Missouri Western tennis loses to No.7 Central Oklahoma

ST. JOSEPH – Griffon tennis (10-10) fell to No. 7 Central Oklahoma (15-2) 8-1 at Genesis Health Club Saturday.

Karolina Strom put Missouri Western on the board with a straight set victory 6-1, 6-3 in No. 1 singles and knocked off the 23^rd-rated player in Division II. It is her fifth win in the last six matches. Strom’s win is also her 13^th of the season, the most by a Griffon in more than a decade.

Central Oklahoma is the second consecutive top-12 nationally ranked opponent MWSU has played.

RESULTS
Singles
1. Strom,Karolina (MWSU) def. #23 Hodges,Alli (UCO) 6-1, 6-3
2. #16 Charbonnet,Laetitia (UCO) def. Abreu Roman,Joanna (MWSU) 7-6, 6-2
3. Bhat,Kirtana (UCO) def. Salmaso,Federica (MWSU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Landin,Paola (UCO) def. Aguilera,Sofia (MWSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Van Eeckoudt,Sara (UCO) def. Yeacker,Katherine (MWSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Williams,Alix (UCO) def. Dent,Emilee (MWSU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. #28 Bhat,Kirtana/Charbonnet,Laetitia (UCO) def. Abreu Roman,Joanna/Strom,Karolina (MWSU) 8-2
2. Hodges,Alli/Landin,Paola (UCO) def. Dent,Emilee/Salmaso,Federica (MWSU) 8-0
3. Van Eeckoudt,Sara/Williams,Alix (UCO) def. Aguilera,Sofia/Keim,Audrey (MWSU) 8-2

UP NEXT
Missouri Western hosts No. 6 Northeastern State at 11 a.m. at Genesis Health Club for Senior Day. The Griffons will honor senior Sofia Aguilera prior to the match’s first serve.