Dec. 6, 2010
The Mizzou Women's Tennis Team hosted its first of two Tiger Pro-Am's at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia on Sunday.
The Tiger Pro-Am was a fun-filled tournament featuring the Mizzou women's tennis team, local celebrities and Missouri tennis fans. Several well-known Columbia residents participated in the event and teamed with Tiger student-athletes in a doubles competition. There were three sets of doubles matches on Monday, featuring current Missouri student-athletes and local tennis players and celebrities as teammates. In addition to the Tigers and local celebrities, several fans in attendance are members of the Green Tennis Center and supporters Mizzou tennis.
"We have gone out of our way to get involved in our community in a number of ways and put our players in a position to meet people in Columbia's professional society," said Missouri tennis Head Coach Blake Starkey. "Our kids met a lot of new people and everyone had a lot of fun. We have always run events like this, and will continue to do so."
The event was a fun opportunity for the Missouri tennis team to socialize with their featured guests and vice-versa.
"These girls are just wonderful," said Karen Thies, a participant in the Pro-Am. "We watch them practice and play, so it was so much fun to actually be on court with them. Sitting in the stands you sometimes don't realize how wonderful these girls truly are. It was just a lot of fun, and we're looking forward to watching them play this season."
The University of Missouri women's tennis program opens its spring season January 14th on the road in Memphis, Tennessee at the Memphis Tiger Invitational. Mizzou will open against against national powers Memphis, BYU, and Ole Miss.
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nnemijn Koenen, Megan Clark, Kaitlyn Ritchie and Mary Hofferber
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Karen Thies, Senior Maureen Modesto, Barb Glen, Sophomore Mahdi Besovic |
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Laura Erdel, Rachel Stuhlmann, Jamie Mera and Linda Bennett
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Mallory Weber, Ginny Matlin, Rita Thome and her children and Maria Christensen
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