Tennis Wraps First Day In Miami

MIAMI, Fla. – University of Missouri tennis combined for nine singles and doubles wins on the opening day of the FIU Invitational at the FIU Tennis Courts.

All four of the Tigers’ doubles pairings advanced to the quarterfinals while singles wins were earned by Mae Canete, Gabriela Martinez, Inah Canete, Andrea Artimedi and Romary Cardenas Rifka. 

Artimedi and Cardenas were the top doubles pair, followed by victories from Koral Koldobski and Martinez, Inah Canete and Laura Masic along with Mae Canete and Emile Schwarte.

“What a performance by Mizzou tennis today at the FIU Invite,” Head Coach Chris Wootton said. “Nine wins out of 12 matches against teams ranked in the Top 30-75 is amazing. This is a welcome to the national stage for this new team!! They have worked tirelessly team building, communicating and functioning together to build this team. I am proud of the energy and effort that was exhibited today. This was a day to celebrate – M-I-Z!”

The Tigers will be back in action on the court Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. CT.

DAY 1 RESULTS
SINGLES
2 Mae Canete def. 1 Yasmine Kabbaj 6-4, 6-3
3 Kamila Umarova def. 4 Laura Masic 7-5, 6-3
6 Gabriela Martinez def. 5 Salma Loudili 6-4, 6-2
8 Inah Canete def. 7 Kristina Miletic 6-2, 6-3
10 Andrea Artimedi def. 9 Katerina Mandelikova 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
20 Amber McGinnis def. 19 Koral Koldobski 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
21 Romary Cardenas Rifka def. 22 Maya Shank 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3
23 Ekaterina Khayrutdinova def. 24 Emelie Schwarte 6-2, 6-2

DOUBLES
6 Artimedi / Cardenas def. Kabbaj / Loudil 6-4
7 Koldobski / Martinez def. Racine / McGinnis 6-2
9 I. Canete / Masic def. 10 Filip / Kudelova 6-2
11 M. Canete / Schwarte def. 12 Matthews / Galmiche 7-5

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
WHAT: FIU Invitational
WHO: FIU, Missouri, USF, FAU
WHEN: Friday – Sunday, Oct. 28-30
WHERE: FIU Tennis Courts
FORMAT: Hidden Dual – Doubles at 8:30 a.m.; Singles to follow

Doubles: FIU vs. Mizzou / FAU vs. USF (FAU No. 3 vs. Mizzou)

Singles: FIU vs. FAU / Mizzou vs. USF (Mizzou No. 1 / 2 vs. FIU)

View FIU’s online tournament page to track all the action. 

UP NEXT
Mizzou will close out fall tournament play at the UNF Fall Invite (Nov. 11).

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