MAUI, Hawaii – In the first day of competition at the Weinman Foundation Invitational in Maui, Hawaii, Mizzou Tennis posted three doubles wins and four singles victories. Junior Brittany Lashway (Bradenton, Fla.), sophomore Brianna Lashway (Bradenton, Fla.), and sophomore Clare Raley (Atlanta, Ga.) all recorded two wins on the day, one in singles play and one in doubles play, each.
The Tigers began the tournament with doubles play, with each doubles team walking away victorious after day one. The team of Brittany Lashway and junior Bea Machado Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) defeated Cindy Nguyen and Roxanne Resma (Hawaii), 6-4. Junior Cassidy Spearman (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) and sophomore Brianna Lashway needed an extra set to record the win, 7-6 (7-5), over Lynn Kiro and Sarah Dvorak (Texas Tech). Finally, Raley and freshman Turner Yates (Jackson, Miss.) outlasted Barbora Michalkova and Aneta Miksovska (Washington State) by the score of 6-4.
In singles play, four Tigers picked up victories. After dropping a match to No. 77 Gabriela Talaba (Texas Tech), Brianna Lashway came back to secure a win over Paulina Petriskova (Hawaii), 6-4. Brittany Lashway earned her second victory of the day after three sets (6-2, 1-6, 7-5) over Michalkova (Washington State). Raley dropped the first set of her match to Resma (Hawaii), before battling back to win the next two sets, 6-4, 6-3. Senior Kelli Hine (New Braunfels, Texas) won her only match of the day, 6-4, over Katelyn Jackson (Texas Tech).
The Tigers will return to action for day two of competition tomorrow, Wednesday January, 6. First serve from Maui is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. HT.
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Day One Results
Doubles Play
Bea Machado Santos/Brittany Lashway (Mizzou) def. Cindy Nguyen/Roxanne Resma (Hawaii), 6-4
Cassidy Spearman/Brianna Lashway (Mizzou) def. Lynn Kiro/Sarah Dvorak (Texas Tech), 7-6 (7-5)
Clare Raley/Turner Yates (Mizzou) def. Barbora Michalkova/Aneta Miksovska (Washington State), 6-4
Singles Play
Gabriela Talaba (Texas Tech) def. Brianna Lashway (Mizzou), 6-2, 6-3
Sarah Dvorak (Texas Tech) def. Bea Machado Santos (Mizzou), 6-4, 6-0
Trang Huynh (Washington State) def. Cassidy Spearman (Mizzou), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Brittany Lashway (Mizzou) def. Barbora Michalkova (Washington State), 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
Clare Raley (Mizzou) def. Roxanne Resma (Hawaii), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Kelli Hine (Mizzou) def. Katelyn Jackson (Texas Tech), 6-4
Brianna Lashway (Mizzou) def. Paulina Petriskova (Hawaii), 6-4