ST. LOUIS, MO. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's tennis team saw its nine-match win streak snapped on Friday with a 5-4 loss to Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Rockhurst.

The visiting Hawks took two of three doubles matches before securing the win with singles wins at Nos. 3, 5 and 6.

UMSL falls to 10-3 overall and 3-1 in the GLVC, while Rockhurst improves to 8-6 and 2-1 in league play.

The Tritons host William Jewell tomorrow at 10 a.m.


Rockhurst 5, Missouri-St. Louis 4
Apr 05, 2013 at St. Louis, Mo. (UMSL Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Werner, Louisa (UMSL) def. Betts, Karsyn (RU) 6-1, 6-2

2. Verboven, Renee (UMSL) def. Schelble, Alex (RU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

3. Vrugteveen, Kim (RU) def. Vaz de Carvalhais, N (UMSL) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4

4. Cantalupo, Leanne (UMSL) def. de Groot, Kim (RU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

5. Schatz, Christine (RU) def. Duchaine, Chandler (UMSL) 6-1, 6-1

6. Kayser, Abby (RU) def. Smith, Selena (UMSL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. de Groot, Kim/Vrugteveen, Kim (RU) def. Werner, Louisa/Verboven, Renee (UMSL) 8-3

2. Betts, Karsyn/Schatz, Christine (RU) def. Vaz de Carvalhais, N/Duchaine, Chandler (UMSL) 8-4

3. Henkel, Danielle/Cantalupo, Leanne (UMSL) def. Kayser, Abby/Schelble, Alex (RU) 9-7

Match Notes

Rockhurst 8-6, 2-1 GLVC

Missouri-St. Louis 10-3, 3-1 GLVC; Regional ranking #6