Tiffin University (20-7) battled Wayne State in an epic Midwest Region Championship match, falling just short 4-3 in a match that saw four singles matches go three sets.

Tiffin got the doubles point with two narrow victories. Emily Barrett/Jemimah Choi won 6-2 while Francesca Milani/Celine Ferron also won a narrow match 7-6 (7-3). Carina Gilman/Anaelle Lepinay fell in another close one 7-5.

In singles, TU fell behind 3-1 as Lepinay fell 6-1, 6-3. Two other singles matches went the distance, with Choi falling 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 and Barrett lost 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).

The Dragons battled back, with Milani posting a 6-2, 7-5 win and Carina Gilman pulled out another three-setter 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4. 

That brought the whole match down to a battle at sixth singles. Anisha Sivakumar dropped the first set 6-3 but then bounced back to win the second set 6-7 (3-7). She came up just short in the deciding set 6-3.