ST. LOUIS, Mo.– The Drury women's tennis team opened their Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule with a 7-2 win over Maryville on Friday at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis.
The 14
th ranked Panthers improved to 10-1 and 1-0 in the GLVC. Maryville fell to 6-4 and 0-1 in the league.
Drury won all three doubles matches with Larissa Karl /Josephine Jedrychowski along with JiaQing Mo / Julia Schepp both winning 8-1.
Karl won her singles match in three sets over Sarah Etter 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 and Jedrychowski, Mo, and Schepp all followed with singles wins. Maryville's only points came in the fifth and sixth singles positions.
The Panthers return to action tomorrow when they take on the University of Missouri-St. Louis at 11 a.m. in St. Louis.
#14 Drury University 7, Maryville 2
Mar 30, 2018 at St. Louis, MO (Dwight Davis Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Larissa Karl (DU) def. Etter, Sarah (MU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 |
| 2. Jo. Jedrychowski (DU) def. Anderson, Rebekah (MU) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 3. JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Hinterberger, Sandra (MU) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Julia Schepp (DU) def. Kunert, Lina (MU) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 5. Kleppe, Kine (MU) def. Svea Voigt (DU) 7-6, 3-6, 10-7 |
| 6. Dowden, Ashley (MU) def. Isabella Melena (DU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Larissa Karl/Jo. Jedrychowski (DU) def. Anderson, Rebekah/Kunert, Lina (MU) 8-1 |
| 2. JiaQing Mo/Julia Schepp (DU) def. Etter, Sarah/Kleppe, Kine (MU) 8-1 |
| 3. Isabella Melena/Svea Voigt (DU) def. Dowden, Ashley/Hinterberger, Sandra (MU) 9-7 |
| Match Notes |
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| Drury University 10-1, 1-0 GLVC; National ranking #14 |
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| Maryville 6-4, 0-1 GLVC |
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| GLVC opener for both teams |
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