BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Missouri State women's tennis team recorded a quick 4-0 win over Southwest Baptist on the road on Thursday.
 
MoState (7-3) secured its win with only two singles wins after the Bearcats (1-4) forfeited the No. 3 doubles match and the No. 6 singles match.
 
Juliette Robinson and Tuana Gunal led the Bears to victory. In doubles, the duo battled SBU's team of Giselle Garcia and Paula Ballesteros. The Bears team lost the opening points of the match but made a comeback to win 7-5 and secure the doubles point for the Bears at No. 2. Missouri State remains undefeated when it wins the doubles point.
 
Robinson and Gunal also showed up in singles for the Bears. Gunal secured the penultimate point for Missouri State with a win 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3 over Elsa Pascual over SBU. Robinson won by the same score at No. 4 over SBU's Leticia Luiz only a few moments later.
 
When play was halted, Missouri State was leading two of the remaining singles matches. Cristina Flaquer had won the first set 7-5 at No. 1 and was about to begin the second and Sandra Lukacova led the match 6-3, 5-0 at No. 5.
 
With the Bears winning their seventh match, head coach Ellie Burger has matched her season win total with last season's.
 
The Bears will remain on the road for their next match at SIUE on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
   
Results
Missouri State (7-3) – 4, Southwest Baptist (1-4) – 0
Doubles
1. Cristina Flaquer/Nicole Ross (MOST) lost to Elsa Pascual/Ghada Dirninger (SBU) – 6-1
2. Juliette Robinson/Tuana Gunal (MOST) defeated Giselle Garcia/Paula Ballesteros (SBU) – 7-5
3. Mary Houston/Sandra Lukacova (MOST) wins by default
 
Order of Finish: 1, 2
 
Singles
1. Cristina Flaquer (MOST) vs. Paula Ballesteros (SBU) – 7-5, 1-1 unfinished
2. Mary Houston (MOST) vs. Ghada Dirninger (SBU) – 6-7 (6) unfinished
3. Tuana Gunal (MOST) defeated Elsa Pascual (SBU) – 6-2, 6-1
4. Juliette Robinson (MOST) defeated Leticia Luiz (SBU) – 6-2, 6-1
5. Sandra Lukacova (MOST) vs Giselle Garcia (SBU) – 6-3, 5-0
6. Nicole Ross (MOST) wins by default
 
Order of Finish: 3, 4