GRIFFITH, Ind. – The Missouri State women's tennis team beat Valparaiso, 5-2, in its Missouri Valley Conference finale to snap a three-game skid and end the regular season on a high note at the Match Point Club Saturday afternoon.
 
Five of the six singles matches favored the Bears (10-10, 3-2 MVC), sealing their third league victory of the season.
 
Ellie Burger set the offense in motion, picking up MSU's first point in a straight-set 6-0, 6-1 decision in the sixth flight. The Chesterfield, Mo. native ends MVC singles play with a spotless 5-0 record.
 
Senior Fati Khamissi boost the Bears to a 2-1 edge with her own 6-3, 6-1 rout in the No. 3 spot. Valparaiso (3-17, 0-5 MVC) promptly evened the series in the first flight for the second and final time before the Bears swept the remaining matches.
 
No. 5 Clara Gandara Gonzalez tacked on another point in a 6-2, 7-5 win before Phoebe Boeschen broke the tiebreaker in the fourth flight to clinch the contest 7-5, 7(7)-6(5).
 
Anna Alons was the lone Bear to advance three sets, rebounding after a second-set setback to claim the 7(8)-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 win.   
 
No. 1 pair Alye Darter and Ellie Burger were the lone Bears to break through in doubles, blanking the Crusaders 6-0. Valparaiso took the point after taking the following two matches.
 
Up next, MSU readies for the MVC Women's Tennis Championship in Cedar Falls, Iowa from April 26 – 28. The Bears currently sit in the No. 4 spot in the standings and, if it holds, would play the No. 5 at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 26.
 
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Doubles
 
Ellie Burger/Alye Darter (MSU) def. Claire Czerwonka/Dao Sysouvanh (VALPO) 6-0
Meg Modesto/Randi Wind (VALPO) def. Phoebe Boeschen/Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-1
I Schoolcraft/Jordan Kopfer (VALPO) def. Anna Alons/Alexia Meyer (MSU) 6-3
 
Singles
 
Claire Czerwonka (VALPO) def. Alye Darter (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
Anna Alons (MSU) def. Meg Modesto (VALPO) 7-6, 3-6, 6-2
Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Dao Sysouvanh (VALPO) 6-3, 6-1
Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. I. Schoolcraft (VALPO) 7-5, 7-6
Clara Gandara Gonzalez (MSU) def. Randi Wind (VALPO) 6-2, 7-5
Ellie Burger (MSU) def. Jordan Kopfer (VALPO) 6-0, 6-1