Drury University women's tennis team faced NW Missouri State, sweeping the Bearcats 9-0, Friday at Cooper Tennis Complex.
20
th-ranked Drury remains unbeaten (10-0) and Northwest Missouri State falls to (0-4).
Doubles dominance was the theme for the Panthers in a clean sweep over the Bearcats. At No. 1,
Larissa Karl and
Julia Schepp downed Tania Teruel and Luiza Souza 8-2.
JiaQing Mo and
Lara Muller at No. 2, and
Josephine Jedrychowski and
Chung-Yen Huang at No. 3, both triumphed with 8-3 victories.
In singles play, Mo moved her record to 10-0 on the year with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 4 over Louiza Souza. Two very strong parts of the lineup showed their strength again, with Jedrychowski winning 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4, and Schepp posting a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6. Both Jedrychowski and Schepp improved their singles records to 7-1.
Karl posted a 6-1, 6-1 win at the top of the Panther lineup over her opponent Lorena Rivas Jarolim. Muller was victorious at No. 2 beating Aniek Kolen 6-1 in the opening set, and battling for a 7-6 win in the second set. Yen-Huang, a freshman from New Taipei, Taiwan, beat Tania Teruel at No. 3 by scores of 6-4, 6-2.
On March 12
th, Drury will play host to Arkansas Tech at Cooper Tennis Complex at 9 a.m.
#20 Drury University 9, Northwest Missouri 0
Mar 10, 2017 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Larissa Karl (DU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NWMSU) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2. Lara Muller (DU) def. Kolen,Aniek (NWMSU) 6-1, 7-6 |
| 3. Chung-Yen Huang (DU) def. Teruel,Tania (NWMSU) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. J. Jedrychowski (DU) def. Nunez,Irene (NWMSU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 5. JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Souza,Luiza (NWMSU) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 6. Julia Schepp (DU) def. Jacquet,Margauz (NWMSU) 6-1, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Northwest Missouri 0-4 |
| Drury University 10-0; National ranking #20 |
