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NCAA qualifier Bea Machado Santos looks to bring more success to Missouri tennis this season

NCAA qualifier Bea Machado Santos looks to bring more success to Missouri tennis this season

Hannah Schram September 2, 2016

After finishing with a record over .500 for the first time since 2011, Missouri tennis is looking to once again improve its game. With the return of senior Bea Machado Santos, the team has high hopes of...

What to expect from Mizzou sports this year

Peter Baugh, Alec Lewis August 16, 2016

_The Maneater looks into what to expect from each fall and winter sports team._ **Football:** There’s a saying floating around the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex these days: “Show me.” With...

Tigers take down Penn State, Louisville and Nebraska to win Mizzou Invite

Pablo Suarez September 29, 2015

After three days of matches to open the season, the Missouri women’s tennis team returned home victorious from the Mizzou Invitational in Kansas City. The Tigers were led by the standout performances...

Spanish teacher once played in world tennis tournaments

Sam Weiger April 15, 2014

She picked up her first racket when she was 9. “I played all kind of sports because my mom was a physical education professor, but when I tried tennis, I knew it was the perfect sport,” said Helena...

Tiger tennis shows potential in homestand

Sam Weiger March 11, 2014

Down 3-1 in a deciding set tiebreaker, senior Cierra Gaytan-Leach needed help from her audience. Her teammates answered the call with a slow-clap. That encouragement became a microcosm of Missouri’s...

MU tennis struggles in SEC matches

Sam Weiger March 5, 2014

The Missouri tennis team (4-8, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) went 1-2 in three road dual matches Friday and Sunday. Losses against No. 5 Florida and South Carolina put the team at 4-8 on the spring season. Missouri...

Finally waiting for Wimbledon

Finally waiting for Wimbledon

Alex Farkas July 10, 2012

It was like the blind leading the blind. Here I was getting off the tube in the morning at Southfields Station happily heading in the same direction as the masses. My family and I followed the British...

Pantic-Mera doubles duo bids career farewell

Pantic-Mera doubles duo bids career farewell

Sam Richmond April 17, 2012

With the completion of the Missouri women’s tennis team’s final home match of the season Sunday at Green Tennis Center, the careers of seniors Nina Pantic and Jamie Mera inched closer to the end. While...

Missouri tennis takes Border Showdown, 4-3

Sam Richmond April 14, 2012

The No. 45 Missouri women’s tennis made it five consecutive victories when it defeated archrival Kansas 4-3 on Friday at Green Tennis Center. While the Tigers (10-8, 2-4 Big 12 Conference) won the overall...

Texas knocks Missouri tennis below .500

Joe Trezza March 18, 2012

The Missouri women’s tennis team fell 5-2 to the No. 8 Texas Longhorns on Sunday at the Green Tennis Center, dropping the Tigers' record to 5-6 overall and 0-2 in Big 12 Conference play. Sophomore Rachel...

Texas A&M sends Missouri tennis back to .500

Sam Richmond March 16, 2012

NRA'd CQs: Texas: http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-tennis/sched/miss-w-tennis-sched.html Texas A&M: http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-tennis/sched/miss-w-tennis-sched.html Nina Pantic: http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/miss-w-tennis-mtt.html Sasha...

New tennis coach Schmid a favorite with players

New tennis coach Schmid a favorite with players

Sam Richmond February 21, 2012

In her first year as Missouri women’s tennis coach, Sasha Schmid has already made quite the impression on her players. Schmid comes to Missouri after 10 seasons of coaching at Stetson University where...