ST. LOUIS, Mo. - McKendree University women's tennis hosted Henderson State University on Tuesday afternoon, falling by a score of 2-5. The Bearcats move to 3-2 overall on the season as they prepare for three matches on the road this coming weekend.  

McKendree took the win in the No.3 doubles match as fifth-year senior Manuela Barriga and junior Maria Vitoria Salomao defeated Henderson's Marianna Murcia and Tirzah Bailey 6-1.  

In the singles matches, two Bearcats won their respective matches. Senior Mariana Caicedo Mora snagged a 7-6, 6-1 win over Henderson's Haarini Balakrishnan in the No.5 match while Salomao captured the victory in the No.6 match 6-1, 6-3 over Henderson's Danna Nunez.  

McKendree is back on the court this coming weekend with a road trip starting at William Jewell College on Friday, March 24. The Bearcats then go to Rockhurst University on Saturday, March 25 and finish the weekend outing at Missouri Valley College on Sunday, March 26.  

BOX SCORE VS. HENDERSON STATE 

#1 Doubles 

Score     Doubles Pairing 

3             Cipriani / Fonseca 

6             Kamoe / Kozlova  

#2 Doubles 

Score     Doubles Pairing 

4             Cook / Caicedo 

6             Bohnert / Balakrishnan 

#3 Doubles 

Score      Doubles Pairing 

6             Barriga / Salomao 

1             Murcia / Bailey  

#1 Singles 

Score     Matchup 

2     3     Barriga  

6     6     Kamoe 

#2 Singles 

Score              Matchup 

6     6     5       Cipriani 

3     7     10     Kozlova 

#3 Singles 

Score      Matchup 

4     2      Cook 

6     6      Murcia 
  

#4 Singles 

Score     Matchup 

4     2     Fonseca  

6     6     Bohnert 

#5 Singles 

Score      Matchup 

7     6      Caicedo Mora 

6     1      Balakrishnan 
  

#6 Singles 

Score      Matchup 

6     6      Salomao  

1     3      Nunez