NU Battles Through Second Day of Mizzou Invite

Kansas City, Mo. – NU faced another day of stiff competition Saturday at the Mizzou Invite. The day began with Nebraska facing Mizzou then Mississippi State in doubles and Columbia University later in singles.

The Huskers began the day on a strong note against Mizzou in doubles. Maggy Lehmicke and Spurti Shivalingaiah teamed up to face Santos and Spearman and came out on top with an 8-7(4) victory. Lisa Andersson and Mary Hanna outplayed Hine and Brittany Lashway 8-5 as Brianna Lashway and Clark defeated Mackenna Maddox and Katerina Matysova 8-5. Lauren Wagner teamed up with Mississippi State’s Alexandra Corder but were ousted by Columbia’s Amy Li and Laura MacMullin 8-3.

NU faced Mississippi State in the second round of doubles. Zgierska and Hanna battled Tran and Patrasc and came out with the win 8-7(3). Lehmicke and Maddox paired up to lose against Frantova and Ronaldson 8-5 while Brown and Corder defeated Wagner and Andersson 8-4.

The Huskers finished the match facing Columbia University in singles matches. Lehmicke battled Asatrian and came away with the win 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. Wagner swept past Cheng 6-3, 7-5. Maddox faced MacMullin and was defeated 6-3, 7-5 while fellow Lion Milstein out-played Matysova 6-1, 6-4. NUs Hanna was defeated by Vaidya 6-3, 6-3 and Zgierska lost to Leung 6-2, 6-4. Andersson battled through three sets against Solovyev but came away with a loss 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

The 2014 Mizzou Invite concludes Sunday morning beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Huskers will begin with doubles against Columbia and then face Mississippi State in singles.

Day 2 Final Results

Mizzou vs. Nebraska (Doubles)

No. 1 – Maggy Lehmicke / Spurti Shivalingaiah (NEB) def. Beatriz Machado Santos / Cassidy Spearman (MU), 8-7 (4)
No. 2 – Lisa Andersson / Mary Hanna (NEB) def. Kelli Hine / Brittany Lashway (MU), 8-5

No. 3 – Alex Clark / Brianna Lashway (MU) def. Mackenna Maddox / Katerina Matysova (NEB), 8-5

Columbia vs. Mississippi State (Doubles)

No. 1 – Naomi Tran / Martina Frantova (MSU) def. Kanika Vaidya / Adi Milstein (CU), 8-5

No. 2 – Crystal Leung / Rima Asatrian (CU) def. Georgiana Patrasch / Jennifer Brown (MSU), 8-7 (5)
No. 3 – Timea Guibe / Louise Ronaldson (MSU) def. Alexandra Solovyev / Vivian Cheng (CU), 8-1

Mixed (Doubles)

Laura MacMullin / Amy Li (CU) def. Lauren Wagner (NEB) / Alexandra Corder (MSU), 8-3

Mizzou vs. Columbia (Doubles)

No. 1 – Rima Asatrian / Kanika Vaidya (CU) def. Beatriz Machado Santos / Cassidy Spearman (MU), 8-5
No. 2 – Alexandra Solovyev / Adi Milstein (CU) def. Alex Clark / Brianna Lashway (MU), 8-2

No. 3 – Kelli Hine / Brittany Lashway (MU) def. Crystal Leung / Amy Li (CU), 8-7 (4)

Nebraska vs. Mississippi State (Doubles)

No. 1 – Mary Hanna / Izabella Zgierska (NEB) def. Naomi Tran / Georgiana Patrasc (MSU), 8-7 (3)

No. 2 – Martina Frantova / Louise Ronaldson (MSU) def. Maggy Lehmicke / Mackenna Maddox (NEB), 8-5
No. 3 – Jennifer Brown / Alexandra Corder (MSU) def. Lisa Andersson / Lauren Wagner (NEB), 8-4

Mizzou vs. Mississippi State (Singles)

No. 1 – Kelli Hine (MU) def. Georgiana Patrasc (MSU) / 6-3, 7-5

No. 2 – Beatriz Machado Santos (MU) def. Martina Frantova (MSU) / 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 – Alex Clark (MU) def. Timea Guibe (MSU) / 6-3, 7-6 (3)

No. 4 – Louise Ronaldson (MSU) def. Brittany Lashway (MU) / 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 – Cassidy Spearman (MU) def. Naomi Tran (MSU) / 6-3, 6-0

No. 6 – Brianna Lashway (MU) def. Alexandra Corder (MSU) / 6-2, 6-3

Columbia vs. Nebraska (Singles)

No. 1 – Maggy Lehmicke (NEB) def. Rima Asatrian (CU) / 6-7, 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Kanika Vaidya (CU) def. Mary Hanna (NEB) / 6-3, 6-3

No. 3 – Alexandra Solovyev (CU) def. Lisa Andersson (NEB) / 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 – Crystal Leung (CU) def. Izabella Zgierska (NEB) / 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 – Adi Milstein (CU) def. Katerina Matysova (NEB) / 6-1, 6-4

No. 6 – Laura MacMullin (CU) def. Mackenna Maddox (NEB) / 6-3, 7-5
No. 7 – Lauren Wagner (NEB) def. Vivian Cheng (CU) / 6-4, 7-6