HILTON HEAD, SC - The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team won the second match of a doubleheader on Sunday downing Marian University, 6-3.

The Huskies fell behind 2-1 after doubles with the number one team of Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township) and Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) getting Bloomsburg's lone win by a score of 8-2.

In singles play, Bloomsburg rebounded winning five out of six match victories. Led by Sarah Fisher (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) winning 6-1, 6-2 at number five singles, the Huskies gained the momentum as the night progressed. At number four singles, Kristi Twardziak (Somerdale, NJ/Triton Regional ) won a long and intense split-set match decided by a super-tiebreaker 6-2, 4-6, (10-3)

The Huskies improve to 5-1 after Sunday night's win over Marian with their next match scheduled for Tuesday morning against Wingate University..

Bloomsburg 6, Marian 3

DOUBLES
#1 - Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township)/Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) (BU) def. Olivia Pursell/Lauren Paras, 8-2
#2 – Aly O'Conner/ Tiffany Schendel (MU) def. Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist)/Kristi Twardziak (Somerdale, NJ/Triton Regional ), 8-4
#3 – Brittney Horlacher/Sam Crump (MU) def. Nicole Slagle (Irwin/Penn Trafford)/Kristen Wong (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic), 8-4

SINGLES
#1 – Perez (BU) def. Dana Reynolds 7-5, 6-0
#2 – Palko (BU) def. Paras 6-0, 6-2
#3 – Walsh (BU) def. Horlacher 6-4, 7-6, (7-2)
#4 – Twardziak (BU) def. Pursell 6-2, 4-6, (10-3)
#5 – Sarah Fisher (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West)( BU) def. Maria Berney 6-1, 6-2
#6 – O'Conner (MU) def. Slagle 6-4, 6-0