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SPRINGEIELD, Mo. – No. 18 Drury University defeated No. 35 University of Missouri-St. Louis, 5-2, in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Woen’s Tennis Championship Tournament Sunday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri, to claim its eighth league title and first since winning back-to-back trophies in 2013 and 2014.
Drury’s Jo Jedrychowski and Viktoriya Zheleva made quick work of UMSL’s Annie Hays and Janet Auclair, 8-1, at No. 3 doubles to start the Panthers out with a 1-0 lead in the early stage of the finals. The Tritons, making their first appearance in the title match, leveled the score at 1-all when Salome Bleuler and Kristine Lindal topped Larissa Karl and Julia Schepp, 8-5, at No. 2. But it was Chung-Yen Huang and JiaQing Mo who put Drury ahead 2-1 after doubles play thanks to an 8-6 win against UMSL’s No. 1 duo of Marina Prediger and Leticia Lunge.
Drury posted a 3-1 lead after a 7-5, 6-1 win by #18 Karl over #67 Bleuler at No. 1 singles before Prediger won at No. 2 singles 6-3, 6-4 to get UMSL within 3-2. But the Panthers’ Zheleva rallied at No. 3 singles for a 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 result to extend Drury’s lead to 4-2. It was then Mo who clinched the fifth and final point at No. 5 singles, defeating Lunge 6-1, 6-3.
At the conclusion of the Championship, Drury head coach Jarrod Smith was named GLVC Coach of the Year for the fifth time. His Panthers now await their NCAA Tournament seeding, which will be revealed in the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Selection Show on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Tennis Match Results
Drury vs. Missouri-St. Louis
Apr 22, 2018 at Springfield, MO
(Cooper Tennis Complex)
#18 Drury University 5, #35 Missouri-St. Louis 2
Singles Competition
1. #18 Larissa Karl (DU) def. #67 Salome Bleuler (UMSL) 7-5, 6-1
2. Marina Prediger (UMSL) def. Chung-Yen Huang (DU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Viktoriya Zheleva (DU) def. Kristine Lindal (UMSL) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
4. Jo. Jedrychowski (DU) vs. Annie Hays (UMSL) 6-7, 5-1, unfinished
5. JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Leticia Lunge (UMSL) 6-1, 6-3
6. Julia Schepp (DU) vs. Janet Auclair (UMSL) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Chung-Yen Huang/JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Marina Prediger/Leticia Lunge (UMSL) 8-6
2. Salome Bleuler/Kristine Lindal (UMSL) def. Larissa Karl/Julia Schepp (DU) 8-5
3. Jo. Jedrychowski/Viktoriya Zheleva (DU) def. Annie Hays/Janet Auclair (UMSL) 8-1
Match Notes:
Missouri-St. Louis 14-5
Drury University 18-1; National ranking #18
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,2,3,5)