Bianca Turati Head Coach | Curators of the University of Missouri
Bianca Turati Head Coach | Curators of the University of Missouri
The University of Missouri women's tennis team was defeated by No. 17 Alabama with a score of 4-1 on Friday, February 28, at the Country Club of Missouri. Following this match, Missouri's season record stands at 9-3 overall and 0-2 in Southeastern Conference play, while Alabama improves to 8-3 overall and 2-0 in the SEC.
In doubles competition, the freshman-senior pair of Korina Roso and Inah Canete lost their match 6-3. The duo of Andrea Artimedi and Mary Brumfield were leading their match on court three (5-4) when it went unfinished as Alabama secured the doubles point.
During singles play, graduate student Lailaa Bashir earned Missouri’s lone point by defeating Maria Martinez-Vaque from Alabama in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. On court one, senior Mary Brumfield faced No. 84 Petra Sedlackova but lost after a close contest, finishing 6-4, 6-3. Both Inah Canete on court two and Andrea Artimedi on court five pushed their matches to third sets before they went unfinished.
Head Coach Bianca Turati commented on the team's performance: "We performed better today than last week against Vanderbilt. We brought a higher level on the court against a well-ranked opposing team and showed better competitiveness. Today, there was a lot of positives. We need good practice tomorrow to prepare for our match Sunday. It was a great win for Lailaa in singles. She had a very good result."
Missouri will next host No. 55 Mississippi State on Sunday, March 2 at noon Central Time at either Green Tennis Center or Columbia Country Club.
Fans can find more information about Mizzou Tennis by visiting MUTigers.com or following the team’s social media accounts on Facebook (Mizzou Tennis), X (@Mizzou_Tennis), and Instagram (Mizzou.Tennis).
Singles results included Petra Sedlackova defeating Mary Brumfield (6-4, 6-3), Lailaa Bashir winning over Maria Martinez-Vaque (6-2, 6-4), Klara Milicevic beating Zoe Lazar (6-1, 6-1), and Sara Nayar overcoming Andrea Artimedi (6-2, 4-6, 6-0). Some matches went unfinished as Alabama clinched victory early.
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