Women's Tennis Game Summary
 

	FINAL
Quincy (7-12)	1
PANTHERS (13-6)	4

 
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury won their seventh straight match and advanced to the Great Lakes Valley Conference semifinals with a 4-1 win over Quincy in the GLVC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
 
The Panthers improved to 13-6 and dropped the Hawks to 7-12.
 
Drury took a 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches. Maria Fernanda De la Torre Ugarte Espejo and Antanina Novik fought off Steffi Lao and Mar Sarda Mardi 6-4 for the deciding doubles point. The win was the seventh in a row for Espejo/Novik.
 
Ewa Samberger won in Drury's number one singles spot with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Mahi Panchal. Leana Chanove roared to a 6-1, 6-0 win, and Espejo clinched the win for the Panthers with a 7-6, 6-0 win over Katrin Ismailova. 
 
Friday's quarterfinal was a rematch of last week's final regular season contest that saw the Panthers squeak past Quincy 4-3.
 
Drury will take on Rockhurst in the GLVC Semifinals at 1 pm on Saturday in Springfield.
 
Drury-W 4, Quincy 1
May 03, 2024 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. #62 Ewa Samberger (DRURY-W) def. Mahi Panchal (QUINCY-W) 6-2, 6-0
2. Steffi Lao (QUINCY-W) def. Alma Abazi (DRURY-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. Leana Chanove (DRURY-W) def. Mar Sarda Marti (QUINCY-W) 6-1, 6-0
4. Maria Espejo (DRURY-W) def. Katrin Ismailova (QUINCY-W) 7-6, 6-0
5. Antanina Novik (DRURY-W) vs. Blanca Salas Cruz (QUINCY-W) 6-3, unfinished
6. Eliana Weichel (DRURY-W) vs. Ana Alvarez (QUINCY-W) 4-4, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Blanca Salas Cruz/Mahi Panchal (QUINCY-W) def. Alma Abazi/Ewa Samberger (DRURY-W) 6-2
2. Maria Espejo/Antanina Novik (DRURY-W) def. Steffi Lao/Mar Sarda Marti (QUINCY-W) 6-4
3. Leana Chanove/Eliana Weichel (DRURY-W) def. Anna Matino/Ana Alvarez (QUINCY-W) 6-1
 
Match Notes
Quincy 7-12
Drury-W 13-6; Regional ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,2,4)
GLVC Quarterfinals
T-2:35 A-153