COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri falls to No. 11 Texas A&M on Friday, April 5th, at the Country Club of Missouri, 7-0. Mizzou moves their season record to 4-18 with the match and is still searching for their first Southeastern Conference win.
Opening the match with doubles play, the Tigers could not grab the doubles point, falling to the Aggies on the No. 1 and 3 courts. On court two, seniors Romary Cardenas Rifka and Gabriela Martinez battled in a hard-fought match that ultimately went unfinished with the Aggies up, 5-4.
Mizzou walked into singles play down 1-0 to Texas A&M. On the No. 5 court, sophomore Andrea Artimedi competed in a back-and-forth match and took the match to a tiebreaker, ultimately dropping in end 7-5, 2-6, 1-0.
HEAD COACH BIANCA TURATI
“Texas A&M is a strong team from top to bottom, singles and doubles. They showed it today, especially in the clutch moments of the matches. A lot of credit to them. As for our girls, on some of the courts in singles, we had a really good level in the first set and could not quite hold it through the whole match. Staying in the match both mentally and physically for a long period of time is a challenge. It’s what we need to work on, and it takes a lot of practice. Unfortunately, a few players in our lineup only had a few hours of practice under their belt in the last 10 days or so due to illness. That prevented them from being consistent today. It’s normal, but the only way to get back the intensity is with practice and matches. We keep looking forward and being positive because the progress is clear to me. We have to be confident and trust…
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