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@MizzouTennis Concludes Action at Mizzou Invite
9/16/2018 4:01:00 PM | Tennis
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Mizzou tennis team concluded action at the seventh annual Mizzou Invite Sunday with two singles and two doubles win at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.
Sophomore Taylor Gruber took home the Black Flight singles title after a perfect 3-0 weekend at the Invite, while junior Mackenzy Middlebrooks and sophomore Ellie Wright won the Black Flight doubles crown, also with a 3-0 mark. Wichita State's Sandra Honigova won the singles Gold Flight, while the Shockers' No. 14 doubles team of Fatima Bizukova and Marta Bellucco won the Gold doubles title.
SINGLES
Gruber defeated Wichita State's Ting-Ya Hsu, 6-4, 6-1, for her third singles win of the weekend. She also posted straight-set victories during Friday and Saturday action, en route to the Black Flight singles crown.
Wright claimed her second singles win of the weekend (6-4, ret.) when Wichita State's Marta Bellucco medically retired following the first set. She also earned a victory during Friday action.
DOUBLES
Wright teamed up with Middlebrooks for their third doubles win of the Invite with a 6-4 victory over Denver's Hannah Templeton and Anna Riedmiller. Also claiming a doubles win were junior Serena Nash and sophomore Marta Oliveira, who defeated Hada Chang and Bianca Mok of Denver, 6-2.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Colt Gaston
"Overall, I was very proud of the team for the way they competed this weekend. I felt like we improved every day and we look forward to getting back to work next week. I want to thank our amazing fans who came out this weekend. They're support means the world to us."
UP NEXT
The Tigers travel to Fort Worth, Texas, next weekend to compete in the Big 5 Challenge, Sept. 21-23.
DAY THREE RESULTS
Doubles
#14 Fatima Bizhukova/Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Alisha Reayer/Aleksandra Toplovic (MEM), 6-0
Laura Bente/Hannah Davies (MEM) def. Alexandra Lazarova/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU), 6-0
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Sandra Honigova (WSU) def. Katherine Cao/Claire Sullivan (MEM), 6-4
Serena Nash/Marta Oliveira (MIZ) def. Hada Chang/Bianca Mok (DU), 6-2
Mackenzy Middlebrooks/Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Hannah Templeton/Anna Riedmiller (DU), 6-4
Arisha Ladhani/Camille Verden-Anderson (DU) def. Vivien Ábrahám/Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ), 6-4
Tatum Burger/Toni Nelson (DU) def. Lisa Fukutoku/Taylor Gruber (MIZ), 6-4
SINGLES
Bianca Mok (DU) def. Alisha Reayer (MEM), 6-4, 6-3
Laura Bente (MEM) def. Hada Chang (DU), 6-3, 7-5
Aleksandra Toplovic (MEM) def. Tatum Burger (DU), 6-1, 6-7, 7-6
Hannah Davies (MEM) def. Toni Nelson (DU), 6-3, 6-2
Camille Verden-Anderson (DU) def. Claire Sullivan(MEM), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Katherine Cao (MEM) def. Hannah Templeton (DU), 6-3, 6-2
Anna Riedmiller (DU) def. Josephine Cao (MEM), 6-0, 6-2
Arisha Ladhani (DU) def. Kayla Klazmer (MEM), 6-4, 6-1
Ellie Wright (MIZ) def. Marta Bellucco (WSU), 6-2, ret.
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) def. Vivien Ábrahám (MIZ), 7-5, 6-4
Taylor Gruber (MIZ) def. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU), 6-4, 6-2
Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) def. Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ), 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
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