ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Southeast Missouri (10-14) fell to Bryant University (14-7) 4-1 on Saturday at the Dwight D. Davis Tennis Center.
Southeast Missouri secured the doubles point with victories at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles.
Juliette Demunck and
Kristina Kozakova set the tone with a 6-2 win over Bryant's Lisa Dugec and Lucia Pino at No. 2 doubles, followed by
Maja Bajorek and Mia Mayerova's 7-6 (7-5) battle against Natalia Vela and Maria Jose Hernandez at No. 1 doubles. Bryant earned a win at No. 3 doubles, as Yahli Noy and Laura Stypula defeated
Saskia Soome and
Yontha Tadoum, 6-1.
In singles, Bryant quickly leveled the score with Yahli Noy's 6-3, 6-4 win over Bajorek at No. 1 singles. The visitors continued to gain momentum with victories at No. 5 singles, where Mila Martinez overcame Kozakova 6-2, 6-3, and at No. 4 singles, as Hernandez defeated Sonia Zemtsova 6-3, 7-5.
Bryant clinched the match with a win at No. 6 singles, where Dugec edged past Soome, 6-4, 6-3. In a decisive match at No. 2 singles, Mayerova pushed Vela to a third set before the contest was left unfinished with a score of 1-6, 7-5, 1-1. The final score in favor of Bryant was 4-1.
Doubles
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Maja Bajorek/Mia Mayerova (SEMO) def. Natalia Vela/Maria Jose Hernandez (BU) 7-6(5)
Juliette Demunck/
Kristina Kozakova (SEMO) def. Lisa Dugec/Lucia Pino (BU) 6-2
Yahli Noy/Laura Stypula (BU) def.
Saskia Soome/
Yontha Tadoum (SEMO) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
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Yahli Noy (BU) def.
Maja Bajorek (SEMO) 6-3, 6-4
Mia Mayerova (SEMO) vs. Natalia Vela (BU) 1-6, 7-5, 1-1 (unfinished)
Juliette Demunck (SEMO) vs. Laura Stypula (BU) 3-6, 6-2, 1-1 (unfinished)
Maria Jose Hernandez (BU) def. Sonia Zemtsova (SEMO) 6-3, 7-5
Mila Martinez (BU) def.
Kristina Kozakova (SEMO) 6-2, 6-3
Lisa Dugec (BU) def.
Saskia Soome (SEMO) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 1, 4, 6
This loss wraps up the season for the Redhawks.