LAKELAND, FLA. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's tennis team came up just short in a 5-4 loss at No. 10 ranked Florida Southern on Tuesday afternoon.

The Mocs swept doubles play and won at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, while the Tritons took the other four singles matches.

UMSL saw a four-match win streak snapped with the loss as they slip to 9-4 overall. The Tritons return home on Friday, hosting Truman State in GLVC play.


#10 Florida Southern 5, Missouri-St. Louis 4
03/25/14 at Lakeland, FL (Wynee Warden Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. #22 Magda Riutort (FSCW) def. Bellanger, Nina (UMSLW) 6-2, 6-2

2. #36 Sabine Goge (FSCW) def. Werner, Louisa (UMSLW) 6-0, 6-2

3. Verboven, Renee (UMSLW) def. Dominique Friedrichs (FSCW) 6-7, 6-1, 11-9

4. Parra, Lina (UMSLW) def. Victoria Spagnuolo (FSCW) 6-1, 7-5

5. Carvalhais, Natalia (UMSLW) def. Pamela Paradis (FSCW) 6-4, 7-5

6. Cantalupo, Leanne (UMSLW) def. Crystal Copeland (FSCW) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. #10 Sabine Goge/Magda Riutort (FSCW) def. Bellanger, Nina/Werner, Louisa (UMSLW) 8-2

2. Dominique Friedrichs/Olivia Spagnuolo (FSCW) def. Henkel, Danielle/Verboven, Renee (UMSLW) 8-0

3. Joalis Dominguez/Laura Wichmann (FSCW) def. Carvalhais, Natalia/Parra, Lina (UMSLW) 8-4

Match Notes

Missouri-St. Louis 9-4; Regional ranking #7

Florida Southern 11-3; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #6

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,1,5,4,3,6)