SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Valor Women's Tennis opened their 2026 campaign on Saturday (Feb. 7) afternoon, hosting NCAA D-II Truman State at the Cooper Tennis Complex.

The Evangel women battled and earned the point in double play, but fell in five of the six singles matches, falling 5-2 in Saturday's season opener.

Doubles Results

Rachel Chaney / Maria Morgado (EU) def. Sydney Dial / Nayana Malangi (TSU), 6-4

Finley LaForge / MaryGrace Seymour (TSU) def. Lidia Bjelica / Lauren Hendrickson (EU), 6-0

Hennessey Brown / Natalia Antkowiak (EU) def. Belle Daniels / Himari Maruyama (TSU), 6-1

Singles Results

Sydney Dial (TSU) def. Rachel Chaney (EU) - 6-1, 6-2

Maria Morgado (EU) def. Nayana Malangi (TSU) - 2-6, 6-3, 10-2

Finley LaForge (TSU) def. Lidia Bjelica (EU) - 6-1, 6-0

MaryGrace Seymour (TSU) def. Natalia Antkowiak (EU) - 6-3, 6-1

Belle Daniels (TSU) def. Lauren Hendrickson (EU) - 6-2, 6-0

Himari Maruyama (TSU) def. McKylie Cox (EU) - 6-1, 6-3

Hennessey Brown (EU) def. Alayna Dostal (TSU) - 8-3

Amelia Willing (TSU) def. Olivia Glissen (EU) - 8-7

NEXT UP

Evangel Women's Tennis takes on a pair of NCAA D-II programs, Arkansas Tech and Drury, next Saturday (Feb. 14) afternoon at the Cooper Tennis Complex.

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