University of Missouri
Colorado
Missouri Sweeps Last Home Match
4/23/2011 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
April 23, 2011
Columbia, Mo. - No. 73 Missouri faced the Colorado Buffaloes for Senior Day on Sat., April 23rd at the Green Tennis Center where they improved to 4-7 Big 12 and 12-9 overall. The Tigers began the match off effectively by winning all three of their doubles matches to pull out ahead of the Buffaloes 1-0 after snagging the doubles point. Senior Mallory Weber and partner Marlen Hacke quickly broke past their opponents 8-3 while the pairing of senior Kaitlyn Ritchie and Maria Christensen battled and pulled through 8-6 after being down 4-1 and eventually catching up 6-6 at No. 2 doubles. Freshman Rachel Stuhlmann and junior Jamie Mera worked well together to beat Colorado 8-2 rapidly.
Missouri continued to play strong and efficiently when competing in singles. Christensen finished first on the singles courts, giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead, cruising past Carla Manzi 6-0, 6-1. Hacke completed her singles match, at No. 3, against Michala Jensen winning 6-2, 6-2. Weber had a strong showing for her last home singles match when she defeated Abbie Probert 6-2, 6-1 on court No. 2 while fellow senior, Ritchie, fought to win against Kristina Schleich. Ritchie won her first set 6-3 but dropped the second set 3-6. In the tiebreaker, Ritchie rallied and came out the victor winning ten points over Schleich's eight. Mera seemed to have little to no problem throughout her singles match dominating 6-1, 6-1 over Colorado. Missouri's Stuhlmann prevailed 6-0, 6-2 in straight sets versus Kristina Barber. Stuhlmann's win secured the sweep 7-0 for Missouri.
Seniors Ritchie, Modesto, and Weber
The triumph over the Colorado Buffaloes was a great end to Big 12 play, especially for Tigers' seniors Mallory Weber, Kaitlyn Ritchie, and Maureen Modesto. Missouri will continue play next week Thursday, April 28th in Waco, Texas to begin the Big 12 Championships. The Big 12 Championships will take place April 28-May 1. For more information, visit mutigers.com
No. 73 Missouri 7, Colorado 0
Doubles:
1. Mallory Weber/Marlen Hacke def. Carla Manzi/Abbie Probert, 8-3
2. Kaitlyn Ritchie/Maria Christensen def. Kristina Schleich/Ania Anuszkiewicz, 8-6
3. Rachel Stuhlmann/Jamie Mera def. Michala Jensen/Kristina Barber, 8-2
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
*Missouri won the doubles point
Singles:
1. Kaitlyn Ritchie def. Kristina Schleich, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (8)
2. Mallory Weber def. Abbie Probert, 6-2, 6-1
3. Marlen Hacke def. Michala Jensen, 6-2, 6-2
4. Maria Christensen def. Carla Manzi, 6-0, 6-1
5. Jamie Mera def. Ania Anuszkiewicz, 6-1, 6-1
6. Rachel Stuhlmann def. Kristina Barber, 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6
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