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Mizzou Tennis Sweeps Wichita State, 4-0, to Improve to 5-1
2/7/2020 7:36:00 PM | Tennis
Mizzou now 6-0 on the season in doubles play
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Tennis improved to 5-1 on the season with a 4-0 victory over Wichita State on Friday at the Mizzou Tennis Complex. Mizzou improved to 6-0 on the season in doubles play before sweeping matches at the top three positions in singles play to clinch the victory.
DOUBLES
Mizzou continued its stellar play in doubles competition as the Tigers won their sixth consecutive doubles point to open the season with wins at the second and third positions. Junior Ellie Wright (Gainesville, Fla.) and sophomore Vivien Ábrahám (Budapest, Hungary) won the first match of the day on court two, as the pair defeated Lingwei Kong and Esther Thebault, 6-4, to improve to 3-0 on the season. Clinching the doubles point for Mizzou was junior Marta Oliveira (Lisbon, Portugal) and freshman Elys Ventura (Aukland, New Zealand), as they defeated Ting-Ya Hsu and Natsumi Kurahashi, 7-5, to give Mizzou a 1-0 lead.
SINGLES
Mizzou swept three matches at the No. 1, 2 and 3 positions to seal the victory, as Wright, senior Serena Nash (Bradford, England) and Oliveira won in singles competition. Nash was the first to win at the No. 2 position, as she won 6-3, 6-3 over Esther Thebault. Nash was down 3-0 in the second set, but fought back to win the next six games to take the match. Next, playing her first match at the No. 1 position this season, Wright won 6-4, 6-4 over Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva to improve to 10-6 on the season. Finally, Oliveira clinched the match for Mizzou at the No. 3 position, as she defeated Lingwei Kon,g 6-3, 7-6 (4).
QUOTABLES
Mizzou head coach Colt Gaston
"I was very proud of our team tonight. I thought we did a great job executing in the doubles point. Wichita State has won some big doubles points this season, and we knew that was a huge part of the match today. Winning that point was a big momentum swing for us. In this match, starting well in the singles was our biggest goal and I thought everyone did a phenomenal job of that and that really created a great energy we could feed off of on all the courts. We will look to keep building on that in practice tomorrow to prepare for Sunday. Thank you to our great fans who came out today. Your support really helped us win today."
UP NEXT
Next, Mizzou will host Old Dominion and Bradley for a doubleheader on Sunday, with matches beginning at 10 a.m. CT and 3 p.m. CT, respectively.
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RESULTS - Mizzou 4, Wichita State 0
DOUBLES
1 – No. 58 Serena Nash & Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ) vs. No. 54 Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva & Marta Bellucco (WSU): 5-3, unfinished
2 – Vivien Ábrahám & Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Lingwei Kong & Esther Thebault (WSU): 6-4
3 – Marta Oliveira & Elys Ventura (MIZ) def. Ting-Ya Hsu & Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU): 7-5
SINGLES
1 – Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU), 6-4, 6-4
2 – Serena Nash (MIZ) def. Esther Thebault (WSU): 6-3, 6-3
3 – Marta Oliveira (MIZ) def. Lingwei Kong (WSU): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
4 – Vivien Ábrahám (MIZ) vs. Marta Bellucco (WSU): 4-6, 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
5 – Lisa Fukutoku (MIZ) vs. Alexandra Lazrova (WSU): unfinished
6 – Elys Ventura (MIZ) vs. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU): unfinished
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