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Anelisse Torrico Moreno

Women's Tennis MSU Athletics Communications

MSU Welcomes Creighton, UCA to Cooper This Weekend

Event: Missouri State (4-4) vs. Creighton (2-4) | Central Arkansas (7-0)
Dates & Times: Friday, Feb. 24, 1 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m.
Location: Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, Mo.
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SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri State tennis team is in action twice this weekend at Cooper Tennis Complex, hosting Creighton on Friday at 1 p.m. before taking on Central Arkansas at 10 a.m. Sunday.

MSU Notables
The Bears are 9-2 in their last 11 home matches, and 14-9 in the last 23 duals overall...Freshman Alye Darter is on a four-match winning streak, including a 3-0 record at the No. 1 singles spot...MSU owns a 6-2 record at No. 5 singles this season, spread among three different players...Darter (9) and classmate Alexia Meyer (8) rank 1-2 among the Bears in singles wins this season.

The Opponents
Creighton is 2-4 on the season with wins against Western Illinois and William Jewell. The Bluejays went 9-11 last season and finished eighth in the BIG EAST. Central Arkansas is 7-0, including a 4-3 victory against Southern Illinois of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Sugar Bears set a school record last season with 14 dual wins.

The Series
Missouri State is 18-4 all-time against Creighton, including a 5-2 win in Omaha last season. MSU lost its only match against Central Arkansas, 6-1 in February 2016. 

Up Next
MSU heads to the St. Louis area next week for matches against Saint Louis at 1 p.m. Friday and SIU Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alye Darter

Alye Darter

5' 4"
Freshman
Alexia Meyer

Alexia Meyer

5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alye Darter

Alye Darter

5' 4"
Freshman
Alexia Meyer

Alexia Meyer

5' 7"
Freshman

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