FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2006

Lions sweep Nebraska-Kearney
 

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Missouri Southern's women's tennis team opened its home schedule on Sunday with the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The Lions earned a 9-0 victory in the match.

The Lions got the day started off with three victories in doubles play. Senior Barb Gombosi and sophomore Michelle Hall won 8-4 over McKenna Irvin and Nicole Raybalid of Nebraska-Kearney. Senior Kim McMunn and junior Kristen Meschede were 8-2 winners over Lima Parrado and Allie Erickson. The Lions won by default at No. 3 doubles.

Nebraska-Kearney also gave up a default victory in No. 6 singles. Hall blanked Parrado at No. 1, 6-0, 6-0 and Gombosi posted a pair of 6-1, 6-1 victories over Irvin. Meschede, Kasey Adams and Ashton Lawrence also won in straight sets.

The Lions are slated to return to action Tuesday (March 14) in an MIAA match at Washburn.
 

Missouri Southern 9, Nebraska-Kearney 0
Doubles
No. 1 - Barb Gombosi/Michelle Hall (MSSU) def. McKenna Irvin/Nicole Raybalid (UNK), 8-4
No. 2 - Kim McMunn/Kristen Meschede (MSSU) def. Lima Parrado/Allie Erickson (UNK), 8-2
No. 3 - Ashton Lawrence/Kasey Adams (MSSU) won by default

Singles
No. 1 - Hall (MSSU) def. Parrado (UNK), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 - Gombosi (MSSU) def. Irvin (UNK), 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 - Meschede (MSSU) def. Erickson (UNK), 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 - Adams (MSSU) def. Raybalid (UNK), 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 - Lawrence (MSSU) def. Kate Musicke, 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 - Carissa Knoderer (MSSU) won by default

Exhibition - Knoderer (MSSU) def. Musicke (UNK), 6-2, 7-5

MSSU Records:
Kasey Adams: 2-8
Barb Gombosi: 8-6
Michelle Hall: 7-7
Carissa Knoderer: 2-0
Ashton Lawrence: 5-5
Kim McMunn: 2-1
Kristen Meschede: 6-5
x-Erin Fritz: 1-5

Adams/Lawrence: 2-2
Adams/Meschede: 0-1
Gombosi/Hall: 6-3
McMunn/Meschede: 1-3

x-no longer on team.