MANHATTAN, KAN. – The Missouri State women's tennis team battled, but fell to No. 40 Kansas State, 7-0, Sunday afternoon at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium.
"Tough match today, but such a great learning experience playing a nationally-ranked team that is going to keep moving up through the rankings," head coach
Mallory Weber said. "Matches like this makes us tougher and gets us ready for conference in a few weeks."
Missouri State (5-6) was unable to disrupt Kansas State (11-4) in doubles action. The Bears' No. 1 doubles pair of
Alye Darter and
Ellie Burger picked up a point off of K-State's Carolina Costamagna and Margot Decker but fell 6-1. The Wildcats secured the doubles point with a 6-0 decision in the No. 3 flight.
K-State pressed MSU in singles play.
Fati Khamissi's four match winning streak was snapped by Anna Turco falling in a 6-1, 6-4 decision in the No. 4 match.
The Bears are back in action on Friday, March 30 against McNeese State in a neutral site match up in Conway, Ark. First serve is set for 9:00 a.m.
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Doubles Results
No. 1 – Carolina Costamagna/Margot Decker (KState) def.
Alye Darter/
Ellie Burger (MSU) 6-1
No. 2 –
Anelisse Torrico Moreno/
Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) vs Maria Linares/Carolina Lewis (KState) 2-4, unf.
No. 3 – Anna Turico/Ines Mesquita (KState) def.
Fati Khamissi/
Alexia Meyer (MSU) 6-0
Singles Results
No. 1 – Margot Decker (KState) def.
Alye Darter (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Carolina Costamagna (KState) def.
Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Rosanna Maffei (KState) def.
Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 – Anna Turco (KState)
Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 – Ines Mesquita (KState) def.
Ellie Burger (MSU) 6-0-, 6-2
No. 6 – Carolina Lewis (KState) def.
Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles – 1, 3, Singles – 1, 5, 2, 6, 4, 3
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