Feb. 20, 2015

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SPRINGFIELD - The Missouri State women's tennis team earned victories at No. 5 singles and No. 1 doubles as the Bears dropped their home opener to Arkansas State, 6-1, on Friday, Feb. 20, at Cooper Tennis Complex.

"It was great to have a home match and have quite a few fans out here for a Friday morning meet," head coach Mallory Weber said. "That was great to see. The girls were definitely excited to be at home."

MSU (1-5) was competitive in each doubles match against the Red Wolves (2-4) in its first home dual since the program was discontinued in 2006.

The No. 1 doubles team of Miranda Poile and Ema Turudija earned the only victory for the Bears in doubles, registering an 8-6 win over ASU's Julie Gauguery and Victoria Pisani.

The Bears' No. 2 doubles pairing of Ekaterina Donetskova/Anelisse Torrico Moreno and the No. 3 duo of Mackenzie Rozell/Rebecca McIsaac each lost their respective matches, 8-4.

Torrico Moreno's singles matchup was the final contest to finish Friday, but the freshman eventually defeated the Red Wolves' Sabina Jeresic 7-5, 6-1, in straight sets at No. 5 singles. The win was her fourth straight after starting the season 0-2 in dual play.

The Bears had opportunities in four other singles matches to win sets.

In the No. 2 slot, Ekaterina Donetskova was blanked in the first set, but played deep into the second set before losing 7-5. Rozell and Belote each recovered in No. 2 and No. 6 singles, respectively, to fall 6-4 in their second sets. Poile lost her match at No. 4 singles 6-4, 6-2.

Missouri State's women's tennis team wraps up weekend play with back-to-back duals at home. MSU returns to Cooper Tennis Complex at 3 p.m. Saturday to take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in a nonconference match.

"We need to keep getting better and keep improving and it's good that we have a quick turnaround," Weber said. "We get to go back out tomorrow and improve some things and have a chance to compete well."

 

Missouri State vs. Arkansas State (Springfield, Mo.) - Friday, February 20, 2015
Arkansas State 6, Missouri State 1

Doubles
1. Miranda Poile/Ema Turudija (MSU) def. Julie Gauguery /Victoria Pisani (ASU) 8-6
2. Sabina Jeresic /Tamara Slijepcevic (ASU) def. Ekaterina Donetskova/Anelisse Torrico (MSU) 8-4
3. Jess Heeps-Eriksen /Sofia Krsmanovic (ASU) def. Mackenzie Rozell/Rebecca McIsaac (MSU) 8-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles
1. Tamara Slijepcevic(ASU) def. Ema Turudija (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Julie Gauguery (ASU) def. Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU) 6-0, 7-5
3. Victoria Pisani (ASU) def. Mackenzie Rozell (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Jess Heeps-Eriksen (ASU) def. Miranda Poile (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Anelisse Torrico (MSU) def. Sabina Jeresic (ASU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Daria Iurchenko (ASU) def. Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 2, 6, 5

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