MURRAY, KY. – Middle Tennessee women's tennis defeated Murray State in the 38th meeting in the series, 5-2, on Thursday at the Bennie Purcell.
Starting the match steady, the Blue Raiders earned the first doubles victory with and sister Zani Banard defeating Murray State duo Gharapoup/Muller on court 1, 6-1.
The Racers recovered on courts 2 and 3 to conquer the doubles point over the Raiders. Murray State took that 1-0 advantage into singles play.
Starting singles strong, senior defeated Murray State's Loncarevic, 6-3, in the first set followed by another strong showing in the second set holding Loncarevic to three points in the match.