ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's tennis team cruised into the GLVC Tournament semifinals by posting a 5-0 victory over Bellarmine on Friday in one of four quarterfinal round matches.
The Tritons improve to 16-5 overall and will face Lewis tomorrow at 12 p.m. at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park. The Flyers defeated the Tritons, 6-3, during the regular season.
Junior Natalia Vaz de Carvalhais won at both singles and doubles to help UMSL to the win.
Missouri-St. Louis 5, Bellarmine 0
Apr 18, 2014 at St. Louis, Mo. (Dwight Davis Tennis Center) | Singles competition |
| 1. Parra, Lina (UMSLW) vs. McFerran, Michelle (BELL) 6-4, 1-0, unfinished |
| 2. Werner, Louisa (UMSLW) vs. Waschuk, Evann (BELL) 4-6, 2-0, unfinished |
| 3. Verboven, Renee (UMSLW) vs. Hanley, Caitlin (BELL) 6-5, unfinished |
| 4. Bellanger, Nina (UMSLW) vs. Thompson, Sydney (BELL) 6-2, 1-1, unfinished |
| 5. Carvalhais, Natalia (UMSLW) def. Claeys, Jamie (BELL) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 6. Cantalupo, Leanne (UMSLW) def. Dorton, Abby (BELL) 6-1, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Werner, Louisa/Bellanger, Nina (UMSLW) def. McFerran, Michelle/Waschuk, Evann (BELL) 8-6 |
| 2. Parra, Lina/Carvalhais, Natalia (UMSLW) def. Hanley, Caitlin/Thompson, Sydney (BELL) 8-3 |
| 3. Verboven, Renee/Henkel, Danielle (UMSLW) def. Claeys, Jamie/Landers, Sydney (BELL) 8-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Bellarmine 11-6 |
| Missouri-St. Louis 16-5; Regional ranking #6 |
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