Tennis Bears Battle Elements to Beat ULM, 4-2

SPRINGFIELD – Despite battling fierce wind, the Missouri State tennis team extended its home win streak to four with a 4-2 win over ULM on Friday.

The Bears (5-4) started the match on the right foot with two doubles wins over the Warhawks (1-3). After dropping the match at No. 2, the duo of Tuana Gunal and Juliette Robinson sealed a win at No. 3. The pair defeated ULM's team of Raquel Alvaro and Mackenzie King, 6-0.

Cristina Flaquer and Nicole Ross then closed out the doubles matches and secured the first point for MSU with a 6-2 win over the Warhawks duo of Tamara Bachmann and Angela Del Campo Suarez.

The wind conditions really picked up as the singles matches began, but it didn't stop the Bears from emerging victorious on their home courts.

In singles, Nicole Ross got the ball rolling with a win at No. 6. The junior took the first set of her match 6-3 over Alvaro. She did not let up, putting together another dominant showing in the second set to win 6-1 and capture MSU's second point of the day.

Mary Houston put the Bears in position to win the match with her win at No. 2. Houston lost the first set 6-4 to ULM's Mariam Hatem but battled back to take the second by the same score. The senior kept her foot on the gas to sweep the third set and win 6-0.

Cristina Flaquer's win at No. 1 ended the day for ULM. Like Houston's match, Flaquer lost the first set to Klinteby, 6-4. The Barcelona native didn't let the first-set loss deter her as she rallied in the second set to win 6-3, before going on to win the third and final set, 6-3, and seal the win for the Bears.

"I am incredibly proud of the girls today," head coach Ellie Burger said. "The conditions weren't ideal, but we found a way. I am excited to see them compete again on Sunday."

The Bears are back at home again on Sunday to face SEMO at 11:00 a.m. Admission is free at Cooper Tennis Complex.

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Results
Missouri State (5-4) – 4, ULM (1-3) – 2
Doubles
1. Cristina Flaquer/Nicole Ross (MOST) defeated Tamara Bachmann/Angela Del Campo Suarez (ULM) – 6-2
2. Mary Houston/Sandra Lukacova (MOST) lost to Alice Klinteby/Giovanna Pereira (ULM) – 6-0
3. Tuana Gunal/Juliette Robinson (MOST) defeated Raquel Alvaro/Mackenzie King (ULM) – 6-0

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles
1. Cristina Flaquer (MOST) defeated Alice Klinteby (ULM) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Mary Houston (MOST) defeated Mariam Hatem (ULM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
3. Tuana Gunal (MOST) vs. Angela Del Campo Suarez (ULM) – 7-6 (4), 4-4 unfinished
4. Juliette Robinson (MOST) lost to Giovanna Pereira (ULM) – 6-3, 6-3
5. Sandra Lukacova (MOST) lost to Tamara Bachmann (ULM) – 6-3, 6-1
6. Nicole Ross (MOST) defeated Raquel Alvaro (ULM) – 6-3, 6-1

Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5, 2, 1

Tennis Bears Battle Elements to Beat ULM, 4-2

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Players Mentioned

Cristina Flaquer

Tuana Gunal

Mary Houston

Sandra Lukacova

Juliette Robinson

Nicole Ross

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