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BLOOMSBURG—The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team dropped a 5-3 decision to the University of Charleston in day one of the BU Duals. 

In doubles action Bloomsburg's Michelle Perez (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) and Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township) extended their win streak to 11 matches as they produced an 8-4 win at the first position.  However, Bloomsburg would fall at the second and third positions as BU entered singles play trailing, 2-1.

Charleston jumped out a 4-1 lead as they earned singles wins at the fourth and fifth positions.  Danielle Walsh (Fairfield, CT/St. John The Baptist) made it 4-2 as she tallied a 6-3, 7-5 win at the third spot and Perez made it 4-3 by winning in straight sets at first singles, 6-2, 6-4. 

The Bloomsburg rally would come up short as Charleston's Marieve Edwards pulled out a tight three setter against BU's Erin Reitenauer (Whitehall/Whitehall), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.  With the match already decided, Palko's match at the second spot was stopped as all of today's matches were halted once a team winner was decided. 

Bloomsburg will be back at it tomorrow as they take on West Virginia Wesleyan in an 11:00 a.m. match at the Bloomsburg Tennis Courts.