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2/4/2016 5:13:00 PM | Tennis
The Tigers face Saint Louis at 11 a.m., Missouri State at 5 p.m. at the Mizzou Tennis Complex
| Opponent | Location | Day/Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
Saint Louis Missouri State | Mizzou Tennis Complex/Green Tennis Center | Saturday, Feb. 6 5 p.m. CT | Live Stats: Saint Louis |
Quick Serves
• Mizzou continues its 2016 spring schedule with a double header against Saint Louis and Missouri State. The Tigers will host both teams at the Mizzou Tennis Complex. The matches are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.
• Junior Bea Machado Santos enters the weekend with an overall career record of 89-46. Her .659 career winning percentage is a team-high, highlighted by a dominant 48-16 (.750 win percentage) doubles mark.
• Santos and senior Kelli Hine enter the weekend as the No. 56-ranked doubles team in the nation by the ITA. As a team, Santos and Hine are 11-3 on the season and 4-0 in the spring. The duo defeated then-No. 35 ranked 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
-Paired with senior Kelli Hine, junior Bea Machado Santos is ranked No. 56 among doubles teams in the nation. Hine and Santos are 11-3 as a doubles team in 2015-16 and have one win over a ranked team.
-Santos leads the Tigers in overall career wins with 89. Santos has excelled in doubles competition, recording a 48-16 mark in doubles action.
Brittany Lashway
-Junior Brittany Lashway has the most wins for the Tigers, tallying a 16-4 record in singles play and an 9-9 record in doubles action.
-Began the seaon on a five-match win streak, capturing the No. 6 singles title at the 2015 Mizzou Invite.
Meet the Tigers
Kelli Hine
• Ranked No. 56 doubles team with Bea Machado Santos (ITA)
• Qualified for the 2015 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in October, which hosts the top tennis players in the NCAA for a preseason tournament
• Finished the 2015 spring season ranked No. 125 in the final ITA women's singles rankings and began the fall campaign ranked No. 89 in the first poll of the year
Brianna Lashway
• 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
• Finished SEC play last season tied for a team-high in doubles wins with 12 (played with four different partners)
Brittany Lashway
• Leads Mizzou in singles wins with 16.
• Team-high 12 wins in singles play, improving her career singles-record to 28-23.
• Took home an event title at the 2014 Mizzou Invite, securing a No. 2 doubles title with partner Kelli Hine
• Collected a career-high 15 doubles wins playing with five diffrerent partners
Bea Machado Santos
• Ranked No. 56 doubles team with Kelli Hine (ITA)
• Her .659 career winning percentage is a team-high, highlighted by a dominant 46-16 doubles mark
• Recorded arguably the biggest individual win of 2014-15 with a tiebreak victory to help Mizzou down No. 36 Arkansas in the 2015 SEC Tournament
Clare Raley
• 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
• 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
• 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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