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Women's Tennis Mike Clark, Director of Athletic Public Relations

Women's Tennis Rolls to 7-0 Victory Over SEMO

Freshman Sophie O'Neill
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s tennis team blanked host Southeast Missouri Friday afternoon, 7-0. The Colonels (12-10, 4-3 OVC) have now won four of their last five matches.

Sophomore Jessica Albuquerque (No. 1) continued her hot streak and picked up her seventh consecutive win. Meanwhile, freshman Saioa Oscoz (No. 4) and #Sophie O’Neill# (No. 6) dropped just one game each in their respective matches.

Eastern Kentucky wraps up its regular season schedule tomorrow at Tennessee State.

Eastern Kentucky 7, Southeast Missouri 0

Singles
1. Jessica Albuquerque (EKU) def. Nikole Novikova (SEMO) 6-2, 6-0
2. Myriem Mhirit (EKU) def. Elizabeth Nyenwe (SEMO) 6-4, 6-3
3. Anouk Faure (EKU) def. Ashton Hartley (SEMO) 6-0, 6-1
4. Saioa Oscoz (EKU) def. Laura Garcia (SEMO) 6-0, 6-1
5. Milena Poffo (EKU) def. Lauren Schaper (SEMO) 2-0, retired
6. Sophie O’Neill (EKU) def. Sarah Pettigrew (SEMO) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Novikova/Nyenwe (SEMO) def. Albuquerque/Oscoz (EKU) 8-4
2. Mhirit/Poffo (EKU) def. Garcia/Hartley (SEMO) 8-3
3. Faure/O’Neill (EKU) def. Pettigrew/Schaper (SEMO) 8-1

Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (12-10, 4-3 OVC); Southeast Missouri (2-12, 1-6 OVC)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (5, 3, 6*, 4, 1, 2)



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