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@MizzouTennis Finishes Day Two of Midwest Blast

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the second day of competition at the Midwest Blast, Mizzou Tennis dropped both of its matches; one singles and one doubles, on Saturday. First, Purdue beat Mizzou, 3-0, in a doubles match, followed by a 5-1 singles match defeat to host Illinois.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the second day of competition at the Midwest Blast, Mizzou Tennis dropped both of its matches; one singles and one doubles, on Saturday. First, Purdue beat Mizzou, 3-0, in a doubles match, followed by a 5-1 singles match defeat to host Illinois.

In the first match, the Tiger duo of freshman Turner Yates (Jackson, Miss.) and junior Bea Machado Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) lost a close-fought doubles match, 8-6, to the Purdue team of Deborah Suarez and Kristina Kapitany. Mizzou dropped the other two matchups, 8-4, to Purdue.

In the singles match against Illinois, junior Brittany Lashway (Bradenton, Fla.) defeated Jade Hilton, 6-7 (0-7), 6-2, 6-3, for the only win of the day for Mizzou. Machado Santos lost a very close singles match to Louise Kwong. After dropping the first set 7-5, Machado Santos came back to take the second set 7-6 (7-2), before falling in the last set 7-5.

Mizzou will finish competition at the Midwest Blast on Sunday when it takes on Notre Dame in a singles match. The match is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Notre Dame defeated Mizzou, 2-1, in a doubles match on Thursday.

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Day Two Results

Doubles Match vs. Purdue (PURDUE 3, MIZZOU 0)

Deborah Suarez/Kristina Kapitany (Purdue) def. Turner Yates/Bea Machado Santos (Mizzou), 8-6

Nicole Robinson/Andjela Djokovic (Prudue) def. Brianna Lashway/Cassidy Spearman (Mizzou), 8-4

Claudia Escribens/Natalia Davila (Purdue) def. Brittany Lashway/Clare Raley (Mizzou), 8-4

Singles Match vs. Illinois (ILLINOIS 5, MIZZOU 1)

Alexis Casati (Illinois) def. Brianna Lashway (Mizzou), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)

Louise Kwong (Illinois) def. Bea Machado Santos (Mizzou), 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5

Jerricka Boone (Illinois) def. Cassidy Spearman (Mizzou), 1-6, 6-4, 6-2

Daniela Pedraza Novak (Illinois) def. Clare Raley (Mizzou), 6-3, 6-3

Brittany Lashway (Mizzou) def. Jade Hilton (Illinois), 6-7 (0-7), 6-2, 6-3

Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) def. Turner Yates (Mizzou), 6-0, 7-5