ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Griffon Tennis (1-1) goes on the road this weekend to face No. 13 St. Mary's (TX) on Saturday and Augustana (S.D.) on Sunday. Both matches are set to start at 9 a.m. and will be played at the Ernest Grundy Tennis Center in Kearney, Nebraska.

MoWest opened its 2026 season at Genesis Health Club in St. Joseph on Feb. 14 with a 4-2 loss to Rockhurst.

Rockhurst secured the doubles point, taking two of the three matches. At No. 3 doubles, Claudia Pastor and Ella Gates earned a 6-0 victory for the Griffons, but Rockhurst claimed wins at No. 1 (6-3) and No. 2 (6-1) to take the early 1-0 lead. In singles play, Cristina Granero Boj battled at the No. 1 position but fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0.

Johanna Priedite put together a strong performance at No. 2 singles, earning a 7-6 (14-12), 6-1 victory to pick up a point for MWSU. Jevrosima Mitic earned a straight-sets victory at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 7-5.

At No. 4 singles, Alejandra Ramirez Botella battled in a close contest but fell in straight sets, 4-6, 5-7.

Ella Gates pushed her match to three sets at No. 5 singles, opening with a 6-2 win before Rockhurst responded to take the next two sets, 6-2, 6-2. The No. 6 singles match featuring Claudia Pastor went unfinished.

This Weekend's Challenges
MoWest faces a St. Mary's team that's 4-2 on the season so far. It'll be the first ever meeting between the Griffons and Rattlers. There's a special tie between these programs - current Griffon head coach Alejandro de la Torre began his career as an assistant coach at St. Mary's for both men's and women's tennis before taking the MoWest job in 2022.

Augustana (7-1) is off to a hot start, and enters the weekend on a five-match winning streak. MoWest is 1-4 vs. Augustana all-time in tennis.