ST. LOUIS, M.O.– The Bryant women's tennis team earned the 4-1 win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in the OVC semifinals on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs advance to the championship round tomorrow against the No. 1 seed SIUE at 1:00 PM. Bryant is one step closer to defending their title and winning back-to-back OVC championships. 

The Bulldogs were forced to play from behind with SEMO securing the doubles point. Yahli Noy and Laura Stypula took care of business at No. 3 doubles (6-1), but Lisa Dugec and Lucia Pino suffered the loss at No. 2 doubles (6-2). It was up to Natalia Vela and Maria Jose Hernandez at No. 1 doubles to salvage the point. They fell in a tiebreaker in a back-and-forth battle (7-6) [7-5] as the Redhawks went up 1-0 in the match.

Bryant responded in a massive way in singles action. Mila Martinez picked up the win at No. 5 singles (6-2, 6-3) to get the Bulldogs on the board. Then, Noy earned the win at No. 1 singles (6-3, 6-4) to put Bryant up 2-1. The momentum carried over into No. 4 singles with Hernandez coming on top (6-4, 7-5). Dugec sealed the deal at No. 6 singles (6-4, 6-3), clinching the 4-1 win for the Bulldogs.

Match Information
Final: Bryant 4, SEMO 1
Records: Bryant (16-7) | SEMO (10-15)
Location: Dwight Davis Tennis Center, St. Louis, MO
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026

Doubles
Bajorek/Mayerova (SEMO) def. Vela/Hernandez (BRY) 7-6 (7-5)
Demunck/Kozakova (SEMO) def. Dugec/Pino (BRY) 6-2
Noy/Stypula (BRY) def. Soome/Tadoum (SEMO) 6-1

Singles
Yahli Noy (BRY) def. Maja Bajorek (SEMO) 6-3, 6-4
Natalia Vela (BRY) vs. Mia Mayerova (SEMO) 6-1, 5-7, unfinished.
Laura Stypula (BRY) vs. Juliette Demunck (SEMO) 6-3, 2-6, 0-1, unfinished.
Maria Jose Hernandez (BRY) def. Sonia Zemtsova (SEMO) 6-3, 7-5
Mila Martinez (BRY) def. Kristina Kozakova (SEMO) 6-2, 6-2
Lisa Dugec (BRY) def. Saskia Soome (SEMO) 6-4, 6-3

Up Next
The Bulldogs face SIUE tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 PM in the OVC championship.

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