Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns tennis team (7-3) battled with 20th-ranked Drury (11-0), but could not come up with the road victory as the Suns fell to the Lady Panthers 7-2 Sunday afternoon at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.
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NEXT UP
- The Golden Suns will close out their three-match road stretch, as they will travel to Siloam Springs, Ark. on Tuesday, March 14 for a rematch against John Brown. The match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start at the JBU Tennis Courts.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Suns again got off to a tough start to begin the match as they fell behind 3-0 after doubles play.
- Tamara Bell won her eighth consecutive singles match to move to 8-0 during the spring season with a 3-6, 6-1, 10-8 victory in the No. 2 doubles match. Between the fall and spring seasons, Bell holds a 12-4 mark in singles play.
- Annabel Rowlands picked up a win in the No. 5 singles match to move to 13-4 overall on the year.
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SINGLES COMPETITION
- Larissa Karl (DU) def. Macarena Sedano Acosta (Tech) 6-0, 6-0
- Tamara Bell (Tech) def. Chung-Yen Huang (DU) 3-6, 6-1, 10-8
- Josephine Jedrychowski (DU) def. Teresa Sanchez (Tech) 6-2, 6-0
- Julia Schepp (DU) def. Kami Ward (Tech) 6-4, 6-4
- Annabel Rowlands (Tech) def. Isabella Melina (DU) 6-4, 7-6 (7)
- Elizaveta Tregubova (DU) def. Vandella Suico (Tech) 6-1, 6-1
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DOUBLES COMPETITION
- Larissa Karl/Julia Schepp (DU) def. Macarena Sedano Acosta/Tamara Bell (Tech) 8-3
- JiaQing Mo/Arianna Demos (DU) def. Teresa Sanchez/Annabel Rowlands (Tech) 8-0
- Josephine Jedrychowski/Chung-Yen Huang (DU) def. Haeleigh Long/Kami Ward (Tech) 8-3
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MATCH NOTES
Arkansas Tech: 7-3
Drury: 11-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3), Singles (1, 3, 2, 6, 4, 5)
Final Score: No. 20 Drury 7, Arkansas Tech 2
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