No. 11 Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Defeats Missouri

Friday, March 22

Columbia, Mo.

5 p.m.

Texas A&M

Missouri

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Mar 22, 2019 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Texas A&M Athletics Communications

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 11 Texas A&M women's tennis team swept Missouri, 5-0, Friday evening at the Mizzou Tennis Complex. The Aggies (17-3, 5-2) won their third straight match with the victory over the Tigers (11-7, 0-6) in the Show Me State.

"Tonight was very well done by the team with a very decisive road win," Texas A&M women's tennis head coach Mark Weaver said. "It was a beautiful day for tennis and we took full advantage of the great conditions."

The Aggies opened the match by securing the doubles point with victories on doubles courts one and three. The Tigers took the first doubles win with a 6-3 win on court two by Ellie Wright and Taylor Gruber over A&M's Renee McBryde and Katya Townsend. A&M's Tatiana Makarova and Jayci Goldsmith, ranked No. 63 nationally, were the next team in the win column as they topped Mizzou's Macken Middlebrooks and Serena Nash, 6-2, on court one. The Maroon & White clad duo of Riley McQuaid and Lucia Quiterio secured the match's first point with a 6-3 win over Missouri's Gabrielle Goldin and Lisa Fukutoku on court three.

In singles action the Aggies maintained momentum, securing first sets on five of six courts. A&M's Tatiana Makarova was the first singles player off the courts, winning 6-1, 6-1 on court four over Missouri's Nash to increase the A&M advantage to 2-0. The victory for Makarova was her 11^th in dual matches and her improved her record to 10-3 on court three this spring.

A&M went ahead 3-0 courtesy of a 6-4, 6-4 triumph on court one by No. 50 Townsend over No. 119 Middlebrooks. Townsend, fresh off SEC Player of the Week honors, earned her fourth ranked win of the spring to improve to 13-3 in dual matches and 21-5 overall.

A&M's McBryde clinched the A&M victory with a 7-5, 6-1 victory on court four over Missouri's Wright. The win was McBryde's second straight win and her 10^th dual match victory of the spring.

The final point of the night was earned by A&M's Dorthea Faa-Hviding on court six, Faa-Hviding bested Missouri's Goldin 6-2, 6-1 to make the final score 5-0 in A&M's favor. Faa-Hviding improved to 11-1 in dual matched and 17-5 this year.

Next up the Aggies oppose the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday in Fayetteville.

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Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs Missouri
3/22/2019 at Columbia, Mo.
(Mizzou Tennis Complex)

#11 Texas A&M 5, Missouri 0

Singles competition
1. #50 Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. #119 Macken Middlebrooks (MIZ) 6-4, 6-4
2. Lisa Fukutoku (MIZ) vs. #106 Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) 0-6, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
3. Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Serena Nash (MIZ) 6-1, 6-1
4. Renee McBryde (TAMU) def. Ellie Wright (MIZ) 7-5, 6-1
5. Taylor Gruber (MIZ) vs. Riley McQuaid (TAMU) 6-2, 5-7, unfinished
6. Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) def. Gabrielle Goldin (MIZ) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. #63 Tatiana Makarova/Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Macken Middlebrooks/Serena Nash (MIZ) 6-2
2. Ellie Wright/Taylor Gruber (MIZ) def. #55 Renee McBryde/Katya Townsend (TAMU) 6-3
3. #67 Riley McQuaid/Lucia Quiterio (TAMU) def. Gabrielle Goldin/Lisa Fukutoku (MIZ) 6-3

Match Notes:
Texas A&M 17-3, 5-2; National ranking #11
Missouri 11-7, 0-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,1,4,6)