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Trio of Tigers Ready for Individual Tournaments

A trio of Mizzou Tennis players are set to compete in individual tournaments from June 19-28. Senior Kelli Hine, sophomore Clare Raley and incoming freshman Turner Yates will face great competition from across the country as they each look to improve during the offseason and prepare for the 2015-16 campaign.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - A trio of Mizzou Tennis players are set to compete in individual tournaments from June 19-28. Senior Kelli Hine, sophomore Clare Raley and incoming freshman Turner Yates will face great competition from across the country as they each look to improve during the offseason and prepare for the 2015-16 campaign.

Hine, who racked up 15 total singles wins at the Tigers' No. 1 singles spot last season, will play at the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying event in Arlington, Texas from June 22-27. She received a first round bye in both the singles and doubles brackets.

Hine opens tournament play in the singles draw at 9 a.m. CT on Tuesday, June 23 as the No. 5 seed. With a win, the Texas native would advance to the Round of 16 on Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT. Hine and her partner Kelsey Grambeau, who attends the University of Wisconsin, begin action in the doubles draw on Thursday, with first serve slated for 11:30 a.m. CT.

Meanwhile, fresh off of a solid freshman season, Raley is participating in the Atlanta City Open. She is the No. 4 seed and takes on Amelia Almonte Santiago in the first round. That match begins at 6:30 p.m. CT on Friday, June 19.

Raley is also getting doubles experience in, playing alongside Alabama's Aryn Greene. The pair play at 4 p.m. on Saturday and need just two victories to clinch an Atlanta City Open Championship.

Incoming Mizzou freshman Turner Yates qualified for the Southern Lifestyle Development Classic at the LSU Tennis Complex in Baton Rouge, La., which is set to start on Monday, June 22. Draws for the tournament have yet to be announced.

Yates competed at the USTA Tennessee Valley Open Championships last week, winning three combined matches as she played in both the singles tournament and the mixed doubles tournament. 

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LINKS FOR LIVE RESULTS:

Kelli Hine: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=169172

Clare Raley: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=157161

Turner Yates: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=171699