CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After dropping its first two doubles matches of the day, Mizzou Tennis bounced back to earn a split in a singles match against Purdue, 3-3, on Friday in the first day of competition at the Midwest Blast. Mizzou faced all three teams competing in the tournament hosted by Illinois. The Tigers fell to the Illini (3-0) and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame (2-1) in doubles play before the afternoon split with the Boilermakers.
Illinois won all three doubles matches over Mizzou in the first match of the day. The pairing of junior Bea Machado Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) and sophomore Clare Raley (Atlanta, Ga.) forced an extra set, but fell to the Illinois team of Alexis Casati and Jerricka Boone 8-7 (7-5).
Machado Santos and Raley were not to be outdone in the second doubles match of the day, earning the sole victory in a 2-1 match loss to Notre Dame. The pair defeated the team of Brooke Broda and Allison Miller by the score of 8-3.
Three Tigers earned wins in singles matchups against Purdue to cap off the day for Mizzou. Raley earned her second victory of the day when she outlasted Nicole Robinson 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. Sophomore Brianna Lashway (Bradenton, Fla.) defeated Andjela Djokovic 6-3, 6-2 in her match, while older sister Brittany Lashway (Bradenton, Fla) bested Claudia Escribens 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 to grab wins for the Tigers.
Mizzou will be back in action again tomorrow for the second day of the Midwest Blast. The Tigers will open with doubles match against Purdue at 11:30 a.m., followed by a singles match with Illinois at 1 p.m.
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Day One Results
Doubles Match vs. Illinois (ILLINOIS 3, MIZZOU 0)
Louise Kwong/Ines Vias (Illinois) def. Cassidy Spearman/Brianna Lashway (Mizzou), 8-5
Alexis Casati/Jerricka Boone (Illinois) def. Bea Machado Santos/Clare Raley (Mizzou), 8-7 (7-5)
Daniela Pedraza Novak/Jade Hilton (Illinois) def. Brittany Lashway/Turner Yates (Mizzou), 8-2
Doubles Match vs. Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME 2, MIZZOU 1)
Quinn Gleason/Mary Closs (Notre Dame) def. Brianna Lashway/Cassidy Spearman (Mizzou), 8-1
Bea Machado Santos/Clare Raley (Mizzou) def. Brooke Broda/Allison Miller (Notre Dame), 8-3
Rachel Chong/Julie Vrabel (Notre Dame) def. Brittany Lashway/Turner Yates (Mizzou), 8-4
Singles Match vs. Purdue (MIZZOU 3, PURDUE 3)
Kristina Kapitany (Purdue) def. Bea Machado Santos (Mizzou), 6-0, 1-6, 7-6, (8-6)
Brianna Lashway (Mizzou) def. Andjela Djokovic (Purdue), 6-3, 6-2
Deborah Suarez (Purdue) def. Cassidy Spearman (Mizzou), 6-4, 6-4
Clare Raley (Mizzou) def. Nicole Robinson (Purdue), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Brittany Lashway (Mizzou) def. Claudia Escribens (Purdue), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Marta Ruedas-Burgos (Purdue) def. Turner Yates (Mizzou), 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, 6-2