University of Missouri
Southeast Missouri State
@MizzouTennis Sweeps Doubleheader With Wins over SEMO and Arkansas State
1/27/2019 12:19:00 AM | Tennis
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou tennis team earned wins over Southeast Missouri State and Arkansas State Saturday at the Mizzou Tennis Complex to improve to 3-0 on the spring season. The Tigers posted a 4-0 win over the Redhawks in the afternoon and a 4-1 victory over the Red Wolves in the evening.
MIZZOU 4, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 0
After Southeast Missouri State's Isabella Krupa and Teona Velkoska defeated sophomore Marta Oliveira (Lisbon, Portugal) and freshman Vivien Abraham (Budapest, Hungary) at No. 2 singles, 6-2, the Tigers came back with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 to win the doubles point. Juniors Serena Nash (Bradford, England) and Gabrielle Goldin (Bradenton, Fla.) evened things up with a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles over Romana Tarajova and Anais Emelie. Then junior Mackenzy Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and sophomore Ellie Wright (Gainesville, Fla.) defeated Kseniya Zonova and Sneha Sinha, 6-4, at No. 1 to clinch the point for Mizzou.
Wins at No. 4, 1 and 2 singles gave Missouri the victory over the Redhawks. First, Wright ousted Velkoska, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 4 competition, followed by a 6-0, 6-3 win by Middlebrooks over Tarajova at No. 1 play. Nash then concluded things with a win over Zonova, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2 singles.
MIZZOU 4, ARKANSAS STATE 1
All three Tiger doubles teams were victorious against the Red Wolves to jumpstart the second match of the doubleheader. Middlebrooks and Wright again won, this time a 6-1 defeat over Arkansas State's Anita Detlava and Berta Masip at No. 1 action. A 6-1 win from Nash and sophomore Taylor Gruber (Spicewood, Texas) over Pornpawee Pramethong and Amelia Guevremont, and another 6-1 victory, this time from Oliveira and Abraham, against Shelby King and Shannon O'Brien, gave the Tigers the doubles point.
Middlebrooks did not drop a game as she started singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Pramethong at No. 1 singles for a 2-0 Mizzou advantage. Wright then put the Tigers up 3-0 after posting a 6-4, 6-1 victory against Masip at No. 4.
Arkansas State earned a win at No. 2 singles, where King defeated Nash, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, but freshman Lisa Fukutoku (Tokyo, Japan) clinched the Missouri team victory with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3 action.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Colt Gaston
"I thought we did a good job grinding it out today. SEMO and Arkansas State came out competing at a high level and I was proud of the way we handled adversity and finished matches in certain positions. Mackenzy (Middlebrooks) did a great job finding some of her best tennis today and setting the tone for the team. Overall, I thought we grew a lot today."
UP NEXT
The Tigers travel to Norfolk, Va., for a pair of contests. The Tigers take on Old Dominion on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 11:30 a.m., with a 4 p.m. match against Morgan State to follow. Mizzou then returns home to host Virginia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m.
RESULTS
Mizzou 4, Southeast Missouri State 0
Doubles
1. Mackenzie Middlebrooks/Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Kseniya Zonova/Sneha Sinha (SEMO), 6-4
2. Isabella Krupa/Teona Velkoska (SEMO) def. Marta Oliveira/Vivien Abraham (MIZ), 6-2
3. Serena Nash/Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ) def. Romana Tarajova/Anais Emelie (SEMO), 6-1
Order of finish: 2,3,1
Singles
1. Mackenzy Middlebrooks (MIZ) def. Romana Tarajova (SEMO), 6-0, 6-3
2. Serena Nash (MIZ) def. Kseniya Zonova (SEMO), 6-3, 6-4
3. Lisa Fukutoku (MIZ) vs. Isabella Krupa (SEMO), 6-7, 6-1, 0-3, unfinished
4. Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Teona Velkoska (SEMO), 6-0, 6-2
5. Taylor Gruber (MIZ) vs. Anais Emelie (SEMO), 6-0, unfinished
6. Vivien Abraham (MIZ) vs. Sneha Sinha (SEMO), 3-1, unfinished
Order of finish: 4,1,2
Mizzou 4, Arkansas State 1
Doubles
1. Mackenzie Middlebrooks/Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Anita Detlava/Berta Masip (ASU), 6-1
2. Marta Oliveira/Vivien Abraham (MIZ) def. Shelby King/Shannon O'Brien (ASU), 6-1
3. Serena Nash/Taylor Gruber (MIZ) def. Pornpawee Pramethong (ASU), 6-1
Order of finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. Mackenzy Middlebrooks (MIZ) def. Pornpawee Pramethong (ASU), 6-0, 6-0
2. Shelby King (ASU) def. Serena Nash (MIZ), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Lisa Fukutoku (MIZ) def. Anita Detlava (ASU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Bera M. Masip (ASU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Taylor Gruber (MIZ) vs. Shannon O'Brien (ASU), 6-3, 3-0 unfinished
6. Vivien Abraham (MIZ) vs. Amelia Guevremont (ASU), 4-2 unfinished
Order of finish: 1,4,2,
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