Tennis Falls Closely to UTM, Picks up Big Win Over SEMO

Saturday, April 16

Martin, Tenn.

12 p.m.

Murray State

UT Martin

Photo by: Jesse Ordunez

Tennis Falls Closely to UTM, Picks up Big Win Over SEMO

4/20/2022 11:03:00 AM | Women's Tennis

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Murray State Tennis Fell 4-3 to the Skyhawks, Won 4-3 Against SEMO

Murray State (10-9) tennis split a pair of OVC matches with a 4-3 defeat versus UT Martin on Saturday in Martin, Tennessee, before picking up a big win over Southeast Missouri 4-3 on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Racers now sit at 3-3 in conference play this season and will conclude the regular season against Austin Peay for a home match on April 23.

vs UTM

After dropping the doubles point to the Skyhawks, The Racers were able to secure three singles points from the efforts of Stasya Sharapova, Annika Pschorr, and Jordi Font Montero before UT Martin took three singles points of their own to take the match 4-3.

"Very disappointing result this weekend but we can't think about what happened and have to look forward," said Coach Jorge Caetano. " We know we can compete against the best and now it's just a matter of doing it so we can carry the momentum going to the OVC Tournament."

vs SEMO

The Racers bounced back in a big way after defeating a Southeast Missouri side that entered the contest at 5-1 in OVC play and 13-5 overall. The Racers took the doubles point from SEMO with the pairing of Pschorr and Sarah Bureau and Sharapova and Natalie Slezakova taking their flights. Sharapova and Pschorr each took care of business in their singles flight while Gabrielle Geolier took her matchup in straight sets in the MSU victory.

"I am very proud of this team for the way we played. The girls played as a team and played for each other which is something we have been missing in most matches this year," said Caetano. "Everyone played their role to the best of their abilities and when we are all in sync like that, we are a tough team to beat."

Murray State now sets its sights on Austin Peay for the regular-season finale at Bennie Purcell Courts on Saturday (April 23)

Caetano said of the upcoming match, "Austin Peay just clinched the regular-season title so we know it is going to be a tough match on a senior day on Saturday but we are ready and excited for the matchup."