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Hine Shines on Senior Day as @MizzouTennis Defeats Ole Miss, 4-3
4/16/2016 4:14:00 PM | Tennis
Kelli Hine & Brittany Lashway each record two wins as Mizzou gets win No. 16
COLUMBIA, Mo. – In her final match at the Mizzou Tennis Complex on senior day, senior Kelli Hine (New Braunfels, Texas) picked up two wins to help No. 65 Mizzou (16-11, 3-10 SEC) defeat No. 47 Ole Miss (12-10, 3-10 SEC), 4-3, on Sunday afternoon. Also securing two wins on the day was junior Brittany Lashway (Bradenton, Fla.), who clinched the match on court five with a win over Tea Jandric in a marathon match which lasted nearly two hours.
Mizzou now owns 16 wins on the season, which stands alone as the fourth most victories in season in program history. Mizzou also recorded its third SEC win of the season, the most wins in conference play since joining the league prior to the 2012-13 season.
Mizzou took the doubles point following wins on courts two and three. Brittany Lashway and junior Cassidy Spearman (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) earned the first win of the day at the No. 3 position with a commanding win, 6-2, over Zalina Khairudinova and Marija Milutinovic. In fitting fashion, Hine was serving when her and doubles partner sophomore Clare Raley (Atlanta, Ga.) clinched the doubles point for the Tigers, defeating Allie Sanford and Natalie Yuk, 6-4. After an Ole Miss return off the Hine serve, Raley snuck a shot past the Rebels on the right side of the court for the final point to give Mizzou the 1-0 lead.
Ole Miss took the lead in singles play, jumping out to a 3-1 lead after wins on courts three, four, and six. Hine notched her second win of the day with a straight sets win, 6-3, 7-6 (4), at the No. 2 position over No. 80 Natalie Suk. Hine started the second set down 3-0, but worked her way back into the set to force the tiebreaker, then clinch the match, 7-4 in the tiebreaker. The win marked Hine's second win over a ranked opponent this season and 110th overall career victory. At the No. 1 position, junior Bea Machado Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) knotted the score at 3-3 following a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, victory over No. 22 Arianna Hartono. Santos trailed 5-3 in the final set, but came back to win the final four games to take the match. The win was Santos' sixth win over a ranked opponent this season. The match came down to court five, with Brittany Lashway pitted against Jandric. Lashway dropped the first set, 7-5, then needed extra time to take the second set, winning the tiebreaker, 7-4, to take the second set, 7-6. With momentum on her side, Lashway cruised to the third set victory, 6-2, to clinch the match for Mizzou.
Mizzou will now head to Baton Rouge, La. for the SEC Tournament, beginning Wednesday, April 20. Mizzou will likely compete in the opening round on Wednesday as the 11 seed against Alabama. Full brackets will be announced on Sunday evening by the conference office.
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Mizzou 4, Ole Miss 3
Doubles
1. #26 Arianna Hartono / Mai El Kamash (Ole Miss) def. Bea Machado Santos / Brianna Lashway (Mizzou): 6-3
2. Kelli Hine / Clare Raley (Mizzou) def. Allie Sanford / Natalie Suk (Ole Miss): 6-4
3. Cassidy Spearman / Brittany Lashway (Mizzou) vs. Zalina Khairudinova / Marija Milutinovic (Ole Miss): 6-2
Singles
1. #62 Bea Machado Santos (Mizzou) def. #22 Arianna Hartono (Ole Miss): 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
2. Kelli Hine (Mizzou) def. #80 Natalie Suk (Ole Miss): 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
3. #104 Mai El Kamash (Ole Miss) def. Brianna Lashway (Mizzou): 6-1, 1-0, retirement
4. Zalina Khairudinova (Ole Miss) def. Cassidy Spearman (Mizzou): 6-3, 7-5
5. Brittany Lashway (Mizzou) def. Tea Jandric (Ole Miss): 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
6. Marija Milutinovic (Ole Miss) def. Clare Raley (Mizzou): 6-3, 6-2
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