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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Southeast Missouri (7-5, 1-0) edged Belmont (2-4, 0-1) by a score of 4-3 Saturday morning in its Ohio Valley Conference opener.
Southeast, which won its third-straight match, opened OVC play with a win for the first time since 2005-06.

Southeast received singles wins out of the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 positions. Valeriia Kashina won her fourth-straight match at the top of the Redhawks lineup when she beat Sandra Kancheva, 6-3, 6-4. Valeriia Nagovitcina, after dropping her first set, battled back to get by Laura Van Eeckhoudt, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 2. Melissa Martin rounded out the Redhawks singles scoring with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Ann Lauren Fiepke. For Martin, it was her fifth-straight win.

The Redhawks claimed the decisive doubles point after winning the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Kashina/Ekaterina Donetckova took care of Kendall Warren/Van Eeckhoudt, 8-5. Heather Robinson/Martin followed with an 8-1 victory over Kancheva/Nikki Maciel to claim the point in the No. 2 position.

Southeast will head to Tennessee State Sunday.