Results

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The No. 21-ranked Northeastern State women's tennis team defeated Missouri Western State 9-0 Monday afternoon at the NSU Tennis Complex.
 
The RiverHawks (16-4, 10-0 MIAA) finished the regular season undefeated in the MIAA and the win over the Griffons (11-9, 4-6 MIAA) clinched the MIAA Regular Season Championship outright for the green and white. This marked the second-straight regular season trophy for NSU but the first outright championship.
 
Northeastern State will now set its sights on the MIAA Championship tournament, which will be contested April 24-26 at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri. NSU will be the No. 1 seed for the second-straight year, and the team will face No. 8 Washburn in the first round at 9 a.m. April 24. The RiverHawks defeated the Ichabods 9-0 on April 10.
 
Northeastern State began its Monday sweep by winning all three doubles courts against the Griffons.
 
First off was the duo at No. 2 doubles, where sophomore Valeriia Efimenko and freshman Molly Worden defeated Sofia Aguilera and Kayla Dysart 8-5. Juniors Kristina Savchenkov and Patricia Husakova, the No. 12-ranked doubles team in the nation, defeated Sarah Giraldo and Yasmine El Ghazi 8-4 at the top of the card.
 
Senior Barbora Jirickova and freshman Easton Parker wrapped up doubles with an 8-4 win at the third position over Denise Chiao and Ceara Boldridge.
 
Savchenkov, the No. 21-ranked singles player in the country, kicked off singles action with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Giraldo at the first court. Worden clinched the team portion of the match when she then defeated Dysart 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3.
 
Husakova quickly followed with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Aguilera on Court No. 2, and Jirickova defeated Boldridge 6-2, 6-3 at the fifth position.
 
Junior Lucia Cerchlanova picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win over Meara Smith at the sixth flight, and Efimenko closed out the sweep at the fourth court when she defeated El Ghazi 7-5, 6-0.
 
Tennis Match Results
Apr 20, 2015 at Tahlequah, Okla.
(NSU Tennis Complex)
 
#21 Northeastern State 9, Missouri Western State 0
           
Singles Competition
1. #21 Kristina Savchenkov (NSU) def. Sarah Giraldo (MWSU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Patricia Husakova (NSU) def. Sofia Aguilera (MWSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Molly Worden (NSU) def. Kayla Dysart (MWSU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Valeriia Efimenko (NSU) def. Yasmine El Ghazi (MWSU) 7-5, 6-0
5. Barbora Jirickova (NSU) def. Ceara Boldridge (MWSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Lucia Cerchlanova (NSU) def. Meara Smith (MWSU) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. #12 Kristina Savchenkov/Patricia Husakova (NSU) def. Sarah Giraldo/Yasmine El Ghazi (MWSU) 8-4
2. Valeriia Efimenko/Molly Worden (NSU) def. Sofia Aguilera/Kayla Dysart (MWSU) 8-5
3. Barbora Jirickova/Easton Parker (NSU) def. Denise Chiao/Ceara Boldridge (MWSU) 8-4
 
Match Notes:
Missouri Western State 11-9, 4-6 MIAA
Northeastern State 16-4, 10-0 MIAA; National Ranking #21
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,2,5,6,4)
 
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