OMAHA, NEB. – Missouri State women's tennis racked up five victories on the first day of the Omaha Duals here Friday afternoon.
 
Competing against Northern Iowa, Omaha and Creighton over a two-day span, this was MSU's final tennis event before next week's Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships.
 
"We had a strong day of tennis," head coach Ellie Burger said. "We competed very hard and battled in every match. We're looking to build on today's efforts and get some more wins tomorrow."
 
The duals were in a combined format, as MoState faced Creighton and UNI in doubles and Omaha in singles on the first day.
 
The Bears began the afternoon with three doubles matches against Creighton. The team of Diana Cabrera and Alyson Piskulic secured the first win for MSU of the day, defeating Ana Paula Martinez and Valerie Negin in a tight match, 6-4.
 
Next, the Bears battled UNI in doubles action. Piskulic and Cabrera earned another win, defeating Darta Dalecka and Lorena Cardoso with a thrilling 7-6 (7-5) finish. Juliette Robinson and Sandra Lukacova also earned their first wins of the dual against UNI, defeating Andrijana Brkic and Issa Sullivan, 6-3.
 
To close out the day, MoState faced host Omaha in singles action. Two Bears defeated Mavericks. Sandra Lukacova picked up her second win of the day, topping Keegan VanPelt in a closely contended three set affair, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Silva Avakian also earned her first victory of the dual, defeating Addison Miller, 6-2, 6-3.
 
In total, Bears players went 5-7 on the day.
 
MSU continues the Omaha Duals tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m., beginning with doubles action against Omaha. The Bears finish up the duals with singles action vs. Creighton and UNI.
 
Doubles Results:
No. 1 Cabrera/Piskulic (2-0)
Won vs. Martinez/Negin (Creighton) 6-4 
Won vs. Dalecka/Cardoso (UNI) 7-6 (7-5) 
 
No. 2 Robinson/Lukacova (1-1)
Lost to Kendall/Shukla (Creighton) 0-6
Won vs. Brkic/Sullivan (UNI) 6-3 
 
No. 3 Henning/Avakian (0-2)
Lost to Gearity/Elvestrom (Creighton) 5-7
Lost to Moreira/Mylavarapu (UNI) 2-6 
 
Singles Results:
No. 1 Diana Cabrera (0-1)
Lost to Jessica Aragon (Omaha) 4-6, 7-5 (6-8)
 
No. 2 Juliette Robinson (0-1)
Lost to Ines Absisan (Omaha) 6-2, 4-6 (7-9)
 
No. 3 Alyson Piskulic (0-1)
Lost to Zoe Adkins (Omaha) 6-4, 2-6 (7-9) 
 
No. 4 Sandra Lukacova (1-0)
Won vs. Keegan VanPelt (Omaha) 6-4, 4-6 (7-5) 
 
No. 5 Silva Avakian (1-0)
Won vs. Addison Miller (Omaha) 6-2, 6-3 
 
No. 6 Amy Henning (0-1)
Lost to Lillian Tiemeyer (Omaha) 6-7 (5-7), 2-6