EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Sophomore Amanda Miller held on for a three-set victory at No. 6 singles to give the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women's tennis team a 4-3 victory over UMKC Sunday night at the Edwardsville YMCA.

The win improved the Cougars to 5-6 overall and was the third win in their last four matches. UMKC fell to 6-11 with the loss.

"We knew going into the match that UMKC was going to be evenly matched competition," said SIUE Head Coach Jason Coomer. "The fact that we found a way to get the win shows some growth amongst our team."

SIUE claimed the doubles point by winning the bottom two spots to jump in front 1-0. Laura Horning and Ali Wulfers defeated UMKC's Jillian Yakominich and Gabriela Pintos 8-3 at the No. 3 position before Maggie Boeckman and Rachel Webb won for the fifth time in their last seven matches at No. 2 doubles. The duo won a 9-7 decision over the Kangaroos' Laura Bouet and Suzan Lisenby.

"The play of Rachel and Maggie continues to get stronger and stronger each match," added Coomer. "We have a lot of confidence in our doubles teams."

The early doubles point proved pivotal as the teams split the six singles matches. Horning claimed a 7-5, 6-4 win over Chelsea Horner at No. 3 singles while Webb won 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot over UMKC's Lisenby.

With the match hanging in the balance, the Cougars' Miller and Pintos of the Kangaroos split the first two sets at No. 6 singles. Miller took control in the third set winning 6-4 to not only win her match but also clinch the team victory for SIUE.

"We are starting to see glimpses of what the future holds winning three of our last four matches," said Coomer. "We have been playing strong of late and look to continue that."

The Cougars now head to Kentucky for matches at Eastern Kentucky April 1 and Morehead State April 2.

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