SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The 14th ranked Drury Panthers improved to 12-1 and 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference with an 8-1 win over William Jewell on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
 
Drury, playing without nationally ranked singles player and senior Larissa Karl, won all three doubles matches. JiaQing Mo and Julia Schepp won their match 8-1 as did Viktoriya Zheleva and Josephine Jedrychowski.
 
Zheleva took over as the Panthers lead singles player and won her match-up against Claire Mackay 7-6, 6-1. Jedrychowski swept her opponent, Becca Richison, 6-0, 6-0 as Drury won five of the six singles matches.
 
The loss dropped William Jewell's record to 6-12 and 2-2 in the GLVC.
 
Drury is home again on Saturday as they host Rockhurst on Senior Day. The men's and women's matches get underway at 1 p.m. on the indoor courts of the Cooper Tennis Complex.
#14 Drury University 8, William Jewell College 1
Apr 06, 2018 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Viktoriya Zheleva (DU) def. Claire Mackay (WJC) 7-6, 6-1
2. Jo. Jedrychowski (DU) def. Becca Richison (WJC) 6-0, 6-0
3. JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Hannah Waine (WJC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Julia Schepp (DU) def. Whitney Holloman (WJC) 6-1, 6-4
5. Svea Voigt (DU) def. Julia Yamate (WJC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Morgan Holopirek (WJC) def. Isabella Melena (DU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. JiaQing Mo/Julia Schepp (DU) def. Claire Mackay/Becca Richison (WJC) 8-1
2. Viktoriya Zheleva/Jo. Jedrychowski (DU) def. Julia Yamate/Morgan Holopirek (WJC) 8-1
3. Isabella Melena/Svea Voigt (DU) def. Hannah Waine/Whitney Holloman (WJC) 8-5
Match Notes
William Jewell College 6-12, 2-2 GLVC
Drury University 12-1, 3-0 GLVC; National ranking #14

 
 
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