PHILADELPHIA — University of Missouri tennis wrapped up day one of competition at the Penn Invitational hosted by University of Pennsylvania at the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers on Friday, September 13.
The Tigers teamed up with Delaware to take on Temple for two rounds of doubles matches in the morning, closing with afternoon singles matches against the Owls. Mizzou picked up three doubles and singles victories each, grabbing six team wins for the first day.
The senior-freshman duo of Inah Canete and Korina Roso claimed two victories, sweeping Temple with an 8-4 win over Kawaranthi/Christoforidou and an 8-3 score over Mackiewicz/Andreoni. Graduate student Lailaa Bashir and freshman Gian Octa also captured an 8-3 triumph over the Ozturk/Ritcher pair. Canete defeated Ritcher (6-3, 6-3) in the No. 1 singles slot with Bashir (7-5, 6-4) and Octa (6-1, 7-6 (2)) also clutching wins over the Owls in the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively.
HEAD COACH BIANCA TURATI
“It was fun for everybody to get back to competing. I missed that feeling. Good performances today considering it is the first tournament of the season. We know we have a lot to work on but we broke the ice and we did well overall. More matches tomorrow to keep progressing.”
UP NEXT
The Tigers will continue their fall season at the ITA Regional Championships in Memphis, Tennessee, on Oct. 9-14.
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FULL RESULTS
Doubles 1:
Roso/Canete (MIZ) def. Kawaranthi/Christoforidou (TU) 8-4
Bashir/Octa (MIZ) def. Ozturk/Ritcher (TU) 8-3
Doubles 2:
Roso/Canete (MIZ) def. Mackiewicz/Andreoni (TU) 8-3
Kawaranthi/Christoforidou (TU) def. Bashir/Octa (MIZ) 8-6
Singles:
Canete (MIZ) def. Ritcher (TU) 6-3, 6-3
Ozturk (TU) def. Roso (MIZ) 7-5, 6-4
Bashir (MIZ) def. Wang Martinez (TU) 7-5, 6-4
Octa (MIZ) def. Aulana (TU) 6-1, 7-6 (2)
