Women's Tennis Tops Truman State

Marshall, Mo., (Sept. 13, 2023)- The Missouri Valley College women's tennis team hosted NCAA Division II Truman State (Mo.) in matches at Indian Foothills Park, Tuesday.  The Vikings earned a 5-2 victory in matches.

Doubles:

No. 1-Junior Milene Marciniuk (Curitiba, Brazil)/Sophomore Renata Martinez (Mexico City, Mexico) lost Allie Brown/Sydney Dial, 0-6.

No. 2-Sophomore Queralt Carbo (Barcelona, Spain)/Sophomore Claudia Casas (Tarragona, Spain) defeated Akansha Negi/AbbieWorster, 6-2.

No. 3-Freshman Hannah Brown (Marshall, Mo.)/Sophomore Anais Gerard (Montpellier, France) defeated Calli Hepfinger/Alayna Dostal, 6-0.

Singles:

No. 1-Carbo defeated Brown, 6-3, 6-4.

No. 2-Marciniuk defeated Negi, 6-0, 6-2.

No. 3-Olvera lost to Dial, 5-7, 4-6.

No. 4-Brown lost to Worster, 6-1, 3-6, 8-10.

No. 5-Casas defeated Hepfinger, 6-0, 6-2.

No. 6-Gerard defeated Dostal, 6-0, 6-1.

The win moves Missouri Valley to 1-1 on the season.

Up next, the Viking tennis teams host NCAA Division II William Jewell (Mo.) in matches, Saturday at 12:30 p.m., at Indian Foothills Park.

About Missouri Valley College

Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and a wide variety of sports. The most popular majors include education and business, criminal justice and exercise science. Above all, Valley is committed to student success. For more information, call (660) 831-4000 or visit www.moval.edu.