SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Mizzou tennis team concluded competition at the three-day Missouri State Fall Invitational Sunday morning at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.
Junior Gabrielle Goldin (Bradenton, Fla.) advanced to the championship match in Flight A singles before falling in the title round.
TOP TIGERS
Goldin led a trio of Tigers playing in semifinal action on Sunday morning. Playing in the top singles flight, Goldin earned a 6-1, 7-6 (3) win over Jill Van den Dungen of Southwest Baptist in her semifinal match. In the championship, the junior suffered a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Central Arkansas' Fuku Nonoyama.
Nonoyama also ended the run of sophomore Taylor Gruber (Spicewood, Texas), who fell in the Flight A semifinals to the Sugar Bear, 6-4, 6-3. Gruber ultimately finished in fourth in the flight after a 6-4, 7-6 (6) loss to Van den Dungen in the third-place match.
Sophomore Marta Oliveira (Lisbon, Portugal) placed third in Flight B with a 7-6 (3), 1-6, 10-5 win over Teona Velkoska of Southeast Missouri State in the third-place match after a semifinal loss to Constanca Crespo of Southwest Baptist, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Assistant Coach Jennifer Meredith
"The team did a great job competing this weekend. They played a lot of matches, and it was a great way to showcase all the hard work they've put into practice recently."
UP NEXT
The Tigers will close out fall action at the ITF 25K Lawrence, Nov. 4-10, in Lawrence, Kan.
SUNDAY RESULTS
Flight A Semifinals
Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ) def. Jill Van den Dungen (SBU), 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Fuku Nonoyama (UCA) def. Taylor Gruber (MIZ), 6-4, 6-3
Flight A Championship
Fuku Nonoyama (UCA) def. Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ), 6-4, 6-3
Flight A Third-Place Match
Jill Van den Dungen (SBU) def. Taylor Gruber (MIZ), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Flight B Semifinals
Constanca Crespo (SBU) def. Marta Oliveira (MIZ), 6-4, 6-7 (2), 10-8
Flight B Third-Place Match
Marta Oliveira (MIZ) def. Teona Velkoska (SEMO), 7-6 (3), 1-6, 10-5
Flight C Consolation
Tagalou (WIU) def. Ally Noback (MIZ), 7-6 (5), 6-4
