FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2006

Lions move into tie for second in league
 

Missouri Southern 5, Emporia State 4
Singles
No. 1-Marcela Bayon (ESU) def. Michelle Hall (MSSU), 6-2, 7-5
No. 2-Barb Gombosi (MSSU) def. Natalie Villaflor (ESU), 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 3-Kristen Meschede (MSSU) def. Lacey Luina (ESU), 7-5, 7-5
No. 4-Karly Schultz (ESU) won by default
No. 5-Ashton Lawrence (MSSU) def. Annie Boothe (ESU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 6-Kasey Adams (MSSU) def. Talya Quick (ESU), 6-2, 7-5

Doubles
No. 1-Hall/Gombosi (MSSU) def. Luina/Villaflor (ESU), 9-7
No. 2-Bayon/Schultz (ESU) def. McMunn/Meschede (MSSU), 8-2
No. 3-Booth/Quick (ESU) def. Lawrence/Adams (MSSU), 8-5

Records: ESU 13-5, 3-3 MIAA. MSSU 11-6 overall, 4-2 in the MIAA.
 

Notes: Lions move into a tie for second with Southwest Baptist in MIAA standings. Emporia State ranked eighth in the March 30 NCAA-II North Central Region poll and fifth in the latest Fila/ITA Tennis Division II Regional poll. Fila Tennis Rankings have MSSU's Hall ranked sixth in the region in singles, Gombosi 10th and Meschede 12th. Hall and Gombosi ranked second in North Central Region in the Fila poll.