MURRAY, Ky. – Teona Velkoska registered victories at the first doubles and fifth singles positions as Southeast Missouri women's tennis (8-8, 1-3 OVC) was edged by Murray State (10-7, 4-1 OVC), 4-3, Saturday at the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts.
Southeast took the doubles point to open the dual match with Murray State Saturday. After the Racers won the third doubles position, 6-1, the Redhawks rallied off victories at the first and second slots.
Amina Hadzic and Sara Loncarevic beat
Romana Tarajova and
Manuela Barriga, 6-1, at no. 3 doubles before Velkoska and
Isabella Krupa ousted Anja Loncarevic and Stasya Sharapova, 6-3.
The victory was the first at the top doubles slot for Velkoska and Krupa in 2019 after compiling an 11-4 mark at the no. 2 position.
Kseniya Zonova and
Sneha Sinha then secured the doubles point at the middle spot with a 6-4 decision on Jeanne Masson and Claire Chang. It was the first dual win this campaign for Zonova and Sinha at the second position.
Tarajova then extended the Redhawks lead to 2-0 when the dual moved to singles. She defeated Sharapova, 6-2, 6-3, at no. 1 singles.
MSU then reeled off wins at the sixth, third, second and fourth singles positions to pull ahead 4-2.
Velkoska fought past Anja Loncarevic, 6-7, 6-2, 10-4, at no. 5 singles to conclude the dual match with Murray State.
Southeast next travels to Jacksonville, Alabama, for SEMO's final OVC road dual of the season against Jacksonville State Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m. The Redhawks then wrap up their conference slate when they host SIUE and Eastern Illinois Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 at the Redhawks Tennis Complex.
