MANHATTAN, Kan. – South Dakota women's tennis posted its first dual win of the season with a 6-1 victory over Missouri State in a match played Sunday morning inside the Body First Indoor Tennis Center on the Kansas State campus.
 
The Coyotes (1-1) won the doubles point to begin the match and then proceeded to win five of the six singles matches in the contest.
 
Senior Natka Kmošková teamed with freshman Bea Havlickova to post a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles while the fifth-year senior duo of Jana Lazarevic and Habiba Aly clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles.
 
Estella Jaeger, who opened her South Dakota career with the school's first-ever (D1) singles win over a ranked opponent on Saturday against Kansas State, moved to 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles over Kate Miley.
 
Lazarevic posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Mary Houston at No. 2 singles and Aly clinched the dual win with a comeback win in three sets over Tiera Jarmond at No. 2 singles.
 
Anna Marija Bukina, a senior, earned a three-set win at No. 5 singles while Havlickova earned her first collegiate singles win at No. 6 singles.
 
"Great response by the team today after the K State loss," coach Brett Barnett said. "We played nowhere near our best doubles but we dug deep and pulled out the point.
 
"Playing on three courts is tricky and Jana and Estella did a great job winning quick to put us up 3-0. Big comeback and fight by Biba and it was great seeing Buki and Bea finish with wins after the match was clinched. Big week for us coming up as we know we will have a battle with Drake Thursday."
 
South Dakota begins a three match in five-day stretch with Thursday's road test at Drake, followed by Saturday at Minnesota and home on Monday (Jan. 31) to face Wichita State at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls.