CONWAY, Ark. – The Missouri State women's tennis team wrapped up the final day of the UCA Fall Invitational with four singles and two doubles victories at the UCA Tennis Courts.
"I am really proud of the way we bounced back today," said women's tennis head coach
Mallory Weber. "We had two strong doubles wins to start the morning and finished strong on singles play, especially in the number 1 flight."
Sophomore
Alye Darter and freshman
Ellie Burger collected a 6-2 doubles victory over Arkansas State pair Kirsty Venter and Shannon O'Brien to kick start the morning for the Bears. Junior
Phoebe Boeschen and senior
Anelisse Torrico Moreno then defeated Northeastern State duo CJ Boydston and Emma Wornock, 6-0.
In singles action, Darter collected a 6-2, 6-4 victory over UCA's Quili Ma in Flight 1 singles back draw. Torrico Moreno picked up her first singles win of the fall season with a 6-1, 6-3 decision over Southeast Missouri State's Isabella Krumpa.
Sophomore
Alexia Meyer battled to a three-set victory, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7, over ASU's Berta Masip. In her second singles match of the day, Meyer fell to ASU's Shannon O'Brien 6-4, 6-2.
Junior
Fati Khamissi topped Northeastern State's Emma Wornok, 6-4, 6-3, in her Flight 3 back draw singles match. Khamissi then dropped a 6-3, 6-0 decision to SEMO's Anais Emelie.
The Bears will be back in action on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30 at the UCA Classic, in Conway, Ark.
Singles Results-
Flight 1 Back Draw
Alye Darter (MSU) def. Quili Ma (UCA) 6-2, 6-4
Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) def. Isabella Krumpa (SEMO) 6-1, 6-3
Flight 2 Back Draw
Zonova (SEMO) def.
Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
Alexia Meyer (MSU) def. Berta Masip (ASU) 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Shannon O'Brien (ASU) def.
Alexia Meyer (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
Flight 3 Back Draw
Alzbetka Gomborova (NSU) def.
Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Emma Warnok (NSU) 6-4, 6-3
Anais Emelie (SEMO) def.
Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Results
Back Draw
Alye Darter/
Ellie Burger (MSU) def. Kirsty Venter/Shannon O'Brien (ASU) 6-2
Phoebe Boeschen/
Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) def. CJ Boydston/Emma Wornack (NSU) 6-0
Karla Tomiac/Alzbetka Gomborova (NSU) def.
Fati Khamissi/
Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-0