ST. LOUIS — A pair of late nights saw the Newman women's tennis team split a pair of matches, topping Maryville in an exciting match Friday night before falling to a tough Missouri-St. Louis side Saturday.
The Jets (2-1) won their second straight 5-4 match to open their roadtrip Friday against the Saints. Down 2-1 after the doubles matches, Newman won four at singles, including seeing Ariana Raga and Tamar Tskhakaia win in tiebreakers. The match was tied 4-4 entering the final singles match at No. 6, and Emily Wise earned a 6-1, 4-6, 10-3 victory there to lock up the win.
UMSL handed the Jets their first loss of the season late Saturday night, earning a 7-2 victory. Kate Bugayenko ran her winning streak to four straight on the weekend, teaming with Kateryna Stoianova to win 8-5 at No. 2 doubles, and earning her second win in as many days at No. 1 singles. Both of those victories at singles came by straight sets.
The Jets take to the courts again in a week, hosting McPherson Feb. 21.
Newman 5, Maryville 4
Singles
1. Kate Bugayenko, NU, d. Puck Vlaskamp 7-6, 6-1.
2. Andrea Fandino, MU, d. Kateryna Stoianova 7-5, 3-6, 10-2.
3. Lucy Horgatowski, MU, d. Vanessa Brill 7-5, 6-4.
4. Ariana Raga, NU, d. Kine Kleppe 5-7, 6-2, 10-4.
5. Tamar Tskhakaia, NU, d. Bekah Anderson 7-6, 3-6, 10-8.
6. Emily Wise, NU, d. Makenna Parker 6-1, 4-6, 10-3.
Doubles
1. Vlaskamp/Anderson, MU, d. Brill/Raga 8-2.
2. Bugayenko/Stoianova, NU, d. Kleppe/Fandino 8-4.
3. Cara Rickert/Horgatowski, MU, d. Wise/Marit Lemmens 9-8 (3).
Missouri-St. Louis 7, Newman 2
Singles
1. Kate Bugayenko, NU, d. Jennifer Hauer 6-2, 6-1.
2. Salome Bleuler, UMSL, d. Kateryna Stoianova 6-1, 6-4.
3. Paty Maya, UMSL, d. Vanessa Brill 6-1, 6-3.
4. Renee Verboven, UMSL, d. Ariana Raga 7-5, 2-6, 10-2.
5. Natalia Silva, UMSL, d. Tamar Tskhakaia 6-0, 6-3.
6. Annie Hays, UMSL, d. Emily Wise 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
1. Bleuler/Maya, UMSL, d. Brill/Raga 8-6.
2. Bugayenko/Stoianova, NU, d. Hauer/Silva 8-5.
3. Verboven/Chandler Duchaine, UMSL, d. Wise/Marit Lemmens 8-4.
