Lions defeat Southwest Baptist, 5-4

JOPLIN (April 13) -- Missouri Southern's women's tennis team capped off its 2004-05 home schedule on Wednesday with a 5-4 victory over Southwest Baptist at the Millennium Tennis & Fitness Center.

The Lady Bearcats won two doubles matches to take a 2-1 lead over Southern entering singles play. However, the Lions captured four of six matches in singles action, including each of the top three flights.

The win raises Southern's record to 6-6 overall including 3-3 in the MIAA. This weekend, Lions will get their final tune-up for the MIAA Tournament. Southern travels to Edmond, Okla. for the Central Oklahoma Broncho Tournament on Friday-Sunday (April 15-17). Then the Lions head to Topeka, Kan. for the MIAA Tournament April 22-24.

Missouri Southern 5, Southwest Baptist 4
DOUBLES
No. 1-Barb Gombosi/Michelle Hall (MSSU) def. Charlotte Heidelberg/Chelsey Janzen (SBU), 8-4
No. 2-Valerie Jones/Lauren Hodson (SBU) def. Lacey McMunn/Kristen Meschede (MSSU), 9-8 (5)
No. 3-Lynne Klaasen/Stephanie Janzekovich (SBU) def. Erin Fritz/Ashton Lawrence (MSSU), 8-5

SINGLES
No. 1-Gombosi (MSSU) def. Heidelberg (SBU), 6-0, 6-2
No. 2-Hall (MSSU) def. Janzen (SBU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3-McMunn (MSSU) def. Jones (SBU), 6-3, 6-4

No. 4-Hodson (SBU) def. Meschede (MSSU), 7-6 (2), 6-4
No. 5-Klaasen (SBU) def. Fritz (MSSU), 7-6 (3), 6-3
No. 6-Lawrence (MSSU) def. Janzekovich (SBU), 6-4, 6-1