Box Score 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