Women's Tennis Travels to Murray State Wednesday Afternoon

 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After having its four-match winning streak snapped over the weekend, the Belmont University women's tennis team looks to bounce back with a midweek Missouri Valley Conference match at Murray State Wednesday afternoon. The Bruins (7-11, 4-1 MVC) take on the host Racers (10-8, 4-2 MVC) at 1 p.m. from the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts in Murray, Kentucky.
 
The match was originally scheduled for Sunday, March 26 but had to be postponed due to travel issues.
 
Beginning its final road stretch of the regular season, Belmont sits just a half match ahead of Murray State in the MVC standings. The Bruins are half a match behind Drake, who defeated Belmont 4-2 this past Saturday, and two matches behind conference leader Illinois State, who is a perfect 7-0 in MVC play.
 
Last Friday, the Bruins earned their second sweep in the Valley with a 7-0 rout of visiting Northern Iowa at the Beaman Family Tennis Complex. Despite Belmont's setback against the Bulldogs, both graduate student Meredith Roberts at No. 4 singles and senior Taylor Trondson at the sixth spot were victorious in their senior day matches.
 
The Ukrainian duo of freshman Mariia Hlahola and sophomore Anastasiya Zholdakova remain ranked nationally, the tandem checking in at No. 80 in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) doubles rankings.
 
On April 1 last year, the Bruins defeated the Racers 4-3 in Ohio Valley Conference action in Nashville. After securing the doubles point, Belmont won three of the top four singles matches, including a straight-set victory by Zholdakova at the fourth position.
 
Murray State enters Wednesday coming off back-to-back wins last week at Missouri State (6-1) and versus Northern Iowa (5-2) at home. The Racers' two losses in league play came on the road at Illinois State (7-0) and the University of Illinois Chicago (5-2).
 
Owning a 7-1 record at home, Murray State was picked fifth in the MVC's preseason predicted order of finish.
 
Up Next
The Bruins wrap up the regular season this weekend in Illinois, taking on the MVC-leading Redbirds Saturday afternoon in Normal before heading to Peoria Sunday for a matchup with Bradley.
 
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