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John Ellis

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Tennis bounces back to win final match in Florida

Griffons win two of three matches on Florida road trip

ORLANDO, Fla. – Griffon tennis (8-4) bounced back to finish their Florida road trip with an 8-1 win over St. Cloud State (2-9). Missouri Western won two of its three matches in Orlando.
 
The match started off with singles play and MWSU wasted little time in taking control of the match. The Griffons won five of the six singles matches before winning all three doubles matches.
 
Karolina Ström claimed her 10th consecutive win of the season with a straight set victory at No. 1 singles. Katherine Yeacker clinched the match with a hard fought three-set victory at No. 6 singles.
 
In doubles action, MWSU dominated all three matches as no match was closer than five points.
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Strom,Karolina (MWSU) def. DosSantos, Fernanda (SCSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Vuksan,Bojana (MWSU) leading Portz,Alexie (SCSU) 6-0, 2-0  (Vuksan retired due to injury)
3. Abreu Roman,Joanna (MWSU) def. Nierenhausen,Melissa (SCSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Salmaso,Federica (MWSU) def. Fitzpatrick,Samantha (SCSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Aguilera,Sofia (MWSU) def. White, Anna Marie (SCSU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Yeacker,Katherine (MWSU) def. Kopff,Sommer (SCSU) 6-7, 7-6, 11-9
 
Doubles
1. Abreu Roman,Joanna/Strom,Karolina (MWSU) def. Portz,Alexie/DosSantos, Fernanda (SCSU) 8-2
2. Dent,Emilee/Salmaso,Federica (MWSU) def. Fitzpatrick,Samantha/Hanegraaf,Emma (SCSU) 8-3
3. Aguilera,Sofia/Yeacker,Katherine (MWSU) def. Scheck,Abby/White, Anna Marie (SCSU) 8-1
 
UP NEXT
Missouri Western begins MIAA conference matches with a trip to Washburn on Saturday, March 10. First serve in Topeka, Kansas is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Katherine Yeacker

Katherine Yeacker

5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Katherine Yeacker

Katherine Yeacker

5' 6"
Sophomore