Rockhurst rallied after doubles competition to post a 5-4 victory over 14th-ranked Drury Friday at the Loyola Park Tennis Courts.
The Hawks won four singles matches after dropping two of three doubles matches. Octavia Malin clinched the victory with a three-set victory in No. 5 singles. Janine Koleta, Tamara Santos and Emma Persson also won in singles. Malin and Koleta teamed up to win No. 2 doubles.
The Hawks (8-4, 1-0 GLVC) will next play at Emporia State on Thursday, April 6.
Rockhurst 5, #14 Drury 4
Singles competition
1. #4 Larissa Karl (DU) def.
Emma Schelble (RU) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Janine Koleta (RU) def. Lara Muller (DU) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-1
3. Chung-Yen Huang (DU) def.
Kim Vrugteveen (RU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
4.
Tamara Santos (RU) def. J. Jedrychowski (DU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
5.
Octavia Malin (RU) def. JiaQing Mo (DU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
6.
Emma Persson (RU) def. Isabella Melena (DU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #9 JiaQing Mo/Lara Muller (DU) def.
Emma Schelble/
Kim Vrugteveen (RU) 8-2
2.
Janine Koleta/
Octavia Malin (RU) def. Arianna Demos/Larissa Karl (DU) 8-4
3. #10 J. Jedrychowski/Chung-Yen Huang (DU) def.
Justine Berezintsev/
Tamara Santos (RU) 8-1
Match Notes:
Drury 13-2, 0-1 GLVC; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #2
Rockhurst 8-4, 1-0 GLVC; Regional ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,3,2,4,6,5)
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