Tennis Bears Sweep SIUE to Open Season

Sunday, January 28

Springfield

1:00 p.m.

Missouri State University

SIU Edwardsville

Tennis Bears Sweep SIUE to Open Season

January 28, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

SPRINGFIELD– The Missouri State women's tennis team collected a 7-0 victory over SIUE at Cooper Tennis Courts to open the 2018 season on Sunday.

MSU (1-0) swept through doubles action in approximately 25 minutes. Sophomores Taylor Gray and Alexia Meyer collected the Bears first victory of the day with a 6-1 victory over SIUE's Anna Talley and Angel Ikeda at No. 3 doubles. Sophomore Alye Darter and freshman Ellie Burger quickly followed suit, with a 6-1 victory over Ann-Christine Link and Lara Tupper at No. 1 doubles.

In singles action, junior Fati Khamissi at No. 4 singles, senior Abbey Belote at No. 5 singles and Meyer at No. 6 singles all picked up straight set, 6-0, 6-0 victories over their SIUE opponents.

At No. 1 singles, Darter tallied a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tupper while junior Phoebe Boeschen collected a 6-4, 6-3 win over Raillane Kamden at No. 3 singles.

Senior Anelisse Torrico Moreno came out victorious in a tough No. 2 singles match, defeating SIUE's Link 7-5, 6-4, to seal the sweep for the Bears.

Missouri State is back in action on Friday, Feb. 2, when they take on Omaha at 2 p.m., at Miracle Hill Tennis Center in Omaha, Neb.

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Doubles Results
No. 1 – Alye Darter/Ellie Burger (MSU) def. Ann-Christine Link/Lara Tupper (SIUE), 6-1
No. 2 – Anelisse Torrico Moreno / Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) vs. Raillane Kamdem/Katherine Lahue (SIUE), 5-2 unfinished
No. 3 – Alexia Meyer / Taylor Gray (MSU) def. Anna Talley / Angel Ikeda (SIUE) 6-0

Singles Results
No. 1 – Alye Darter (MSU) def. Lara Tupper (SIUE), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 – Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) def. Ann-Christine Link (SIUE), 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 – Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Raillane Kamden (SIUE), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 – Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Katherine Lahue (SIUE) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 – Abbey Belote (MSU) def. Anna Talley (SIUE) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 – Alexia Meyer (MSU) def. Angel Ikeda (SIUE) 6-0, 6-0

Order of finish – Doubles: 3, 1 Singles: 6, 4, 5, 1, 3, 2

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