ORLANDO, Fla. – The Mizzou Tennis team won three matches on the second day of competition at the Orlando Invitational in Orlando, Fla. Mizzou won two matches in singles play and one in doubles action.

DOUBLES

Junior Ellie Wright (Gainesville, Fla.) and freshman Elys Ventura (Aukland, New Zealand) recorded Mizzou's lone win of the day in doubles competition, as the team paired up to beat Iowa State's Ting-Pei Chang and Chie Kezuka. It marked the first career doubles win for Ventura.

SINGLES

In singles play, Mizzou picked up two wins from Wright and sophomore Vivien Abraham (Budapest, Hungary). Wright improved to 2-0 on the day with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Rice's Victoria Smirnova, while Abriaham beat Rice's Anastasia Smirnova in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

UP NEXT

Mizzou continues with final day of play at the Orlando Invitational on Sunday, with doubles action starting at 9:30 a.m. CT and singles play at 10:15 a.m. CT.

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ORLANDO INVITATIONAL – Day 2 Results

Doubles Results
Christin Hsieh & Thasaporn Naklo (Iowa State) def. Serena Nash & Gabrielle Goldin (Mizzou): 6-2
Ellie Wright & Elys Ventura (Mizzou) def. Ting-Pei Chang & Chie Kezuka (Iowa State): 6-2

Singles Results
Michaela Haet (Rice) def. Serena Nash (Mizzou): 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Ellie Wright (Mizzou) def. Victoria Smirnova (Rice): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Vivien Abraham (Mizzou): def. Anastasia Smirnova (Rice): 7-6 (5), 6-2
Priya Niezgoda (Rice) def. Lisa Fukutoku (Mizzou): 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Linda Huang (Rice) def. Elys Ventura (Mizzou): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Anna Bowtell (Rice) def. Gabrielle Goldin (Mizzou): 7-6, 6-0