SURPRISE, ARIZ. – The No. 23 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis women's tennis team saw its historic season come to an end on Wednesday night with a 5-0 loss to No. 2 ranked Hawaii Pacific in quarterfinal round action of the NCAA DII Championships.
The Tritons finish the season with a 17-6 overall record, while not only making the program's first-ever championships appearance, but earning a win in the Round of 16.
The loss also marks the end of the careers for graduating players
Annie Hays,
Kristine Lindal, Janet Auclair and
Jennifer Hauer.
Doubles
1. #10 Lena Lutzeier/Oceane Adam (HPU) def.
Leticia Lunge/
Marina Prediger (UMSL) 8-4
2. Lara Meccico/Barbora Kijasova (HPU) def.
Salome Bleuler/
Kristine Lindal (UMSL) 8-3
3. Debora Echeverria/Leticia dos Santos (HPU) def.
Annie Hays/
Janet Auclair (UMSL) 8-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. #1 Lutzeier (HPU) def. #66 Bleuler (UMSL) 6-0, 6-0
2. #3 Meccico (HPU) vs. Prediger (UMSL) 6-0, 6-1
3. Lindal (UMSL) vs. #21 Oceane (HPU) 6-2, 0-1, unfinished
4. Hays (UMSL) vs. Echeverria (HPU) 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
5. Lunge (UMSL) vs. dos Santos (HPU) 6-3, unfinished
6. Kijasova (HPU) vs. Auclair (UMSL) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1, 2