Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – After a come from behind 5-4 victory over Newman (2-2) on Saturday, the Arkansas Tech women's tennis team (5-0) continued their exceptional play by defeating host Missouri Western (2-3) and Maryville (4-3) on day two of the Missouri Western Winter Invitational at the Genesis Health Club in St. Joseph, Mo.
 
The Golden Suns captured wins over two regionally ranked teams on the weekend by defeating Newman, the No. 8 ranked team in the South Central Region, and Maryville, the seventh-ranked team in the Midwest Region.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will host its first home match of the spring season as it welcomes John Brown (1-2) to the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 between the Golden Suns and Golden Eagles.

 
Arkansas Tech vs. Missouri Western

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Suns started out strong in doubles play as Macarena Sedano Acosta and Tamara Bell won the No. 1 singles match in straight sets 8-0.
• The other two doubles matches were tightly contested, but the No. 2 doubles pairing of Teresa Sanchez and Annabel Rowlands pulled out an 8-6 win while Vandella Suico and Haeleigh Long pulled out a 9-8 win in a tiebreaker.
• Tamara Bell and Kami Ward each picked up a win in singles play to come away with the 5-0 victory.

 
SINGLES COMPETITION

1. Macarena Sedano Acosta (Tech) vs. Yasmine El Ghazi (MWSU) 6-4, 2-6, unfinished
2. Tamara Bell (Tech) def. Joanna Abreu Roman (MWSU) 7-6 (7), 6-3
3. Teresa Sanchez (Tech) vs. Karolina Strom (MWSU) 7-5, unfinished
4. Annabel Rowlands (Tech) vs. Sofia Aguilera (MWSU) 3-6, 6-0, unfinished
5. Kami Ward (Tech) def. Federica Salmaso (MWSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Haeleigh Long (Tech) vs. Katherine Yeacker (MWSU) 3-0, unfinished

 
DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. Macarena Sedano Acosta/Tamara Bell (Tech) def. Yasmine El Ghazi/Katherine Yeacker (MWSU) 8-0
2. Annabel Rowlands/Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. Joanna Abreu Roman/Karolina Strom (MWSU) 8-6
3. Vandella Suico/Haeleigh Long (Tech) def. Sofia Aguilera/Federica Salmaso (MWSU) 9-8 (6)

 
MATCH NOTES
Arkansas Tech: 4-0
Missouri Western: 2-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3), Singles (2, 5)
Final Score: Arkansas Tech 5, Missouri Western 0
 
Arkansas Tech vs. Maryville
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Doubles play was tightly contested with two matches going to a tiebreaker. While Acosta and Bell unfortunately dropped their tiebreaker, Haeleigh Long and Vandella Suico responded with a 9-8 tiebreak win of their own in the No. 3 doubles match to send the Suns into singles play with a 2-1 advantage.
• After Maryville fought back to tie it at 2-2 in the No. 3 singles match, The Suns took the next three with Tamara Bell, Annabel Rowlands, and Kami Ward each winning their singles matches to come away with the 5-2 win.

 
SINGLES COMPETION

1. Macarena Sedano Acosta (Tech) vs. Sarah Etter (MU) 6-4, unfinished
2. Tamara Bell (Tech) def. Kine Sando Kleppe (MU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Sandra Hinterberger (MU) def. Teresa Sanchez (Tech) 6-4, 6-3
4. Annabel Rowlands (Tech) def. Rebekah Anderson (MU) 6-1, 7-5
5. Kami Ward (Tech) def. Lina Kunert (MU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Haeleigh Long (Tech) vs. Maya Biesterfeld (MU) DNP

 
DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. Rebekah Anderson/ Puck Vlaskamp (MU) def. Macarena Sedano Acosta/Tamara Bell (Tech) 9-8 (1)
2. Annabel Rowlands/Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. Sandra Hinterberger/Lina Kunert (MU) 8-5
3. Vandella Suico/Haeleigh Long (Tech) def. Sarah Etter/ Kine Sando Kleppe 9-8 (7)

 
Match Notes
Arkansas Tech: 5-0
Maryville: 4-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3), Singles (3, 2, 4, 5)
Final Score: Arkansas Tech 5, Maryville 2