Sept. 19, 2014
Mizzou Invite Day One Results
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In their Fall 2014 season opener, Mizzou tennis hosted Columbia University, Mississippi State and Nebraska for the Mizzou Invite tournament at The Plaza Tennis Center. On the first day of weekend action, the Tigers claimed seven victories against their competition.
Mizzou kicked things off Friday morning with doubles against Columbia. At No. 1 play, sophomores Beatriz Machado Santos and Cassidy Spearman tallied an 8-6 win, while senior Alex Clark and freshman Brianna Lashway cruised to an 8-3 victory at No. 3 play. The last match of 9:00 a.m. play came at No. 2 doubles with junior Kelli Hine and sophomore Brittany Lashway. In a back and forth battle, the Tigers duo came away with an exciting 8-7 (6) win to sweep the round against the Lions.
Next up for the Tigers came a second round of doubles play against SEC foe Mississippi State. With the same pairings as round one, Mizzou were led by Clark and Brianna Lashway after the duo tallied another 8-3 win. Hine and Brittany Lashway were once again in a close battle, but fell this time 8-7 (7) to the Bulldogs.
Mizzou ended Friday with singles against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Tigers reeled off three consecutive victories to start the matchup. Santos prevailed in No. 2 play (6-3, 6-3), Spearman cruised to a victory at No. 5 (6-2, 6-1), while Clark proved to be too much at No. 3 singles (6-2, 6-0).
The 2014 Mizzou Invite continues play Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. The Tigers square off against Nebraska in doubles play to begin their day, and will play Columbia in doubles at 10:30 a.m. Saturday's action is capped off at 1:30 p.m. with singles action against Mississippi State.
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