins, but could not nail down the third, allowing the Hawks to clinch the victory.
 
"They all played tough and I am very proud of every one of our players," said Head Coach Dee Henry. "They all make each other better."
 
Biola got wins from Susan Carmichael and Lauren Vogel in singles play. Carmichael snapped a two-match skid with a gutsy three-set win in the No. 3 position, which was the final singles match to finish before doubles began.
 
"Susan selected high-percentage shots and played a great match," said Henry. "Kat was finishing her third set as Susan was just finishing her second."
 
Vogel actually got the Eagles off to a winning start with her straight-set (6-2; 6-1) victory at No. 6. Contrary to Carmichael, Vogel's match was the quickest singles matchup to finish.
 
Staring at the two-match deficit, Biola performed well when the transition to doubles occurred. Wins came at the No. 2 and No. 3 pairings and were both by a healthy margin.

Ashford and Carmichael were the first to finish, beating Roxana Daneshjoo and Miriam Boeta 8-1 to tighten it to 4-3. Then, the match was tied as Vogel and Brooke Sanford completed their 8-4 victory.
 
Unfortunately for Biola, the final match to finish did not go in its favor, with SDC's top pairing clinching the match with an 8-2 victory.
 
"Madeline [Heer] and Kelsey had some brilliant play, but the other team's high shots were a bit out of reach, resulting in a shot they could attack," said Henry.
 
The Eagles drop to 3-14 (2-7 GSAC) following the loss, while San Diego Christian bumps its record up to 3-10 (3-6 GSAC). Biola is back on the court  on Tuesday for a road match at Concordia (7-10, 6-4 GSAC).