Columbia, Mo. – The Mizzou Tennis team is busy this summer preparing for the 2015-16 campaign. The Tigers are balancing workouts and camps with various individual tournaments across the country. This past week, three tournaments featured Mizzou student-athletes a seven of the eight Tigers on next season's roster participated in events and faced stiff competition along the way.
All seven won at least one singles match and advanced in their respective tournaments. The week was highlighted by a pair of deep singles runs by Brittany Lashway and Cassidy Spearman and an impressive showing from the doubles tandem of Clare Raley and Bea Machado Santos.
Lashway and Spearman both picked up two solid wins to reach the semifinals of their tournaments before falling in close matches. Raley and Santos rebounded from early exits in their singles draws to dominate the doubles field at the ITA Summer Circuit in Lawrence, Kan. The duo powered their way to the championship match and eventually fell in a tightly contested match.
For a complete list of results from the past week, see the details below. To keep up with Mizzou Tennis, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouTennis.
Kelli Hine – Women's Hospital Decaoness 2015 Classic – Evansville, Ind.
Singles
First Round: def. Alexandra Anghelescu 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4
Second Round: def. Gail Falkenberg 6-1, 6-1
Third Round: fell to Alexis Casati 3-6, 2-6
Bea Machado Santos – ITA Summer Circuit (Kansas) – Lawrence, Kan.
Singles
First Round: def. Yurie Heard 6-0, 6-0 (WD)
Second Round: fell to Summer Collins 4-6, 6-0, 8-10
Clare Raley – ITA Summer Circuit (Kansas) – Lawrence, Kan.
Singles
First Round: def. Alexis Czapinski 6-1, 6-2
Second Round: fell to Nastya Rychagova 2-6, 6-7
Santos & Raley – ITA Summer Circuit (Kansas) – Lawrence, Kan.
Doubles
First Round: def. Alexis Czapinski & Lauren Pickens (WD)
Second Round: def. Maria Jose Cardona & Jessica Anzo 9-8
Semifinal: def. Nina Khmelnitckaia & Nastya Rychagova 8-5
Championship Match: fell to Tiffany Hollebeck & Audrey Ann Blakely, 8-4
Brittany Lashway – ITA Summer Circuit (Kansas) – Lawrence, Kan.
Singles
First Round: def. Patricia Husakova 6-2, 7-6
Second Round: def. Helena Malenakova 6-0, 6-1
Quarterfinal: def. Jessica Anzo 6-3, 6—4
Semifinal: fell to Nastya Rychagova 4-6, 6-7
Brianna Lashway – ITA Summer Circuit (Kansas) – Lawrence, Kan.
Singles
First Round: def. Tiffany Hollebeck 7-6, 6-2
Second Round: fell to Audrey Ann Blakely 3-6, 0-6
Madison Rhyner – ITA Summer Circuit – Lawrence, Kan.
Singles
First Round: def. Lauren Pickens 6-3, 6-2
Second Round: fell to Nina Khmelnitckaia 3-6, 6-7
Cassidy Spearman – Salem – Salem, Oregon
Singles
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Brenda Grella 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinal: def. Radhika Mehndiratta 6-1, 6-0
Semifinal: fell to Suzanne Matzenauer 6-7 (5), 3-6