HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An extended rain delay would not stop the Missouri State women's tennis team (5-4) from breaking out the brooms and sweeping Alabama A&M, 7-0, Friady afternoon at the Bulldog Tennis Courts.
 
Missouri State tallied the doubles point for the early advantage, taking the wins in the first and second flights. Alye Darter and Mara Presot led the group in the No. 2 spot, shutting out the Bulldogs 6-0. Ellie Burger and Anna Alons wrapped up doubles in a back-and-forth 7-5 victory.
 
Heading into singles, Burger held the momentum in the Bears' favor with a 6-0, 6-4 win in the fifth set. Fati Khamissi (6-4, 6-1) and Alye Darter (6-2, 6-2) also made quick work of their competitors to add a couple more points to the Bears' win column and clinch the match.
 
Adding on more points to complete the sweep was No. 6 Alexia Meyer (7-5, 6-0), No. 4 Clara Gandara Gonzalez (6-2, 4-6, 10-8), and No. 2 Anna Alons (6-1, 3-6, 7-5).  
 
The win signaled the Bears' second blank of the season, previously shutting out Western Illinois 4-0 on Feb. 8. 
 
The Bears will continue their road trek with a stop in Murray, Ky. to face Murray State at 1 p.m.
 
Doubles
 
Ellie Burger/Anna Alons (MSU) def. Jasmine Boyd/Anita Bozhko (A&M), 7-5
Alye Darter/Mara Presot (MSU) def. India Woods/Beatriz Cerezo (A&M), 6-0
Fati Khamissi/Alexia Meyer (MSU) vs. Rida Khalid/Alyssa Williams (A&M), 5-6, unfinished
 
Singles
 
Alye Darter (MSU) def. Beatriz Cerezo (A&M), 6-2, 6-2
Anna Alons (MSU) def. Jasmine Boyd (A&M), 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Anita Bozhko (A&M), 6-4, 6-1
Clara Gandara Gonzalez (MSU) def. Rida Khalid (A&M), 6-2, 4-6, 10-8
Ellie Burger (MSU) def. India Woods (A&M), 6-0, 6-4
Alexia Meyer (MSU) def. Nthabiseng Mashego (A&M), 7-5, 6-0