SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drury won their 10^th straight match with a 5-2 win over Truman State on Saturday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. The Panthers lifted their record to 11-4 and 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference's West Division. The Bulldogs dropped to 13-10 and 1-3 in the division.
 
Highlights

• Drury took a 1-0 lead after sweeping all three doubles matches. Featuring a new line-up for Saturday's match, Drury got a 6-0 win from Antanina Novik and Ana Luisa Sathler Rosa in the number one position, a 6-1 victory from Franca Piaggi and Eliza Verstappen in the number two spot, and Emma Neidig and Fabriana Gutierrez-Perez ton 6-2 in the third match-up.
• Neidig gave Drury a 2-0 lead with her 6-0, 6-2 singles win over Hirami Maruyama
• Franca Piaggi put the Panthers up by three as she won her match in the number three singles contest, 6-1, 6-2 over Akansha Negi
• Fabriana Gutierrez-Perez clinched the winning point for Drury winning the number six match, 6-4, 6-0 over Abbi Worster

 
Up Next
Fri., April 25 at William Jewell, Liberty, Mo.  
 
Drury Panthers 5, Truman St. Bulldogs 2
Apr 19, 2025 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Sydney Dial (TRU-W) def. Antanina Novik (DRURY-W) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
2. Ana Rosa (DRURY-W) def. Nayana Malangi (TRU-W) 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
3. Franca Piaggi (DRURY-W) def. Akansha Negi (TRU-W) 6-1, 6-2
4. Finley Laforge (TRU-W) def. Eliza Verstappen (DRURY-W) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
5. Emma Neidig (DRURY-W) def. Hirami Maruyama (TRU-W) 6-0, 6-2
6. Fabiana Perez (DRURY-W) def. Abbi Worster (TRU-W) 6-4, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Antanina Novik/Ana Rosa (DRURY-W) def. Sydney Dial/Nayana Malangi (TRU-W) 6-0
2. Franca Piaggi/Eliza Verstappen (DRURY-W) def. Akansha Negi/Abbi Worster (TRU-W) 6-1
3. Emma Neidig/Fabiana Perez (DRURY-W) def. Marygrace Seymour/Alayna Dostal (TRU-W) 6-2
 
Match Notes
Truman St. Bulldogs 13-10 (1-3)
Drury Panthers 11-4 (3-0)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,1,6,2,4)
T-2:32 A-32