UMSL Splits Conference Matches

Riverwomen Beat Saint Joseph's; Fall to Lewis

St. Louis, Mo. – The UMSL women’s tennis split a weekend conference matchup, dropping a 6-0 match against Lewis, but came back to beat Saint Joseph's 6-0 in an afternoon match.

Lewis won all six singles matches against the Riverwomen to win the morning contest. Devin Foy (Belleville, Ill./Belleville East) had the closest match for UMSL, falling in three sets 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 at the three singles spot.

Against Saint Joseph's, UMSL controlled most of the match, winning all six points. Devin Foy teamed up with Chrissy Duffy (St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran South) for an 8-1 win at one doubles and the Riverwomen won five singles matches for a 6-0 victory.

The Riverwomen are now 2-4 on the season and will be in action at home again this weekend. UMSL will host Bellarmine on Saturday at 9 am, and then host Northern Kentucky on Saturday at 3 pm.

RECAP
Lewis 6, Missouri-St. Louis 0
Singles:
1. Yvliya Kuznets (LU) def. Neringa Bandzeviciute (UMSL) 6-0, 6-0
2. Tracy Reece (LU) def. Lauren Wiele (UMSL) 6-0, 6-1
3. Liz Mendoza (LU) def. Devin Foy (UMSL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. Daphne Hill (LU) def. Katie Duffy (UMSL) 6-2, 6-4
5. Lauren Koveleski (LU) def. Chrissy Duffy (UMSL) 6-3, 7-5
6. Alane Lezatte (LU) def. Stephanie Bladen (UMSL) 6-0, 6-2

Missouri-St. Louis 6, Saint Joseph's 0
Singles:
1. Neringa Bandzeviciute (UMSL) def. Melissa Bachani (SJC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Devin Foy (UMSL) def. Loretta Clevenger (SJC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Katie Duffy (UMSL) def. Christie Lazzette (SJC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Chrissy Duffy (UMSL) def. Candace Northam (SJC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Lauren Daugherty (UMSL) vs. Christie Van Eyk (SJC) - 6-4, 2-3 (DNF)
6. Lauren Wiele (UMSL) def. Heidi Friermood (SJC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Foy/C. Duffy (UMSL) def. Lazette/Northam (SJC) 8-1
2. Bandzeviciute/Bladen (UMSL) vs. Bachani/Clevenger (SJC) - 5-3 (DNF)