COLUMBIA, Mo. - Wichita State women's tennis fell to Missouri, 4-0, in the first match of a four-match road swing at the Mizzou Tennis Complex in Columbia, Mo. on Friday.
 
The doubles competitions were back and forth affairs that could have swung either way. Ting-Ya Hsu and Natsumi Kurahashi forced the Missouri pair of Olivieira/Ventura to win seven games. The only ranked matchup of the match between No. 54 Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva and Marta Bellucco and No. 58 Nash/Goldin went unfinished because of a Mizzou win on court two.
 
Singles were short lived because of three two-set victories by the Tigers. Lingwei Kong forced a tiebreak in the second set on court three, but she was unable to force the third set and fell 6-3, 7-6 (0-4). Marta Bellucco forced a third set on court four, but the match went unfinished since Mizzou were the first to four.
 
Up Next
The Shockers face Old Dominion tomorrow at noon at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.
 
Shocker Results
Wichita State 0, Missouri 4
Singles competition
1. Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Serena Nash (MIZ) def. Esther Thebault (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Marta Oliveira (MIZ) def. Lingwei Kong (WSU) 6-3, 7-6 (0-4)
4. Vivien Abraham (MIZ) vs. Marta Bellucco (WSU) 4-6, 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
5. Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) vs. Lisa Fukutoku (MIZ) no result
6. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) vs. Elys Ventura (MIZ) no result
 
Doubles competition
1. #58 Serena Nash/Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ) vs. #54 Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Marta Bellucco (WSU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Ellie Wright/Vivien Abraham (MIZ) def. Lingwei Kong/Esther Thebault (WSU) 6-4
3. Marta Oliveira/Elys Ventura (MIZ) def. Ting-Ya Hsu/Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) 7-5
 
Match Notes:
Wichita State 1-5
Mizzou 5-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,1,3)