EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Missouri State won five of its six singles matches Sunday afternoon to earn a 5-2 neutral court victory over Western Illinois.

"I'm very proud of the way we fought back and competed in singles," MSU head coach Mallory Weber said after the match. "The conditions were tough outside today and we handled it very well. This is a great boost going into Tuesday."

The Bears (5-10) faced an uphill climb after WIU (6-11) claimed the doubles point, but quickly took the lead after Phoebe Boeschen and Alye Darter earned straight set victories at Nos. 5 and 1 singles, respectively.

Senior Ekaterina Donetskova made it 3-1 Bears with a 6-3, 6-4 win in the fourth spot, and the Leathernecks remained alive with a win in the No. 6 match.

Anelisse Torrico Moreno the sealed the win for MSU with a come-from-behind victory at No. 3 singles, rallying from a 6-2 loss in the first set to win the next two frames, 6-2, 6-1. Fati Khamissi followed with a three-set win in the second flight, taking the final frame by a 6-2 count.

MSU continues its road trip Tuesday afternoon at Oral Roberts.

Match Results:
No. 1 doubles - Courtney Lubbers/Jenna Wallace (WIU) def. Ekaterina Donetskova/Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-3
No. 2 doubles - Alye Darter/Alexia Meyer (MSU) def. Natalia Bravo/Laura Ballasteros (WIU) 6-2
No. 3 doubles - Nicole Jones/Cary Milanes def. Phoebe Boeschen/Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,2,1

No. 1 singles - Alye Darter (MSU) def. Courtney Lubbers (WIU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 singles - Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Natalia Bravo (WIU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
No. 3 singles - Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) def. Laura Ballasteros (WIU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 singles - Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU) def. Jenna Wallace (WIU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 singles - Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Cary Milanes (WIU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 singles - Nicole Jones (WIU) def. Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-3, 7-5
Order of finish: 5,1,4,6,3,2