University of Missouri
Savannah State
@MizzouTennis Hits the Road for Four Matches
2/18/2016 5:20:00 PM | Tennis
The Tigers face Savannah State and Mercer on Friday, Furman and USC-Upstate on Sunday
| Opponent | Location | Day/Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
Savannah State | Savannah, Ga. | Friday, Feb. 19 |
Quick Serves
• Mizzou continues its 2016 spring schedule with four road matches against Savannah State, Mercer, Furman, and USC-Upstate. The Tigers face Savannah State and Mercer on Friday and Furman and USC-Upstate on Sunday.
• With a win over Kansas State on Feb. 10, the Tigers record stood at 7-0 for only the second time in school history, matching the best start in school history.
• As a doubles duo, junior Bea Machado Santos and senior Kelli Hine are 14-3 on the season and 7-0 in the spring, tallying all sevens of their wins at the No. 1 position. Hine and Santos defeated the then-No. 35 ranked doubles team of Katarina Adamovic and Vladica Babic (Oklahoma State) on Oct. 17 at the ITA Central Regional in Stillwater, Okla.
Tigers to Watch
Bea Machado Santos, Jr.
• Junior Bea Machado Santos leads the Tigers in overall career wins with 98. Santos has excelled in doubles competition, recording a 51-16 mark in doubles action.
• With two more wins, Santos will record her 100th career win.
Kelli Hine. Sr.
• Senior Kelli Hine currently sits at 94 career wins, tallying 49 singles wins and 45 doubles wins in her career.
• Hine is currently undefeated on the spring season, posting a 9-0 record in singles play and 7-0 in doubles play.
Meet the Tigers
Kelli Hine, Sr.
• Unblemished 9-0 mark in singles play during the 2016 spring season, with five wins at the No. 3 position, two wins at the No. 2 poistion, and one win at the No. 1 position.
• Qualified for the 2015 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in October, which hosts the top tennis players in the NCAA for a preseason tournament.
Brianna Lashway, So.
• 7-2 mark in singles play during the spring season, recording a 3-2 mark at the No. 2 position and a 4-0 mark at the No. 3 position.
• Took home No. 1 doubles play title at 2015 Mizzou Invite
• Has a knack for dominating the fall season as she collected four event championships last year with two singles titles and two doubles titles
Brittany Lashway, Jr.
• Leads Mizzou in singles wins with 18, improving her career singles record to 34-26.
• Took home two event titles at the 2015 Mizzou Invite, securing a No. 6 singles title and a No. 3 doubles title with partner Clare Raley.
Bea Machado Santos, Jr.
• Her .676 career winning percentage is a team-high, highlighted by a dominant 50-17 doubles mark.
• Has began the 2016 spring season with a 8-1 singles record, including seven wins at the No. 1 position.
Clare Raley, So.
• Took home No. 3 doubles title at 2015 Mizzou Invite
• Was the first ever Top-50 recruit in Mizzou tennis history. She was a five-star recruit for six years according to TennisRecruiting.net and was ranked as high as No. 35 in the nation within the Class of 2015.
Cassidy Spearman, Jr.
• Elected 2015-16 team captain
• Coming off a career-best season playing most of the year at No. 2 singles in the vaunted SEC
• Racked up a career-high 13 singles wins
Turner Yates. Fr.
• Earned first singles victory of spring season in 6-2, 6-3, win over Faty Khamissi (Missouri State) on Feb. 6.
• Went 4-3 in singles play over fall season
• Played on the same travel circuit as Clare Raley during prep career
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