ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Panthers edged Missouri-St. Louis 5-4 on Sunday at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis to move to the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament championship game.
Drury will play Indianapolis on Monday at 9 a.m. for the conference title.
The Panthers rallied after falling in two of the three doubles matches.
Larissa Karl sparked Drury's comeback with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Jennifer Hauer in the lead singles position.
With the match even at 4-4, Drury's JiaQuing Mo and UMSL's Carlota Trevino battled for three sets to decide the semifinal winner. Mo lost the first set 7-6 but won the second set 6-2 and battled deep into the third for a 7-5 win.
Drury improved to 20-2 while UMSL dropped to 14-2. Both Tritons losses came against the Panthers.
#14 Drury University 5, Missouri-St. Louis 4
Apr 23, 2017, at St. Louis, MO (Dwight Davis Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. #44 Larissa Karl (DU) def. Jennifer Hauer (UMSLW) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. Salome Bleuler (UMSLW) def. Lara Muller (DU) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 3. Chung-Yen Huang (DU) def. Kristine Lindal (UMSLW) 7-5, 6-0 |
| 4. JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Carlota Trevino (UMSLW) 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 5. J. Jedrychowski (DU) def. Patricia Maya (UMSLW) 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 6. Marina Prediger (UMSLW) def. Elizaveta Tregubova (DU) 7-5, 7-5 |
| Match Notes |
| Drury University 20-2; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #2 |
| Missouri-St. Louis 14-2; Regional ranking #5 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,3,5,6,4) |
| GLVC Championship Tournament Semifinal |
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