AUSTIN, Texas - Laryssa Ferreira earned a straight-set win over one of the best freshmen collegiate tennis players in the nation, but couldn't get any help from the bottom of her line-up as the Jets dropped an 8-1 decision to St. Edward's Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas.

Ferreira's win came at the No. 1 singles position, where she knocked off Paige Rachel, the Hilltoppers' offering at the No. 1 position. Out for revenge after being knocked out of last fall's regional tournament by a Hilltopper, Ferreira got what she was looking for in a 6-2, 6-2 win over Rachel.

That was where the good news stopped for the Jets, as the Hilltoppers proved their worth as a perennial Heartland Conference tennis power. St. Edward's swept the remaining matches en route to the 8-1 win.

The loss dropps the Jets to 6-7 overall this season, and 1-1 in Heartland Conference play. Newman returns to action Sunday, driving deeper into Texas to take on St. Mary's Sunday afternoon in San Antonio.

St. Edward's 8, Newman 1
Singles Competition
1. Laryssa Ferreira (NU) def. Paige Rachel (SEU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Audrey Tompkins (SEU) def. Gabriela Balarin (NU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Mary Bain (SEU) def. Emily Jones (NU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Elizabeth Jacobi (SEU) def. Emily Gerber (NU), 6-0, 6-1
5. Heather Brien (SEU) def. Megan Lowe (NU), 6-0, 6-0
6. Caryn McGraw (SEU) def. Allison Gerber (NU), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. Rachel/Thompkins (SEU) def. Ferreira/Gerber (NU), 8-4
2. Bain/Jacobi (SEU) def. Lawlor/Dunham (NU), 8-1
3. Brien/McGraw (SEU) def. Balarin/Lowe (NU), 8-1