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@MizzouTennis Begins SEC Play with Road Matches at South Carolina and Florida
3/2/2016 10:22:00 AM | Tennis
| Opponent | Location | Day/Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
South Carolina Florida | Columbia, S.C. Gainesville, Fla. | Thursday, March 3 Saturday, March 5 | Live Stats: South Carolina |
Quick Serves
• Mizzou (12-1, 0-0) continues its 2016 spring schedule with its first weekend of SEC play, visiting two ranked foes. The Tigers visit Columbia, S.C. on Thursday to face No. 12 South Carolina (8-2, 0-0) at 5 p.m. ET, before traveling south to face No. 15 Florida (5-2, 0-0) in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.
• Mizzou entered the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings for the first time in two years, coming in at No. 57 in the March 1 edition of the rankings. The Tigers have posted 12 wins this season, the most wins in program history since 2005.
• As a doubles duo, junior Bea Machado Santos and senior Kelli Hine are 15-5 on the season and 8-2 in the spring, tallying all eight of their wins at the No. 1 position. The doubles team is ranked No. 46 and 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 has 90 career wins to her credit, including an incredible 50-19 mark in doubles play.
• Santos has solidified herself as the Tigers' No. 1 singles player this season, recording a 9-2 record at the position and a 10-2 overall singles record.
Kelli Hine. Sr.
• Senior Kelli Hine recorded her 100th career win on Feb. 19 in a 6-1, 6-0, singles win over Mercer's Xandra Fougner.
• Hine is 12-1 in singles play this spring season and 8-2 in doubles action, playing every doubles match with junior Bea Machado Santos at the No. 1 position.
Meet the Tigers
Kelli Hine, Sr.
• Recorded her 100th career win on Feb. 19 in a 6-1, 6-0, singles win over Mercer's Xandra Fougner. For her career, Hine is 56-46 in singles play and 47-36 in doubles play.
• 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.
• 10-2 mark in singles play during the spring season, recording a 4-2 mark at the No. 2 position and a 6-0 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 22, improving her career singles record to 38-26.
• 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.
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.
Bea Machado Santos, Jr.
• Her .638 career winning percentage is a team-high (90-51), highlighted by a dominant 50-19 doubles mark.
• Has began the 2016 spring season with a 10-2 singles record, including nine wins at the No. 1 position.
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
Of Note
MIZZOU ENTERS ORACLE/ITA COLLEGIATE TENNIS RANKINGS AT NO. 57
Mizzou Tennis (12-1) entered the national rankings for the first time in two years, coming in at No. 57 of the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings, announced by the publication on March 1. The ranking is the first time the Tigers have been ranked in the nation's top-75 since Feb. 11, 2014, when Mizzou was ranked No. 74 and is the highest ranking since the Tigers were ranked No. 56 on April 16, 2013. The Tigers will begin Southeastern Conference play with a record of 12-1, the highest win total in program history since 2005 when Mizzou won 15 matches.
HINE GETS WIN NO. 100
Senior Kelli Hine recorded her 100th career victory on Feb. 19 in a 6-1, 6-0, singles win over Mercer's Xandra Fougner at the No. 2 position. The Tigers' lone senior maintains an overall career record of 103-82, posting a 56-46 mark in singles play and 47-36 in doubles action. Of Hine's 103 wins, 90 have come at Mizzou (87.3 percent), with 13 coming in 2012-13 at Texas Tech.
HINE & SANTOS RANKED NO. 46 IN ITA DOUBLES RANKINGS
For the second time this season, the Mizzou Tennis doubles team of senior Kelli Hine and junior Bea Machado Santos is ranked in the Oracle/ITA Division I Women's Doubles Rankings by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, announced on Tuesday. Hine and Santos enter the rankings at No. 46 with a record of 15-5, including an 8-2 mark at the No. 1 position in spring play. The duo was ranked No. 56 in the Jan. 5 edition of the rankings before falling out of the Feb. 10 edition. The team is also ranked No. 4 in the central region rankings announced on Jan. 5.
TIGERS MATCH BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY WITH WIN OVER KANSAS STATE
Mizzou Tennis defeated Kansas State, 5-2, on Feb. 10. The victory improved the team's record to 7-0, tied for the best start in program history (2002-03). The Tigers won the doubles point for the match without taking a defeat. The No. 2 pair, junior Cassidy Spearman and sophomore Brianna Lashway, teamed up for a 6-4 victory. At the No. 3 position, junior Brittany Lashway and sophomore Clare Raley won their match, 6-3. In singles, junior Bea Machado Santos and senior Kelli Hine both won in straight sets. Santos took her match 6-4, 6-3, over Sara Castellano while Hine dominated Carolina Costamagna for a 6-1, 6-1 victory. After losing her opening set, Brianna Lashway won the next two sets to clinch the match for the Tigers, defeating Anna Garcia Navas, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. At the No. 4 position, playing in her first singles match of the dual season, Spearman defeated Iva Bago, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
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