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Mississippi State
@MizzouTennis Closes Regular Season with Mississippi State, Ole Miss
4/13/2016 10:51:00 AM | Tennis
Senior Day Honoring Kelli Hine Set for Saturday
| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DATE // TIME | LIVE STATS | WATCH |
| #24 Mississippi State | Mizzou Tennis Complex | Thursday, April 14 // 5 p.m. CT | Stats | Mizzou Network |
| #47 Ole Miss | Mizzou Tennis Complex | Saturday, April 16 // Noon CT | Stats | Mizzou Network |
Quick Serves
• Mizzou (15-8, 2-7 SEC) closes out its regular season by hosting No. 24 Mississippi State on Thursday at 5 p.m. (CT) and No. 47 Ole Miss on Saturday at Noon (CT).
• Saturday's match against Ole Miss will be senior day, recognizing senior Kelli Hine. Hine registered career win No. 100 on Feb 19. in a single win over Mercer and owns one win over a ranked opponent this season, defeating then-No. 31 ranked Andie Daniell (Alabama) on March 20.
• Mizzou enters the week at No. 65 in the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings. Mizzou entered the rankings for the first time in two years on March 1, coming in at No. 57 and has been ranked in the top-75 ever since.
• The Tigers have posted 15 wins this season, the most wins in program history since 2004-2005. The win total is tied with the 2004-05 win-total of 15 for the fourth most wins in a season in program history.
• Junior Bea Machado Santos has contributed solid production at the No. 1 singles position, producing an 13-7 record at the position, and a 14-7 overall singles record in the spring season. Santos owns five wins over ranked opponents this season, including a win over then-No. 12 ranked and reigning SEC POTY Brooke Austin (Florida) on March 5. Santos is currently ranked No. 62 in the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Singles Rankings.
Tigers to Watch
Bea Machado Santos
• Junior Bea Machado Santos sits at 96 career wins, four wins away from milestone win No. 100 and owns an incredible 52-27 mark in doubles play.
• With five ranked wins and being ranked No. 62 in the nation, Santos seeks the first NCAA Tournament Appearance in program history since 2003, where the top-64 will compete in the National Tournament.
Kelli Hine
• Senior Kelli Hine will be honored for senior day on Saturday against Ole Miss. Over her career, Hine is 58-56 in singles play and 49-41 in doubles play, amassing 107 total career wins.
• Hine has recorded a 19-10 record in doubles play this season, including a 9-4 mark at the No. 1 position.
Meet the Tigers
Kelli Hine
• Picked up a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 win over then-No. 31 ranked Andie Daniell (Alabama) on March 20, her first win over a ranked opponent this season.
• Recorded her 100th career win on Feb. 19 in a singles win over Mercer.
• 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
• 12-11 mark in singles play during the spring season, including a 7-6 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
• Leads Mizzou in singles wins with 23, improving her career singles record to 39-34.
• 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
• Clinched Mizzou's first SEC win of the season over Alabama at No. 6 position
• 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
• Five wins over ranked opponents this season, Brooke Austin (No. 7), Andie Dikosvljevic (No. 25), Sadie Hammond (No. 63), Justina Mikulskyte (No. 69), and Allison Miller (No. 108).
• Her .600 career winning percentage is a team-high (96-64), highlighted by a dominant 52-27 doubles mark.
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 last season.
Turner Yates
• 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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