LOS ANGELES - In the opening match of its spring break trip to California, the University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team was edged out in a 4-3 battle at Loyola Marymount on Sunday, dropping the Quakers to 5-6 on the year.

Penn grabbed the early momentum by taking the doubles point, earning wins on courts two and three. Marta Kowalska and Marija Curnic cruised to a 6-2 win on the third court, before the Lions roared back to a win on court one. It all came down to a tiebreak on court two, where Jimena Rodriguez-Benito and OJ Singh teamed up for a 7-4 victory after the 6-6 tie to take the point for the Quakers.

LMU then countered with two-straight wins in singles, first on court one as Lina Qostal fell to nationally ranked Veronic Miroshnichenko, while Rodriguez-Benito stumbled on court three. Kowalska evened the match up at 2-2 with a straight sets win on court four, before LMU vaulted ahead again with a victory on court five.

Singh came up clutch for Penn on court six, grabbing a win in three sets, and all eyes turned their attention to Ashley Zhu on court two. By the slimmest of margins, Zhu dropped a 7-6(6), 7-6(3) match, giving the home team the win.

Penn is back in action on Tuesday, March 6, visiting Long Beach State at 5 p.m. EST.

Loyola Marymount 4, Penn 3
Doubles
1. #22 Veronica Miroshnichenko/Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) def. Lina Qostal/Ashley Zhu (Penn) 6-1
2. Jimena Rodriguez-Benito/OJ Singh (Penn) def. Yesica De Lucas/Sofiya Gaisina (LMU) 7-6(4)
3. Marta Kowalska/Marija Curnic (Penn) def. Elvira Juravliova/Camila Tumosa (LMU) 6-2

Singles
1. #27 Veronica Miroshnichenko (LMU) def. Lina Qostal (Penn) 6-2, 6-4
2. Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) def. Ashley Zhu (Penn) 7-6(6), 7-6(3)
3. Yesica De Lucas (LMU) def. Jimena Rodriguez-Benito (Penn) 6-3, 6-3
4. Marta Kowalska (Penn) def. Elvira Juravliova (LMU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Camila Tumosa (LMU) def. Ria Vaidya (Penn) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. OJ Singh (Penn) def. Sofiya Gaisina (LMU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,4,5,6,2)