SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Washburn Lady Blues kickoff off their spring season with a bang with a 6-3 win over No. 19 ranked Drury on the road in Springfield, Mo., at the Cooper Tennis Complex. Washburn (1-0) will be back in action on March 3 when they will play host to Nebraska-Kearney.

Washburn started out the match by sweeping doubles play as the No. 1 duo of Alyssa Castillo and Jamie Blackim took down Alana Bellinger and Palagie Gamo 8-6. The No. 2 team of Morgan Rainey and Whitley Zitsch knocked off Abbey Sharpe and Ivana Marevic 8-5 and the No. 3 team of Elektra Hunter and Annie Doole outlasted Ellen Bennett and Valentine Lambrechts 9-8.

In singles action, Rainey won a three-set match over Sharpe 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles while Castillo topped Lambrects 6-3, 6-0 and Kristen McKee won a three-setter of Bennett 6-3, 4-6 ,10-6.

Washburn 6, #19 Drury University 3
Feb 04, 2011 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)

Singles competition

1. Rainey,Morgan (WU) def. Abbey Sharpe (DU) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2

2. Pelagie Gamo (DU) def. Zitsch,Whitley (WU) 6-2, 6-2

3. Ivana Marevic (DU) def. Blackim,Jamie (WU) 6-0, 6-2

4. Alana Bellinger (DU) def. Hunter,Elektra (WU) 6-2, 6-2

5. Castillo,Alyssa (WU) def. Valentine Lambrechts (DU) 6-3, 6-0

6. McKee,Kristin (WU) def. Ellen Bennett (DU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6

Doubles competition

1. Blackim,Jamie/Castillo,Alyssa (WU) def. Alana Bellinger/Pelagie Gamo (DU) 8-6

2. Rainey,Morgan/Zitsch,Whitley (WU) def. Ivana Marevic/Abbey Sharpe (DU) 8-5

3. Hunter,Elektra/Doole,Annie (WU) def. Ellen Bennett/Valentine Lambrechts (DU) 9-8