SPRINGFIELD -- The Missouri State tennis team suffered a 5-2 setback to Bradley Sunday morning at Cooper Tennis Complex in the team's final match before the Missouri Valley Conference Team Championship April 28-30.

The Bears (6-16, 1-6 MVC) and Braves (11-13, 2-5) split at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles before Bradley won by a service break in the second flight for an early 1-0 lead. 

"This was a frustrating match, but I give a lot of credit to Bradley for the way they competed," said head coach Mallory Weber. "There were definitely some positives, and it's good we have a quick turnaround and will fight hard to finish strong at conference."

In singles action, Missouri State's Anelisse Torrico Moreno earned a 6-4, 6-2 win in the No. 3 match, and senior Ekaterina Donetskova also won in straight sets in her final home match. Bradley needed two sets to win at Nos. 1, 2 and 6, and rallied for a three-set victory in the fourth flight.

The Bears are tied with UNI for seventh in the league standings and own the tie-break over the Panthers after a 5-2 win earlier this month. The full tournament bracket will be released early in the week.

Match Results:
No. 1 doubles - Natalia Barbery/Ashley Thai (BU) def. Ekaterina Donetskova/Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-3
No. 2 doubles - Ariel Dechter/Aimee Manfredo (BU) def. Anelisse Torrico Moreno/Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) 6-4
No. 3 doubles - Alye Darter/Alexia Meyer (MSU) def. Alexa Brandt/Malini Wijesinghe (BU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1,3,2

No. 1 singles - Ariel Dechter (BU) def. Alye Darter (MSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 singles - Natalia Barbery (BU) def. Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 singles - Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) def. Alexa Brandt (BU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 singles - Malini Wijesinghe (BU) def. Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-4
No. 5 singles - Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU) def. Aimee Manfredo (BU) 7-5, 1-0 (ret.)
No. 6 singles - Ashley Thai (BU) def. Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,1,5,2,3,4