Box Score DUBUQUE – Cornell freshman Audrey Small earned her team-leading 14th singles win of the year in the Rams' women's tennis 8-1 loss against Loras College on Thursday at the Tucker Tennis Courts.
 
Small's win came at the No. 3 spot against Loras' Sara Backus 7-5, 7-6 (7-4).
 
Kylie Jacobson at No.4 singles fell behind early after dropping her first set 6-4 against Loras' Leia Papanicholas. She battled back in a second set to take it in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-3) to head into a third set. Jacobson would eventually fall 10-5 in the third set.
 
Doubles play saw the Rams keep it competitive with an 8-5 loss at No.1 with Makayla Johnson and Wies Kleingeld, an 8-4 loss by Jacobson and Small at No. 2, and an 8-4 loss at No.3 by Ashley Mink and Josalin McKeever. Loras jumped out to an early lead behind each of their doubles wins.
 
The Rams moved to 10-11, 2-4 MWC on the year with their loss to Loras (13-6, 4-4 A-R-C).
 
Coming up – The Rams play the Dubuque University Spartans in the season finale in a 1 pm start on Sunday.