MANHATTAN, Kan. – Mizzou Tennis dropped its first match of the 2019-20 season, falling to Kansas State, 5-2, on Sunday in Manhattan, Kan. The Tiger duo of senior Serena Nash (Bradford, England) and Gabrielle Goldin (Bradenton, Fla.) improved to 10-4 on the season with its second ranked win of the season.
DOUBLES
Mizzou continued its streak of perfect doubles play, earning the doubles point following wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. The highlight of the day came from Nash and Goldin, who defeated Margot Decker and Anna Turco, the No. 54-ranked doubles team in the country, 6-3. The win was the second ranked win of the season for the Tiger duo, after the defeated Rice's No. 37-ranked Priya Niezgoda and Anastasia Smirnova at the Orlando Invitational (Jan. 10-12). At the No. 3 position, junior Marta Oliveira (Lisbon, Portugal) and freshman Elys Ventura (Aukland, New Zealand) defeated Karine-Marion Jon and Ines Mesquite, 6-1.
SINGLES
In singles play, Mizzou received its only singles victory at the No. 5 position from Ventura. The Tiger freshman improved to 6-1 on the season in dual play with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Ines Mesquita. Ventura is now 12-3 on the season overall after improving to 6-2 in doubles play.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou head coach Colt Gaston
"We battled tough today. I thought we played one of our best doubles points of the year so far and got off to a great start. I give a lot of credit to Kansas State for turning it around on us and getting off to an early lead in singles. I was proud of the way we fought back to get the final two matches down the wire, but ultimately they played the big points a little better than us today. We definitely had some positives to build on and we will take that into practice next week to prepare for some big matches ahead."
UP NEXT
Next, Mizzou returns home for five consecutive matches, beginning with a match against Wichita State on Friday, Feb. 7. The Tigers and Shockers are scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m. CT at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.
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RESULTS
DOUBLES
1 – Serena Nash & Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ) def. No. 54 Margot Decker & Anna Turco (KSU): 6-3
2 – Vivien Ábrahám & Ellie Wright (MIZ) vs. Lilla Barzo & Maria Linares (KSU): 5-3, unfinished
3 – Marta Oliveira & Elys Ventura (MIZ) def. Karine-Marion Job & Ines Mesquita (KSU): 6-1
SINGLES
1 – Marina Linares (KSU) def. Serena Nash (MIZ): 6-4, 6-4
2 – Anna Turco (KSU) def. Ellie Wright (MIZ): 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
3 – Margot Decker (KSU) def. Vivien Ábrahám (MIZ): 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2
4 – Rosanna Maffei (KSU) def. Marta Oliveira (MIZ): 6-1, 6-4
5 – Elys Ventura (MIZ) def. Ines Mesquita (KSU): 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
6 – Karine-Marion Job (KSU) def. Lisa Fukutoku (MIZ): 6-1, 6-3