Missouri
Purdue (Doubles)
Tennis Wraps Day One In Nashville
10/7/2022 7:21:00 PM | Tennis
NASHVILLE - University of Missouri tennis wrapped up its first day of fall tournament play Friday, taking part in the June Stewart Invitational at Vanderbilt University.
Mizzou picked up eight wins on the day, seven in singles and one in doubles. The Tigers faced Illinois and Middle Tennessee in singles and Purdue in doubles.
Mae Canete, Laura Masic, Inah Canete, Gabriela Martinez, Andrea Artimedi, Romary Cardenas Rifka and Koral Koldobski all grabbed singles wins.
The doubles team of Emelie Schwarte and Artimedi had a 6-4 win over the Boilermakers duet of Galindo and Pareja.
The tournament format has the Tigers playing singles and doubles each day. They will face the host Commodores (doubles) and Purdue (singles) on Saturday and Illinois (doubles) and Vanderbilt (singles) on Sunday.
WOOTTON ON THE TIGERS
"Day one was a solid performance by the Tigers! We played 12 matches against two Top-50 teams and went 8-4 on the day. We left a good amount of room to improve after today. The team performed at a high level. I am excited for the next 12 matches tomorrow. We will make adjustments tonight and be ready to battle on Saturday!"
THINKING PINK
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Tigers wore pink on Friday in Nashville.
DAY 1 RESULTS
SINGLES VS. ILLINOIS
Mae Canete (Missouri) def. Josie Frazier (Illinois) 7-5, 6-2
Laura Masic (Missouri) def. Megan Heuser (Illinois) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Inah Canete (Missouri) def. Kasia Treiber (Illinois) 6-2, 6-2
Kida Ferrari (Illinois) def. Emelie Schwarte (Missouri) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)
Gabriela Martinez (Missouri) def. Emily Casati (Illinois) 6-3, 6-3
SINGLES VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Andrea Artimedi (Missouri) def. Love-Star Alexis (Middle Tennessee) 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (10-4)
Romary Cardenas Rifka (Missouri) def. Noelle Mauro (Middle Tennessee) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (10-5)
Koral Koldobski (Missouri) def. Rutuja Chaphalkar (Middle Tennessee) 6-4, 6-3
DOUBLES VS. PURDUE
Kennedy Gibbs/Liz Norman (Purdue) def. Inah Canete/Mae Canete (Missouri) 6-3
C. Gallardo Guevara/Tara Katarina Milic (Purdue) def. Gabriela Martinez/Laura Masic (Missouri) 6-2
Emelie Schwarte/Andrea Artimedi (Missouri) def. Rut Galindo/Antonia Pareja (Purdue) 6-4
Ashlie Wilson/Juana Larranaga (Purdue) def. Romary Cardenas Rifka/Koral Koldobski (Missouri) 6-3
REMAINING WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday
• 9 a.m. Vanderbilt vs. Illinois (Singles) – LIVE RESULTS
• 11 a.m. Vanderbilt vs. Mizzou / Purdue vs. Illinois (Doubles) – LIVE RESULTS
• Not Before Noon Mizzou vs. Purdue (Singles) – LIVE RESULTS
Sunday
• 9 a.m. Illinois vs. Purdue (Singles) – LIVE RESULTS
• 11 a.m. Vanderbilt vs. Purdue / Illinois vs. Mizzou (Doubles) – LIVE RESULTS
• Not Before Noon Vanderbilt vs. Mizzou – LIVE RESULTS
UP NEXT
Mizzou continues its run of fall tournament play with the ITA Regionals in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Oct. 12, the FIU Tournament (Oct. 28) and the North Florida Tournament (Nov. 11).
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