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Lee Barnard caps riveting tennis victory

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – After enduring an intense winter storm throughout the week, the Middle Tennessee women's tennis team turned up the heat to capture a riveting 4-3 win against Chattanooga at the Adams Tennis Center Saturday.

Lee Barnard sealed a remarkable comeback winning a three-set thriller at No. 1 singles to send the Blue Raiders (3-5) to victory while dealing Chattanooga (5-1) its first loss in six outings.

"Our young ladies hung in there and battled to get a hard-earned win," Middle Tennessee head coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall said. "Four of the six singles matches went to a third set so it took the efforts of every player to get this win against a good Chattanooga team.