Women's Tennis Picks Up a 6-1 Victory in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Mustangs repeated a win from the fall's matches today, picking up a 6-1 victory over Missouri Baptist today. The Mustangs toppled the Spartans, who were receiving votes in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics rankings, 6-1.

Morningside got the momentum headed in their direction out of the gate, with Line Jensen and Brooke Marshall winning at no. 1 doubles 6-3 and Kailee Bailey and Stefany Simplicio winning at no. 3, 6-4.

Lara Heinrich kept the Mustangs on the move, winning 6-2, 6-2 in the no. 2 singles position. Jensen followed with a 6-4, 6-0 win at no. 1, and Bailey clinched the match with a win at no. 5, 6-2, 6-2. 

Helene Kreibich extended Morningside's advantage with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 win and Brooke Marshall added a victory 3-6, 7-5, with a 10-5 super tiebreaker.

The Mustangs' schedule features one more countable non-conference match on March 14 against Bethel of Kansas, before conference play begins on March 21.

DOUBLES

1. Line Jensen/Brooke Marshall def. Yvonne Shannon/Melissa Jangarasheva 6-3

2. Lucia Rubio/Mariana Azevedo def. Lara Heinrich/Helene Kreibich 6-4

3. Kailee Bailey/Stefany Simplicio def. Bissola Lassissi/Jocelynn Carmody 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

SINGLES

1. Line Jensen def. Bissola Lassissi 6-4, 6-0

2. Lara Heinrich def. Yvonne Shannon 6-2, 6-2

3. Helene Kreibich def. Lucia Rubio 7-6 (7-2), 6-3

4. Brooke Marshall def. Jocelynn Carmody 3-6, 7-5, 10-5

5. Kailee Bailey def. Melissa Jangarasheva 6-2, 6-2

6. Mariana Azevedo def. Jil Exelmans 6-4, 6-4

Order of finish: 2, 1, 5, 6, 3, 4