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@MizzouTennis Sweeps Army, Binghamton to Cap Perfect Weekend
1/28/2018 2:46:00 PM | Tennis
Four Tigers undefeated over three matches in N.Y.
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Mizzou Tennis team wrapped up a perfect road trip with a pair of wins Sunday afternoon at the Reis Tennis Complex, defeating Army and Binghamton by identical 4-0 scores.
As they have all season, the Tigers (5-0) started the morning strong by winning the doubles point. Sophomore Serena Nash (Bradford, England) and senior Clare Raley (Atlanta, Ga.) registered a 6-3 win, and the team of sophomore Mackenzy Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and freshman Ellie Wright (Gainesville, Fla.) clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win.
Mizzou then quickly won the first three singles matches to clinch the win. Freshman Taylor Gruber (Spicewood, Texas) cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win, Middlebrooks posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory, then Wright captured the match with for the Tigers with a 6-2, 6-2 win.
In the finale vs. the Bearcats, it was more of the same. Nash & Raley swept through their match at No. 1 doubles without allowing a game, and the all-freshman squad of Gruber and freshman Ally Noback (Alpharetta, Ga.), making her dual-match debut for the Tigers, posted a 6-1 win to clinch the doubles point. Middlebrooks & Wright barely missed out on their fifth dual win of the season, as their match was suspended while leading, 5-0. They still remain undefeated on the season.
In singles, the Tigers took little time to sweep through the first three decisions. Raley blitzed through her match, 6-0, 6-0, while Nash won hers by a 6-1, 6-1 count. Gruber then closed out the weekend when her 6-3, 6-0 win gave Mizzou (5-0) the match-clinching win.
"I was proud of the girls for coming out and showing some great energy today in both matches," said Head Coach Colt Gaston. "We have been trying to get off to better starts, and I thought we did a good job of that today. Overall it was a great weekend for us, and we look forward to continuing to build next week."
Mizzou wraps up a dominant weekend in upstate New York: Over the weekend's three contests, four Mizzou players – Raley, Nash, Middlebrooks & Wright – were undefeated on the weekend, with each winning two singles and two doubles matches. Out of 27 total matches vs. Cornell, Army & Binghamton, the Tigers dropped just three.
UP NEXT
The Tigers remain on the road this coming Saturday, Feb. 3, with a doubleheader in Blacksburg. Va. Mizzou opens with host Virginia Tech at 11 a.m. CT, then wraps up with a neutral-site contest vs. Radford at 4 p.m. CT. For all the latest on Mizzou Tennis, stay tuned to mutigers.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
MIZZOU 4, ARMY 0
DOUBLES (order of finish: 2, 1, 3)
Serena Nash/Clare Raley (MIZ) def. Ana Joyner/Melanie Allen (Army), 6-3
Genevieve McCormick/Danna Funaro (Army) def. Taylor Gruber/Ally Noback (MIZ), 6-3
Mackenzy Middlebrooks/Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Sasha Inchauste/Hannah Boubel (Army), 6-2
SINGLES (order of finish: 4, 3, 2)
Serena Nash (MIZ) vs. Ana Joyner (Army), 6-3, 1-4, suspended
Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Hannah Boubel (Army), 6-2, 6-2
Mackenzy Middlebrooks (MIZ) def. Sasha Inchauste (Army), 6-1, 6-2
Taylor Gruber (MIZ) def. Genevieve McCormick (Army), 6-1, 6-1
Clare Raley (MIZ) vs. Danna Funaro, suspended
Ally Noback (MIZ) vs. Bridget Mayfield (Army), suspended
MIZZOU 4, BINGHAMTON 0
DOUBLES (order of finish: 1, 3)
Serena Nash/Clare Raley (MIZ) def. Samara Eisenberg/Ashley Granieri (BU), 6-0
Mackenzy Middlebrooks/Ellie Wright (MIZ) vs. Michelle Eisenberg/ Olga Ostrovetsky (BU), 5-0, suspended
Taylor Gruber/Ally Noback (MIZ) def. Maria Pandya/Paulina Tafler (BU), 6-1
SINGLES (order of finish: 5, 1, 4)
Serena Nash (MIZ) def. Samara Eisenberg (BU), 6-1, 6-1
Ellie Wright (MIZ) vs. Olga Ostrovetsky (BU), suspended
Mackenzy Middlebrooks (MIZ) vs. Michelle Eisenberg (BU), 5-5, suspended
Taylor Gruber (MIZ) def. Ashley Granieri (BU), 6-3, 6-0
Clare Raley (MIZ) def. Paulina Tafler (BU), 6-0, 6-0
Ally Noback (MIZ) vs. Tiffany Dun (BU), 6-2, 3-3, suspended
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