SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drury won its seventh straight match with a 4-1 win over Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. The Panthers improved to 8-4 and dropped the Tritons to 7-4. The match was originally scheduled last week in St. Louis but moved to Saturday and to Springfield due to inclement weather.
Highlights
- Drury took a 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches. Ewa Samberger and Leana Chanove stayed unbeaten on the year with a 7-5 win and Franca Piaggi and Eliana Weichel earned a 6-2 win in the number three doubles match-up.
- Ewa Samberger defeated 15th ranked Hannah Tse, 6-2, 6-1.
- Antanina Novik clinched the win with a 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) win over Aleksandra Lopez in the number two singles match.
Up Next
Sat., April 12 vs. Southwest Baptist
Drury 4, Mo.-St. Louis 1
4/5/2025 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1.
Ewa Samberger (DRURY-W) def. #15 Tse, Hannah (UMSL-W) 6-2, 6-1
2.
Antanina Novik (DRURY-W) def. Lopez, Aleksandra (UMSL-W) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
3.
Eliana Weichel (DRURY-W) def. Favaron, Anna (UMSL-W) 6-3, 6-2
4. Lint, Morgan (UMSL-W) def. Ana Rosa (DRURY-W) 7-5, 6-2
5.
Franca Piaggi (DRURY-W) vs. Cunza, Giuliana (UMSL-W) 6-4, unfinished
6.
Eliza Verstappen (DRURY-W) vs. Sweeney, Lauren (UMSL-W) 2-6, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #9
Ewa Samberger/
Leana Chanove (DRURY-W) def. Tse, Hannah/Lopez, Aleksandra (UMSL-W) 7-5
2. Favaron, Anna/Lint, Morgan (UMSL-W) def.
Antanina Novik/Ana Rosa (DRURY-W) 7-6
3.
Franca Piaggi/
Eliana Weichel (DRURY-W) def. Cunza, Giuliana/Sweeney, Lauren (UMSL-W) 6-2
Match Notes
Mo.-St. Louis 7-4
Drury 8-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,4,2)