Trish Moceo

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The SBU Bearcat women's tennis team fell to Nebraska-Omaha, 5-3, in the first round of the MIAA tournament on Saturday. SBU was the fifth seed and Nebraska-Omaha was number four. The loss ended the Bearcats' season at 8-9 overall.

After dropping the doubles matches, SBU rallied to win three of the first four singles matches including Jolee Cook, Johanna Olsson and Jenna Hendrickson at #1 through #3. Nebraska-Omaha won the match on second set tiebreaker at #6 singles.

The loss was the final collegiate match for SBU senior Trish Moceo. Moceo was a part of the 2008 MIAA Championship team, the first women's team in any sport in SBU history to win an MIAA championship.

Nebraska-Omaha 5, Southwest Baptist 3
at Kansas City, Mo. (Plaza Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Cook,Jolee (SBU) def. Faulk,Rachel (UNO) 6-2, 7-5
2. Olsson,Johanna (SBU) def. Moklestad,Traci (UNO) 6-3, 6-3
3. Hendrickson,Jenna (SBU) def. Haas,Kelsey (UNO) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
4. Hottman,Heather (UNO) def. Moceo,Trish (SBU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Thomas,Samantha (UNO) vs. Sentlinger,Sarah (SBU) unfinished
6. Olson,Kelsie (UNO) def. Guiot,Crystal (SBU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)

Doubles competition
1. Faulk,Rachel/Moklestad,Traci (UNO) def. Olsson,Johanna/Cook,Jolee (SBU) 8-4
2. Thomas,Samantha/Hottman,Heather (UNO) def. Hendrickson,Jenna/Moceo,Trish (SBU) 8-4
3. Haas,Kelsey/Lausten,Mary (UNO) def. Sentlinger,Sarah/Guiot,Crystal (SBU) 8-1

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,2,1,3,6)
MIAA Women's Tennis Championship, First Round

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