ST. LOUIS, MO. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's tennis team suffered a 5-4 decision to No. 21 ranked Drury on Sunday as the Tritons were handed their first Great Lakes Valley Conference loss of the season.

UMSL slips to 11-5 overall, including 3-1 in the GLVC.

Junior Lina Parra won at No. 4 singles (6-3, 6-3), her eighth straight singles match victory.

The Tritons are back in action on Wednesday, traveling to NCAA DIII Washington University in St. Louis.


#21 Drury University 5, Missouri-St. Louis 4
Mar 30, 2014 at St. Louis, Mo. (UMSL Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Ali, Hadeil (DU) def. Bellanger, Nina (UMSLW) 6-1, 6-3

2. Werner, Louisa (UMSLW) def. Muller, Lara (DU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

3. Kozel, Natalia (DU) def. Verboven, Renee (UMSLW) 6-1, 6-7, 6-1

4. Parra, Lina (UMSLW) def. Monsch, Stefanie (DU) 6-3, 6-3

5. Zambrano, Samanta (DU) def. Carvalhais, Natalia (UMSLW) 1-6, 7-5, 6-1

6. Cantalupo, Leanne (UMSLW) def. Glasgow, Yasemin (DU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Monsch, Stefanie/Muller, Lara (DU) def. Werner, Louisa/Bellanger, Nina (UMSLW) 8-5

2. Ali, Hadeil/Zambrano, Samanta (DU) def. Parra, Lina/Carvalhais, Natalia (UMSLW) 9-8

3. Verboven, Renee/Henkel, Danielle (UMSLW) def. Glasgow, Yasemin/Kostovic, Katarina (DU) 8-4

Match Notes

Drury University 14-2, 3-0 GLVC; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #1

Missouri-St. Louis 11-5, 3-1 GLVC; Regional ranking #7