February 16, 2025-The Emporia State men's and women's tennis teams traveled to Springfield, Mo. on Sunday and both came away with victories over Drury. The Hornet men won 4-3 over the #23 Panthers while the women captured a 5-2 win over Drury.
The Hornet men started off with a lead after taking the first two doubles matches.
Mostafa Elbasnaly and
Hachem Fahem won 6-2 at #2 while
Gwendal Mazuay and
Alexis Mattenberger captured a 6-3 win at #3 to secure the opening point.
The Panthers evened the match when Yaroslav Sharyy defeated
Anton Sarunic 6-2, 6-4 at #1 singles. Elbasnaly put the Hornets back on top with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Jesus Gonzalez at #2 singles. Mattenberger made it 3-1 Hornets with a 6-1, 6-4 win at #6 singles over Alejandro Esquivel.
Diego Calvo clinched the win for Emporia State with a 6-1, 7-5 victory at #4 singles over Lukas Rieber.
The Emporia State women got wins at #2 and #3 doubles to get out to a 1-0 lead.
Perla Conde and
Sheriden Wichman won 6-4 at #2 while
Yuliya Klimova and
Anastasia Pesic picked up a 6-4 win at #3 doubles.
Drury got wins at #1 and #2 singles but the Hornets won the other four matches for the 5-2 dual win.
Lilie Bizouerne and
Anastasia Pesic each won 6-4, 6-2 with Bizouerne winning at #4 and Pesic at #5 singles. Conde got a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Antanina Novik at #3 singles while
Paige Stranghoner won 6-3, 7-5 at #6 over Eliana Weichel.
The next scheduled action for the Emporia State men is on Friday, February 21 when they play host to Friends. First serve is set for 11:00 a.m. at the Kossover Family Tennis Complex. The next women's action is an exhibition match against Seward County CC on Sunday, February 23 with the next regular season dual set for Friday, February 28 against MSU-Denver in Lubbock, Texas.
