Box Score
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SEARCY, Ark. — Masha Andrianova moved to 8-0 on the year overall and 5-0 in the Great American Conference as the junior won in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 at No. 1 singles for Southern Nazarene in a 7-2 loss at Harding.
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The Crimson Storm (5-3, 3-2 GAC) picked up wins at No. 1 doubles as well as Andrianova and
Natalia Moreno won 9-8 (7-0) to move to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the GAC.
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The Lady Bisons (10-5, 2-0) though took the rest of the matches winning five singles matches and two doubles.
Marina Shipilova and
Karina Kotova lost 9-7 at No. 2 doubles while
Haley Cantwell and
Bekah Stewart fell 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.
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In singles, Moreno tried to bounce back after losing the first set 6-0 with a 6-4 win in the second, but fell 6-1 in the third set at No. 2 singles. Shipilova went down 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 singles while Kotova just lost out on a tiebreaker for the third set 11-9. She lost the first set 7-5 before winning the second 6-4. Stewart lost 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 while Cantwell also lost 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.
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The Crimson Storm now get set to host Oklahoma Baptist, April 10, at 2 p.m.