Racer Tennis Splits Weekend Matches

Saturday, March 5

Dayton, OH

2:30 p.m.

Murray State

Dayton

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

3/7/2022 12:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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Murray State defeated Dayton 6-1, Fell Against Cincinnati 5-2 Over the Weekend

Murray State women's tennis split their matches over the weekend with a 6-1 victory over Dayton (March 5) while falling to Cincinnati 5-2 (March 6) in each respective city. MSU moves to 5-5 on the year following the two matches while winning the doubles point in all but one match this season.

The Racers took control of the match against Dayton early by taking the doubles point thanks to wins from the pairings of Gabrielle Geolier/Natalie Slezakova and Marit Kreugel/ Sarah Bureau. Following the doubles matchups with the Flyers, Murray State was able to secure five of six singles points to capture a dominant victory on Saturday.

"Against Dayton, our team set the tone early in both doubles and singles, which was something we were missing the last couple of matches," said Coach Jorge Caetano. "Winning the first set in all but one court in singles made a big difference in the end as we were able to take control of the matches."

In the match against Cincinnati, the Racers dropped their first doubles point of the season after winning the first nine doubles points of the year. Stasya Sharapova and Annika Pschorr each took their respective singles flights on Sunday.

"Our doubles looked good, and we were only 2 points away from claiming the doubles point once again which I felt was crucial in the end," Caetano said of the match against Cincinnati. "In singles, the girls left it all on the court and props to Cincinnati for winning the big points. Our decision-making was much better this weekend, and we just need to execute a little better so overall a very encouraging weekend.

Murray State is back in action this weekend when they travel to Western Kentucky on Saturday before hosting Chattanooga on Sunday.