St. Louis, Mo., April 17, 2019 – The No. 15-ranked Washington University in St. Louis women's tennis team defeated NCAA Division II University of Missouri-St. Louis 5-2 behind strong singles play Wednesday at the Tao Tennis Center.

WashU, who has won four of its last five matches, improved to 9-10. UMSL had its five-match win streak snapped and dropped to 12-5. 

Match-by-Match Results
Doubles
1. #23 Marina Prediger/Leticia Lunge (UMSLW) def. Lisa Chionis/Ashley Lessen (WASHUW) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Divya Sharma/Sanjna Tripathy (WASHUW) def. Salome Bleuler/Odette Beagrie (UMSLW) 7-5
3. Emma Sass/Zoe Park (WASHUW) def. Bianca Buie/Clara Lopez Bueno (UMSLW) 6-0 

Singles:
1.Brigitte Hodge (WASHUW) def. Salome Bleuler (UMSLW) 6-3, 6-1
2. #40 Marina Prediger (UMSLW) def. Laurel Wanger (WASHUW) 6-3, 6-3
3. Odette Beagrie (UMSLW) def. Grace Hederick (WASHUW) 6-3, 6-1
4. Sanjna Tripathy (WASHUW) def. Leticia Lunge (UMSLW) 6-1, 6-3
5. Libby Jubas (WASHUW) def. Bianca Buie (UMSLW) 6-2, 6-2
6. Hannah Johnston (WASHUW) def. Clara Lopez Bueno (UMSLW) 6-2, 5-7, 10-8 

Notes:
• Hodge picked up the first win of her career playing No. 1 singles
• The win for Jubas was the 20th of her career 

Up Next:
WashU hosts No. 36 Wisconsin-Whitewater Friday at 2 p.m.