CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Jacksonville State women's tennis team completed a three-game Ohio Valley road trip with a 6-1 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday at the Redhawk Tennis Complex.

The Gamecocks won their fourth straight match to improve to 10-8 overall and 6-0 in the OVC while the Redhawks dropped to 2-14 overall and 1-6 in conference play.

JSU won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead into singles and then put the match away with five singles victory. Viviane Marani and Martina Dessbesell beat Alyce Kelly and Elise Nattier 8-2 at No. 1 and Kimberly Ferris and Ralphaela Lima won 9-8 overall Ashton Hartley and Diana Donslovic at No 2.

Marani blanked Kelly, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 and Dessbesell won 6-1, 6-1 over Nattier at No. 2. Kimberly Ferris beat Hartley, 6-0, 6-1 at No 3 while Lima eased past Laura Garcia, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5. Fuller accounted for JSU's sixth point with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sara Pettigrew at No. 6.

Jacksonville State hosts Mercer at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at the JSU Tennis Courts.

Tennis Match Results
Jacksonville State vs Southeast Missouri
04-03-10 at Cape Girardeau, Mo.
(Redhawk Tennis Complex)

Jacksonville State 6, Southeast Missouri 1

Singles competition
1. Viviane Marani (JSUW) def. Alyce Kelly (SEMO) 6-0, 6-0
2. Martina Dessbesell (JSUW) def. Elise Nattier (SEMO) 6-1, 6-1
3. Kimberly Ferris (JSUW) def. Ashton Hartley (SEMO) 6-0, 6-1
4. Diana Donoslovic (SEMO) def. Rafaela Wenzel (JSUW) 3-6, 6-1, 10-8
5. Ralphaela Lima (JSUW) def. Laura Garcia (SEMO) 6-0, 6-3
6. Kristen Fuller (JSUW) def. Sarah Pettigrew (SEMO) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Martina Dessbesell/Viviane Marani (JSUW) def. Alyce Kelly/Elise Nattier (SEMO) 8-2
2. Kimberly Ferris/Ralphaela Lima (JSUW) def. Ashton Hartley/Diana Donoslovic (SEMO) 7-7, 7-1
3. Kristen Fuller/Rafaela Wenzel (JSUW) def. Laura Garcia/Sarah Pettigrew (SEMO) 8-0

Match Notes:
Jacksonville State 10-8, 6-0 OVC
Southeast Missouri 2-14, 1-6 OVC