WATERLOO, Iowa -- Missouri State rallied from a 2-0 deficit at UNI Saturday afternoon for a 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference victory over the Panthers at Byrnes Park Tennis Center.

It was all Missouri State (6-11, 1-1 MVC) after UNI (8-5, 1-1) took the doubles point and the first completed singles match, as the Bears won the last five singles contests to even their league record

"This is a great team effort today," head coach Mallory Weber remarked after the win. "I couldn't be more proud of how we came together after a tough doubles point."

Abbey Belote put Missouri State on the board with a 6-4, 6-0 win at the No. 6 spot, and MSU's final four singles wins took either a tie-break victory or three sets to attain. 

Phoebe Boeschen evened the match at 2-2 with her straight-set win in the fifth flight, Fati Khamissi won at No. 2 singles after a lengthy tie-break in the second set, freshman Alye Darter clinched the match with her eighth win of the year at the No. 1 spot, and Anelisse Torrico Moreno closed with a three-set win in the third flight.

The Bears visit Drake (8-7, 0-2) at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Match Results:
No. 1 doubles - Jieke Stroobant/Astrid Santos (UNI) def. Ekaterina Donetskova/ Fati Khamissi (MSU) 7-5
No. 2 doubles - Gisela Kemper/Sydney Wolfe (UNI) def. Alye Darter/Alexia Meyer (MSU) 6-4
No. 3 doubles - Anelisse Torrico Moreno/Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Eve Small/Savanna Hunt (UNI) 6-2
Order of finish: 2,3,1

No. 1 singles - Alye Darter (MSU) def. Jieke Stroobant (UNI) 7-6 (5), 6-3 
No. 2 singles - Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Astrid Santos (UNI) 6-3, 7-6 (7)
No. 3 singles - Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) def. Gisela Kemper (UNI) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 
No. 4 singles - Sydney Wolfe (UNI) def. Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 singles - Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Eve Small (UNI) 7-6 (2), 6-2
No. 6 singles - Abbey Belote (MSU) def. Savanna Hunt (UNI) 6-4, 6-0
Order of finish: 4,6,5,2,1,3