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No. 8 Women's Tennis tops Missouri, 5-2
03.18.2012 | Women's Tennis
March 18, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. - No. 8 Texas (9-4, 2-0 Big 12) swept the doubles session and won four of six matches on its way to a 5-2 victory over host Missouri (5-6, 0-2 Big 12) Sunday afternoon at MU's Green Tennis Center.
Texas opened the doubles session with a pair of decisive victories at the second and third positions to secure the doubles point. UT's Cierra Gaytan-Leach and Krista Damico opened with an 8-1 win over Rachel Stuhlmann and Annemijn Koenen at the second slot, and Texas' Elizabeth Begley and Juliana Gajic added an 8-3 win at third doubles over MU's Alex Clark and Ashleigh Chiaf. Texas wrapped up the doubles session at the first slot, where the 23rd-ranked duo of Lina Padegimaite and Noel Scott edged MU's Nina Pantic and Jamie Mera, 8-7.
Texas ran off four consecutive victories to take a 5-0 lead and effectively put the match away. Gaytan-Leach claimed a 6-2, 6-3 win over Maria Christensen at third singles, and Begley notched a 6-1, 6-0 win over Alex Clark at fifth singles. Texas clinched the match at first singles, where the 75th-ranked Damico posted a 7-6, 6-2 win over Nina Pantic.
Padegimaite tacked on to the Texas lead after dealing MU's Mera a 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4) defeat at fourth singles. Missouri registered a pair of third-set supertiebreaker victories to close out the match.
Texas ventures out of conference on Wednesday, March 21 when it hosts Illinois at UT's Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
No. 8 Texas 5, Missouri 2
Doubles - Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
1 #23 Lina Padegimaite/Noel Scott (UT) def. Nina Pantic/Jamie Mera (MU) - 8-7
2 Cierra Gaytan-Leach/Krista Damico (UT) def. Rachel Stuhlmann/Annemijn Koenen (Missouri) - 8-1
3 Elizabeth Begley/Juliana Gajic (UT) def. Alex Clark/Ashleigh Chiaf (MU) - 8-3
Singles - Order of Finish: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2, 6
1 #75 Krista Damico (UT) def. Nina Pantic (Missouri) - 7-6, 6-2
2 #93 Rachel Stuhlmann (MU) def. #122 Noel Scott (UT) - 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9)
3 Cierra Gaytan-Leach (UT) def. Maria Christensen (MU) - 6-2, 6-3
4 Lina Padegimaite (UT) def. Jamie Mera (MU) - 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
5 Elizabeth Begley (UT) def. Alex Clark (MU) - 6-1, 6-0
6 Annemijn Koenen (MU) def. Juliana Gajic (UT) - 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
