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BYU tennis: Nabieva's win not enough to knock off Saint Mary's

Despite a strong performance by senior Natella Nabieva at first singles, BYU women’s tennis fell 4-2 to Saint Mary’s on Monday in Moraga, California.

Due to threatening weather conditions, play between BYU (8-13, 3-6 West Coast Conference) and Saint Mary’s (12-7, 7-2 WCC) was limited to singles competition in the Cougars’ final dual match of the regular season. Despite the loss, the Cougars secured a No. 6 seed in the West Coast Conference Tournament.

The Gaels got off to an early lead after Parminder Kaur defeated BYU’s Samantha Smith, 6-2, 6-1, at No.