ST. LOUIS, MO. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's tennis team lost its first Great Lakes Valley Conference match of the year with a 6-3 setback to No. 33 ranked Drury on Friday.

The Tritons slip to 14-6 overall, including 3-1 in the GLVC, while Drury improves to 14-1 and 5-0 in the league.

UMSL won at No. 3 doubles (Natalia Carvalhais/Chandler Duchaine) and picked up singles victories at Nos. 2 (Salome Bleuler) and 6 (Annie Hays).

The Tritons are back on the court tomorrow, hosting Wisconsin-Whitewater at 11 a.m.


#33 Drury University 6, Missouri-St. Louis 3
Apr 15, 2016 at St. Louis, Mo. (UMSL Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Hadeil Ali (DU) def. Jennifer Hauer (UMSLW) 6-3, 6-0

2. Salome Bleuler (UMSLW) def. Lara Muller (DU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

3. Samanta Zambrano (DU) def. Patricia Maya (UMSLW) 6-1, 6-0

4. Larissa Karl (DU) def. Renee Verboven (UMSLW) 6-4, 6-4

5. Weronika Halicka (DU) def. Natalia Carvalhais (UMSLW) 6-4, 6-2

6. Annie Hays (UMSLW) def. Isabella Melena (DU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Lara Muller/Samanta Zambrano (DU) def. Patricia Maya/Renee Verboven (UMSLW) 9-7

2. Hadeil Ali/Larissa Karl (DU) def. Salome Bleuler/Annie Hays (UMSLW) 8-2

3. Natalia Carvalhais/Chandler Duchaine (UMSLW) def. Isabella Melena/Weronika Halicka (DU) 8-5

Match Notes

Drury University 14-1, 5-0 GLVC; National ranking #33; Regional ranking #1

Missouri-St. Louis 14-6, 3-1 GLVC; Regional ranking #9