SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury won their fourth match in a row as they took down 20^th ranked Northwest Missouri State 4-3 on Saturday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
 
The Panthers improved to 5-4 while the Bearcats went to 1-2.
 
Highlights

• Drury took a 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches. Ewa Samberger/Leana Chanove went to 9-0 with a win and Eliza Verstappen/Eliana Weichel picked up the other win with a victory in the number three match
• Leana Chanove, played on the number two line, clinched the win for the Panthers with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Polina Gontaryk and improved to 8-0 on the season
• Samberger, Weichel also earned wins for the Panthers

 
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Drury Panthers 4, #20 Northwest Mo. St. 3
Mar 01, 2025 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Ewa Samberger (DRURY-W) def. Muench, Marielena (NWMSU) 7-5, 6-1
2. Leana Chanove (DRURY-W) def. Gontaryk, Polina (NWMSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Norberg, Alva (NWMSU) def. Antanina Novik (DRURY-W) 6-3, 7-5
4. Franzin, Camilla (NWMSU) def. Ana Rosa (DRURY-W) 6-4, 6-4
5. Eliana Weichel (DRURY-W) def. CarvalhoPereira,Anne (NWMSU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Nonaka, Miru (NWMSU) def. Franca Piaggi (DRURY-W) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
 
Doubles competition
1. Ewa Samberger/Leana Chanove (DRURY-W) def. Muench, Marielena/Franzin, Camilla (NWMSU) 6-2
2. Norberg, Alva/CarvalhoPereira,Anne (NWMSU) def. Antanina Novik/Ana Rosa (DRURY-W) 6-3
3. Eliza Verstappen/Eliana Weichel (DRURY-W) def. Nonaka, Miru/Gontaryk, Polina (NWMSU) 6-2
 
Match Notes
Northwest Mo. St. 1-2; National ranking #20
Drury Panthers 5-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,1,3,4,2,6)
T-4:43 A-34