SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State's tennis team dropped a tightly-contested match to Creighton Friday afternoon at Cooper Tennis Complex, falling 5-2 to the Bluejays in a match that included a trio of three-set defeats in singles play.

After CU (3-4) won the double point, the Bears (4-5) came out on top of the first two singles matches to conclude, starting with freshman Alye Darter's fourth consecutive win at the top of the lineup, 6-4, 6-0 over Creighton's Ashley Ishimura.

MSU's Fati Khamissi added a straight-set win at No. 2 singles for a 2-1 match lead, but the Bluejays rallied to win at each of the bottom four spots, including three-set victories at Nos. 3, 5 and 6.

The Bears close their four-match home stand Sunday at 10 a.m. against unbeaten Central Arkansas.

Match Results:
No. 1 doubles - Fati Khamissi/Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU) vs. Darby Rosette/Ashley Ishimura (CU), 3-3, unfinished
No. 2 doubles - Katherine Nelsen/Michaela Henne (CU) def. Alexia Meyer/Phoebe Boeschen (MSU), 6-1 
No. 3 doubles - Claire Embree/Hylan Miller (CU) def. Alye Darter/Abbey Belote (MSU), 6-1 
Order of finish: 2,3

No. 1 singles - Alye Darter (MSU) def. Ashley Ishimura (CU), 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 singles - Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Darby Rosette (CU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 singles - Katherine Nelsen (CU) def. Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
No. 4 singles - Michaela Henne (CU) def. Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU), 6-0, 7-6 (6)
No. 5 singles - Hylan Miller (CU) def. Phoebe Boeschen (MSU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
No. 6 singles - Claire Embree (CU) def. Abbey Belote (MSU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 1,2,4,5,6,3