University of Northern Iowa
Missouri State
Panther Tennis Falls to MSU 5-2
4/22/2006 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 22, 2006
The University of Northern Iowa women's tennis team was dealt a 5-2 loss by Missouri State, Saturday. The loss puts the Panthers at 14-5 on the season, 4-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
A bright spot for UNI came in the five-hole when Mariana Muraca ( Sao Paulo, Brazil/Elvira Brandas) topped MSU's Mali Gakovic 7-5, 6-3.
Singles:
No. 1 Nora Kuruc (MSU) Def. Meghana Paritala (UNI) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 Liz Garza (MSU) Def. Agnese Pukse (UNI) 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 Maja Stanojevic (MSU) Def. Taynara Moreas (UNI) 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 Monika Musilova (MSU) Def. Carolina Hannes (UNI) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Mali Gakovic (MSU) Falls To Mariana Muraca (UNI) 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 Meredith Esbeck (UNI) Default
Doubles:
No. 1 Liz Garza/Maja Stanojevic (MSU) Def. Agnese Pukse/Meghana Paritala 8-4
No. 2 Nora Kuruc/Monika Musilova (MSU) Def. Carolina Hannes/Mariana Muraca 8-1
No. 3 Sara Kendall/ Taynara Moreas (UNI) Default
The Panthers travel to Wichita State tomorrow to take on the Shockers in MVC play.
