UMSL Gets First Win of the Season

Riverwomen Beat Saint Joseph's; Fall to Lewis

The Missouri-St. Louis women’s tennis got their first win of the season, defeating Saint Joseph's College 6-2 Saturday morning. The Riverwomen then lost a 9-0 match at Lewis on Saturday afternoon.

Against the Pumas, UMSL got victories at one and two doubles for an early lead in the match. Krissy Howard (Gilette, Wyo./Campbell County) then got an easy 6-1, 6-1 win at two singles and Devin Foy (Belleville, Ill./Belleville East) got a 6-3, 6-0 win at three singles. Lauren Daugherty (Ft. Worth, Texas/Brewer) added a win at four singles and Christy Bronson (Jacksonville, Ill./Jacksonville) got a win at five singles to round out the match. In the afternoon match against Lewis, UMSL dropped all nine matches in the loss.

UMSL is now 1-5 on the season and 1-5 in the GLVC. The Riverwomen will be at home this weekend when they host Kentucky Wesleyan on Friday and Southern Indiana on Saturday.

RECAP
Missouri-St. Louis 6, Saint Joseph's 2
Singles
1.Melissa Bachani (SJC) def. Neringa Bandzeviciute (UMSL) 6-2, 6-4
2.Krissy Howard (UMSL) def. Melissa Kiefer (SJC) 6-1, 6-1
3.Devin Foy (UMSL) def. Christie Van Eyk (SJC) 6-3, 6-0
4.Lauren Daugherty (UMSL) def. Holly Berner (SJC) 6-1, 6-3
5.Christy Bronson (UMSL) def. Heidi Friermood (SJC) 6-0, 6-0
6.Julie Williams (UMSL) vs. Candace Northam (SJC) - unfinished
Doubles
1.Foy/Howard (UMSL) def. Kiefer/Berner (SJC) 8-3
2.Bandzeviciute/Daugherty (UMSL) def. Van Eyk/Northam (SJC) 8-4
3.Bachani/Friermood (SJC) def. Williams/Bronson (UMSL) 8-2

Lewis 9, Missouri-St. Louis 0
Singles
1.Yuliya Kuznets (LU) def. Neringa Bandzeviciute (UMSL) 6-0, 6-1
2.Allison Schmitz (LU) def. Krissy Howard (UMSL) 6-0, 6-2
3.Erin Piechocinski (LU) def. Devin Foy (UMSL) 6-4, 6-1
4.Katie Popp (LU) def. Lauren Daugherty (UMSL) 6-0, 6-1
5.Lauren Koveleski (LU) def. Christy Bronson (UMSL) 6-2, 6-2
6.Jenny Jones (LU) vs. Julie Williams (UMSL) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1.Kuznets/Schmitz (LU) def. Foy/Howard (UMSL) 8-1
2.Piechocinski/Popp (LU) def. Bandzeviciute/Daugherty (UMSL) 8-2
3.Koveleski/Lezatte (LU) def. Williams/Bronson (UMSL) 8-1