ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Henderson State fell to Southern Arkansas in a non-conference match Saturday afternoon from the Bettye Wallace Tennis Center, 6-1. Now 1-1 on the season, HSU will head to Arkansas-Fort Smith for an intra-state match Thursday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.
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The Reddies just missed out on the earning the doubles point after the tandem of
Marianna Murcia and
Tirzah Bailey won at No. 3, 6-4.
Mulan Kamoe and
Haarini Balakrishnan were edged out at No. 1, 7-5, to give SAU the doubles nod.
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In singles, the reigning Flight 4 GAC Individual Champion
Jenna Kate Bohnert was the lone Reddie to see victory, defeating Southern Arkansas' Kalley Smith in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Three of Bohnert's teammates went the distance before falling in three sets.
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Henderson St. will see the Muleriders again in Magnolia Tuesday, April 11 in a conference match. League play will begin Saturday, April 1 with a special April Fool's Day edition of the Battle of the Ravine.
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RESULTS
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Doubles
No. 1 Kalley Smith/Greta Wallin (SAU) def.
Mulan Kamoe/
Haarini Balakrishnan (HSU) 7-5
No. 2 Lena Milosevic/Annika Berrendorf (SAU) def.
Jenna Kate Bohnert/
Kristina Kozlova (HSU) 6-1
No. 3
Marianna Murcia/
Tirzah Bailey (HSU) def. Sarah Roy/Inna Serpukhova (SAU) 6-4
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Singles
No. 1 Sarah Roy (SAU) def.
Mulan Kamoe (HSU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Lena Milosevic (SAU) def.
Kristina Kozlova (HSU) 2-6, 7-6, 10-7
No. 3 Annika Berrendorf (SAU) def.
Marianna Murcia (HSU) 6-4, 5-7, 11-9
No. 4
Jenna Kate Bohnert (HSU) def. Kalley Smith (SAU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Greta Wallin (SAU) def.
Haarini Balakrishnan (HSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Inna Serpukhova (SAU) def.
Danna Nunez (HSU) 6-4, 7-5
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