FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2006

Lions defeated by Drury, Cameron
 

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri Southern played two matches in Springfield, Mo. over the weekend of March 10-11. The Lions opened with a 6-3 loss to Cameron (Okla.) and fell on Saturday 9-0 to host Drury.

In the Cameron match, the Lions picked up one win in doubles play with the No. 1 team of Michelle Hall and Barb Gombosi winning 8-4. Kim McMunn and Kasey Adams posted victories in singles play with McMunn winning a long match over Cameron's Sanda Leigh King.

Against Drury, the Lions suffered several tight losses, including throughout singles play.

Here are complete results from the two matches:
 

Cameron 6, Missouri Southern 3
Doubles
No. 1 - Barb Gombosi/Michelle Hall (MSSU) def. Carolina Vera-Vera/Kim Romero (CU), 8-4
No. 2 - Mati Moreira/Meghan Goforth (CU) def. Kristen Meschede/Kim McMunn (MSSU), 8-3
No. 3 - Sandra Leigh King/Viviana Seca (CU) def. Ashton Lawrence/Kasey Adams (MSSU), 8-1

Singles
No. 1 - Vera-Vera (CU) def. Hall (MSSU), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 - Romero (CU) def. Gombosi (MSSU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 - Moreira (CU) def. Meschede (MSSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - McMunn (MSSU) def. King (CU), 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-6
No. 5 - Seca (CU) def. Lawrence (MSSU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 - Adams (MSSU) def. Hirai (CU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Drury 9, Missouri Southern 0
Doubles
No. 1 - Amato/Miranda-Sanchez (DU) def. Michelle Hall/Barb Gombosi (MSSU), 8-1
No. 2 - Ducourt/Sabri (DU) def. McMunn/Meschede (MSSU), 8-5
No. 3 - Blosser/Carter (DU) def. Adams/Lawrence (MSSU), 8-1

Singles
No. 1 - Miranda-Sanchez (DU) def. Hall (MSSU), 7-6 (6), 6-4
No. 2 - Sabri (DU) def. Gombosi (MSSU), 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-5
No. 3 - Amato (DU) def. Meschede (MSSU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 - Ducourt (DU) def. McMunn (MSSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 - Blosser (DU) def. Lawrence (MSSU), 3-6, 6-2 (6)
No. 6 - Lindsey Castrodale (DU) def. Adams (MSSU), 6-3, 6-2