SPARTANBURG, SC- The Valkyries suffered a tough loss Wednesday, falling in straight sets to the Bearcats of Lander, 0-9. The Bearcats improve to two games over .500 at 6-4, while the purple and gold fall to 1-13. The Bearcats broke out to an early 0-3 lead after battling back from a 6-4 deficit at #1 doubles to claim the final four sets. Lander would go on to hold Converse to only seven singles set points, sweeping the Valkyries in six.

The Converse tennis team hits the road next week for a pair of conference matches against the Falcons of Pfeiffer University (4/3) and the Royals of Queens University of Charlotte (4/5.)