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Mizzou Invite
Five Tigers Clinch a Mizzou Invite Title on Final Day of Competition
9/20/2015 2:46:00 PM | Tennis
@MizzouTennis finished the weekend with 29 total match wins as a team
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Tennis wrapped up play at the Mizzou Invitational with 29 total match wins. Five different Tigers secured a Mizzou Invitational title on Sunday at the Plaza Tennis Center as head coach Sasha Schmid's team finished the tournament on a high note.
Senior Kelli Hine, junior Bea Machado Santos and junior Brittany Lashway all concluded the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record in singles matches. The trio of Tigers took home titles at No. 1 singles, No. 2 singles and No. 6 singles, respectively.
Brianna Lashway and Santos took home the doubles title at the No. 1 spot as the pair picked up two convincing victories over Penn State and Nebraska together during the weekend. Brianna Lashway played five times at No. 1 doubles throughout the tournament, competing with both Santos and junior Cassidy Spearman, and compiled a 4-1 record in those five matches. Brittany Lashway added a second Mizzou Invite title, winning the No. 3 doubles crown playing alongside sophomore Clare Raley.
Raley left Kansas City with a 5-0 record in doubles matches. Additionally, she only dropped one singles match and finished the weekend with a 7-1 overall individual record.
Mizzou's 29 total match wins through all three days of competition were the most by any team at the tournament. The Tigers entered Sunday with 21 wins under their belt and continued their success on Sunday, making a statement early on in the doubles session. Mizzou swept all three matches against Penn State and concluded the weekend with team doubles victories over all other competing schools.
The Tigers went on to have a successful afternoon in singles against Louisville. Hine pocketed a third singles victory at the No. 1 spot for the weekend 7-6(5) 6-0. Santos and Raley also posted a pair of two-set singles victories over Louisville. Santos prevailed 6-2, 7-5 at the No. 2 position and Raley won 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 6 spot. Brittany Lashway also won a three-set clash at No. 5 singles against Louisville, 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.
Mizzou won't compete as team again until the ITA Central Regionals from Oct. 16-19 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Hine, who boasts a No. 89 preseason ITA singles ranking, heads to the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, California, from Oct. 3-11. The senior will begin competition in the qualifying round on Oct. 6. For all the latest on Mizzou Tennis, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouTennis.
MIZZOU INVITE INDIVIDUAL TITLES
No. 1 Singles: Kelli Hine (Mizzou)
No. 2 Singles: Bea Machado Santos (Mizzou)
No. 3 Singles: Abbie Pahz (Louisville)
No. 4 Singles: Taylor Shukow (Penn State)
No. 5 Singles: Jessie Lynn Paul (Louisville)
No. 6 Singles: Brittany Lashway (Mizzou)
No. 1 Doubles: Bea Machado Santos/Brianna Lashway (Mizzou)
No. 2 Doubles: Elle Stokes/Ariana Rodriguez (Louisville)
No. 3 Doubles: Clare Raley/Brittany Lashway (Mizzou)
MIZZOU TENNIS DAY 3 RESULTS
Mizzou vs. Penn State (Doubles)
No. 1 – Bea Machado Santos/Brianna Lashway (MU) def. Daria Sapogova/Samantha Tutelman (PSU), 6-2
No. 2 – Cassidy Spearman/Kelli Hine (MU) def. Ekaterina Blik/Taylor Shukow (PSU), 6-4
No. 3 – Brittany Lashway/Clare Raley (MU) def. Kelly Mengel/Liyin Xu (PSU), 6-2
Mizzou vs. Louisville (Singles)
No. 1 – Kelli Hine (MU) def. Ariana Rodriguez (LOU), 7-6 (5), 6-0
No. 2 – Bea Machado Santos (MU) def. Elle Stokes (LOU), 6-2, 7-5
No. 3 – Sena Suswam (LOU) def. Brianna Lashway (MU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 – Chloe Willetts (LOU) def. Cassidy Spearman (MU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Brittany Lashway (MU) def. Abbie Pahz (LOU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
No. 6 – Clare Raley (MU) def. Olivia Boesing (LOU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 7 - Jessie Lynn Paul (LOU) def. Turner Yates (MU), 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Extra Singles
Turner Yates (MU) def. Elizabeth Gould (NEB), 6-3
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