April 7, 2006

Wichita, Kan. - The University of Missouri women's tennis team defeated Wichita State 4-3 on Friday. With the win, the Tigers improve their overall record to 7-7.

Missouri earned points in the No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 singles matches. At No. 3, Tiger junior Erika Josbena defeated Anna Egorova 7-6, 6-2. At No. 4, Missouri freshman Val Dandik beat Ana Ines Exeni 6-2, 6-3. Amanda Pratzel improved her singles record to 11-3 with a win over Torrie Browning at No. 5. And Chrissy Svetlic earned her fourth win of the season, defeating Jackie Richey 6-1, 6-1. At No. 3 doubles, the Tiger duo of Charlotte Bellis and Lubica Nadasska defeated Genevieve Spink and Jackie Richey 8-4.

Despite winning the No. 3 doubles match, the Tigers fell at No. 1 and No. 2 to lose the doubles point. At No. 1 the Shocker duo of Wendi Webster and Madina Rakhim defeated Yelena Olshanskaya and Chrissy Svetlic 9-8. And at No. 2, Wichita State's Ana Ines Exeni and Anna Egorova defeated Erika Josbena and Amanda Pratzel 8-6.

At No. 1 singles, Wichita State's 82nd-ranked Madina Rakhim defeated Tiger junior Yelena Olshanskaya 7-6, 6-3. And at No. 2, Missouri's Lubica Nadasska fell to Wendi Webster 7-5, 4-6, 10-6.

The Tigers will now head to Lawrence to participate in the Border Showdown match against the 63rd-ranked Jayhawks Saturday at noon.

Results Missouri 4 Wichita State 3 Fri April 7 2006 Wichita, Kan.

Singles No. 1 No. 82 Madina Rakhim def. Yelena Olshanskaya, 7-6, 6-3 No. 2 Wendi Webster def. Lubica Nadasska, 7-5, 4-6, 10-6 No. 3 Erika Josbena def. Anna Egorova, 7-6, 6-2 No. 4 Valeria Dandik def. Ana Ines Exeni, 6-2, 6-3 No. 5 Amanda Pratzel def. Torrie Browning, 6-2, 7-5 No. 6 Chrissy Syetlic def. Jackie Richey, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles No. 1 Webster/Rakhim def. Olshanskaya/Svetlic, 9-8 No. 2 Exeni/Egorova def. Joshena/Pratzel, 8-6 No. 3 Charlotte Bellis/Nadasska def. Genevieve Spink/Richey, 8-4