What's Coming Up
- Missouri State women's tennis (4-11) is back on the road this week to face the University of Mississippi.
Saturday, Mar. 21, 4:30 p.m. at Ole Miss (7-6)
Latest Results
- On Friday, March 13, the Bears fell to Abilene Christian with a 6-1 scoreline. The Wildcats raced to a 1-0 lead by taking the doubles point. The Bears were overpowered on the singles courts, with freshman Matilde Ercoli being the only Bear to secure a victory with an impressive 7-5, 6-2 win on court No. 2. Classmate Elsie Jackson fought hard on the fifth singles court, pushing her match to a third set tiebreak, where Wildcat Victoria Correa ultimately emerged victorious 5-7, 6-3, 10-1. | Recap
- On Saturday, March 14, Missouri State lost at LA Tech, 4-0, in what was the Bears first conference match-up of the season. The Bulldogs dominated doubles play to open the match and continued with the momentum in the singles, quickly gaining four points on the scoreboard. However, the Bears had the upper hand in two unfinished singles matches where both Ercoli and Jackson were up a set on courts two and four. | Recap
Team Notes
- Matilde Ercoli has won her sixth straight completed singles match and holds a 9-6 season singles record.
- Ole Miss leads the series history 1-0 over Missouri State.
- Missouri State women's tennis begins a new era this season as part of Conference USA.
- Head coach Austin Hale is in his second year at the helm of Bears tennis.
Quoting the Coach
"We had some tough losses this past weekend, but it was great to see the level we need to be at to be a top contender in Conference USA. Not having Lucy hurt us a bit, but we are looking forward to getting a competitive match against Ole Miss to help prepare us for our conference match in Houston in a couple of weeks," stated head coach Austin Hale ahead of this week.
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