DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Women's Tennis finished off a week in which the Wildcats played two matches in 72 hours, dropping a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) match Friday afternoon to visiting Southern University by a 4-0 score line at Derbyshire Park in Daytona Beach, Florida.
 


Southern University (1-10, 1-4 SWAC) stepped ahead early on with the doubles point victory.
 
The Jaguars duo of Paris Washington and Kai Wince defeated the Bethune-Cookman (1-10, 0-3 SWAC) team of Zahara El-Zein and Keona Burley with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles. Southern's Baluck Deang and Shahd Habib also claimed the No. 3 doubles position, thus giving the Jaguars the 1-0 advantage in the match heading into singles play.
 
The No. 1 doubles match featuring Jalayah Shaw and Allexii Bassette of Bethune-Cookman against Jessica Hess and Tshegofatso Tsiang of Southern went unfinished.
 
In singles play, Southern (La.) collected positions four through six for the eventual match win.
 
Kai Wince defeated Bethune-Cookman's Keona Burley 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, while Shahd Habib recorded a straight-set 6-0, 6-0 victory over Lesa Snipes-Williams at the No. 5 spot. Southern was also awarded the victory at No. 6 singles, with the Jaguars LaTesha Grant collecting the win, respectfully.
 
The remaining singles matches were left unfinished after Southern clinched the team victory.
 
Bethune-Cookman's Jalayah Shaw was trailing Paris Washington 1-6, 4-0 at No. 1 singles. At No. 2 singles, Zahara El-Zein was behind Jessica Hess 2-6, 3-1, while Allexii Bassette was down against Tshegofatso Tsiang 3-6, 2-3 at No. 3 singles.
 
The Wildcats return to the courts Thursday, March 27, when traveling to Alabama State for a SWAC showdown in Montgomery, Alabama. First serve is set for noon ET (11 a.m. CT).
 


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Singles Competition
1. Jalayah Shaw (BCU) vs. Paris Washington (SUBR) 1-6, 4-0, unfinished
2. Zahara El-Zein (BCU) vs. Jessica Hess (SUBR) 2-6, 3-1, unfinished
3. Allexii Bassette (BCU) vs. Tshegofatso Tsiang (SUBR) 3-6, 2-3, unfinished
4. Kai Wince (SUBR) def. Keona Burley (BCU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Shahd Habib (SUBR) def. Lesa Snipes-Williams (BCU) 6-0, 6-0
6. LaTesha Grant (SUBR) won by forfeit
 
Doubles Competition
1. Jalayah Shaw/Allexii Bassette (BCU) vs. Jessica Hess/Tshegofatso Tsiang (SUBR) 0-4, unfinished
2. Paris Washington/Kai Wince (SUBR) def. Zahara El-Zein/Keona Burley (BCU) 6-1
3. Baluck Deang/Shahd Habib (SUBR) won by forfeit