Events:
Missouri State (4-8) at Memphis (5-4), Wednesday, March 15, 3 p.m.
Missouri State at Lipscomb (3-9), Thursday, March 16, 3 p.m.
Missouri State vs. Western Illinois (6-10), Sunday, March 19, 1 p.m., Edwardsville, Ill.
Missouri State at Oral Roberts (7-6), Tuesday, March 21, 3 p.m.
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SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State's tennis team will continue a 10-match road trip with four matches away from Springfield over the next week, beginning Wednesday at Memphis at 3 p.m. 

MSU Notables
Missouri State is 4-8 overall and 0-1 in Missouri Valley Conference matches...Freshman Alye Darter won six consecutive matches from Feb. 10-26, including five at the No. 1 singles spot...MSU owns a 6-6 record at No. 5 singles this season - its best mark at any position - spread among three different players...The Bears are 9-4 in their last 13 home matches...Darter (11) and classmate Alexia Meyer (8) rank 1-2 among the Bears in singles wins this season.

The Opponents
Memphis is 5-4 overall this spring, including a victory against Southern Illinois. Lipscomb is 3-9 overall after a 1-7 start. Western Illinois is 6-10 in duals with losses to Bradley and Illinois State. Oral Roberts is 7-6 overall with wins in five of its last seven matches.

The Series
Missouri State is 2-1 against Memphis, 5-4 versus Western Illinois and 5-2 against ORU. The Bears and Lipscomb have never met in tennis. MSU swept Western Illinois on the road last season.

Up Next
The Bears take on Lipscomb (March 16, 3 p.m.), Western Illinois in Edwardsville, Ill. (March 19, 1 p.m.) and Oral Roberts (March 21, 5 p.m.) before a three-week break heading into the bulk of MVC play, beginning April 8 at UNI.