COLUMBIA, Mo. – Isabella Krupa and
Teona Velkoska recorded their second straight dual doubles victory Saturday as Southeast Missouri women's tennis (0-2) fell to Missouri (2-0), 4-0, at the Mizzou Tennis Center.
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Krupa and Velkoska improved to 2-0 in 2019 with a 6-2 win over Marta Oliveira and Vivien Abraham to start the dual meet Saturday.
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The Tigers then earned the doubles point with wins at the third and first positions. Serena Nash and Gabrielle Goldin beat
Anais Emelie and
Romana Tarajova, 6-1, at no. 3 doubles.Â
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Macken Middlebrooks and Ellie Wright then outlasted
Kseniya Zonova and
Sneha Sinha, 6-4, at no. 1 doubles to secure the point.Â
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Mizzou then claimed the meet with wins at the fourth, first and second singles slots.Â
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Wright beat Velkoska, 6-0, 6-2, at #4 singles and then Middlebrooks defeated Tarajova, 6-0, 6-3, at the top position.Â
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Nash picked up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Zonova at the no. 2 spot to conclude the dual.Â
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Krupa fought tough against #60-ranked Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) player Lisa Fukutoku at no. 3 singles. Krupa won the opening set, 7-6, before Fukutoku evened the match at 1-1 with a 6-1 second set. In the third set, Krupa was leading 3-0 before the match was stopped.Â
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The Redhawks next head to Saint Louis for a dual meet against the Billikens on Friday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.
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