SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- The Drury women's tennis rebounded from a loss in their opener last week with a 7-0 win over Northeastern State on Saturday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
 
The Panthers improved to 1-1 while the RiverHawks fell to 0-1 to start their season.
 
Drury started with a 1-0 lead after winning all three doubles matches, then swept all six singles rounds. 
 
Maria Fernanda De la Torre made her season debut in the number six singles position with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Clara Kuehnle cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win, and Alma Abazi won her match-up at the number two spot, 6-3, 6-1.
 
The Panthers compete again on Fri., Feb. 19, when they host Oklahoma Baptist for an 8 pm match on the Cooper Tennis Complex indoor courts.
 
Drury 7 Northeastern State 0
Singles Competition
1. Nastasia Jedrychowski (DU) def. Melissa Vera (NE) 6-0, 7-5
2. Alma Abazi (DU) def. Kristela Vidnere (NE) 6-3, 6-1
3. Viktoriya Zheleva (DU) def. Chiara Carnelutti (NE) 7-5, 6-2
4. Clara Kuehnle (DU) def. Maria Popova (NE) 6-1, 6-3
5. Kseniia Eremina (DU) def. Belinda Jayaprakash (NE) 7-6, 7-5
6. Maria Fernanda De la Torre Ugarte Espejo (DU) def. Irene Romero (NE) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Abazi/Jedrychowski (DU) def. Vera/Vidnere (NE) 6-1
2. Eremina/Kuehnle (DU) def. Carnelutti/Popova (NE) 6-1
3. De La Torre/Kuehnle (DU) def. Jayaprakash/Romero (NE) 7-6
 
 
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