St. Louis - The Maryville women's tennis team challenged No. 33 Drury but the Panthers were up to the task and posted an 8-1 victory over the Saints Saturday in St. Louis.

To open the match, the Panthers took all three doubles points 8-4, 8-2 and 8-5. The Saints battled back in singles play as four of the matches went the distance.
 
At No. 2, Andrea Fandio posted a shutout in set two but dropped the finale 6-3. In the number three slot, Puck Vlaskamp lost the first set, won set two 6-4 but fell 6-1 in the last set. Rebekah Anderson won the first set of her match at No. 5 but her opponent rallied to take the last two sets. Kine Kleppe recorded a win at No. 6 singles by rallying for a 5-7, 6-4, 10-6 triumph.
 
The Saints are now 6-8 overall, 2-2 in the GLVC. Drury improves to 15-1 overall and has won the GLVC West Division title with a perfect 6-0 GLVC slate.

#33 Drury University 8, Maryville University 1
Apr 16, 2016 at St. Louis, Mo.
 

Singles competition

1. Hadel Ali (DU) def. Sarah Etter (MU) 6-4, 6-1

2. Lara Mueller (DU) def. Andrea Fandino (MU) 7-5, 0-6, 6-3

3. Samanta Zambrano (DU) def. Puck Vlaskamp (MU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

4. Larissa Karl (DU) def. Lucy Horbatowski (MU) 6-1, 6-2

5. Weronika Halicka (DU) def. Rebekah Anderson (MU) 6-7, 6-1, 10-7

6. Kine Kleppe (MU) def. Isabella Melena (DU) 5-7, 6-4, 10-6

 

Doubles competition

1. Lara Mueller/ Samanta Zambrano (DU) def. Rebekah Anderson/Puck Vlaskamp (MU) 8-4

2. Larissa Karl/ Hadel Ali (DU) def. Lucy Horbatowski/Andrea Fandino (MU) 8-2

3. Weronika Halicka/ Isabella Melena (DU) def. Cara Rickert/Sarah Etter (MU) 8-5

 

Match Notes

Drury University 15-1, 6-0 GLVC; National ranking #33; Regional ranking #4

Maryville University 6-8, 2-2 GLVC