March 17, 2019-Emporia State dropped a pair of MIAA tennis duals on St. Patrick's Day to Northwest Missouri in Maryville, Mo.
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The Hornet men got off to a good start by winning the doubles point. Gerard Pont and Oliver Dixon won 6-4 at #1 doubles while Charles Gortzounian and Taylor Nelson picked up a 6-4 win at #2 doubles.Â
Taylor Nelson won the lone singles match for Emporia State, 6-2, 6-2 at #4 singles.Â
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Viktoria Mackova and Karen Santiago won 6-4 at #2 for Emporia State's lone win in doubles.
The Hornets team points came when Jessica Purdy won 7-5, 6-4 at #1 singles and Karen Santiago pulled out a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 victory at #5 singles.
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The Emporia State men are scheduled to play Friends on Wednesday, March 20 in Wichita in a make up dual from earlier this spring. The next action for the Hornet women will be an MIAA dual at Missouri Western on Friday, March 22.
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