LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky women’s tennis team (9-10, 1-9 SEC) defeated Missouri (10-11, 0-10 SEC) 4-1 at home in conference play. Freshman Reese Sager led the Wildcats, sweeping set one in singles and earning a doubles win with Asuncion Jadue.

Starting off doubles, the dynamic duo of Jadue and Sager won 6-0 on court one. Roso and Lazar took court two for Missouri, winning 6-2, which left court three to decide the doubles point. Freshman Le Roux and sophomore Zhu secured court three 6-3, clinching the point for Kentucky to take the lead in the match.

Up 1-0, the Wildcats kept their momentum as freshman Sager swept Missouri’s Ackman 6-0, 6-3 to secure the first singles point. Shortly after, Julia Zhu battled on court two and won 6-2, 6-2, extending the Wildcats’ lead to 3-0.

On court one, Hammond played the Tiger’s Octa. Mizzou scored their first point of the match by winning 6-3, 7-5, cutting Kentucky’s lead to 3-1 and extending the match.

Kentucky won the match with a final win on court four, where Elena Molla defeated Missouri’s Andrea Artimedi in a competitive first set 7-5 and 6-4 in set two.

The Wildcats will head back to Lexington for a match against Vanderbilt on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex before heading to Georgia later in the week.

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Doubles Results:

  1. Jadue Asuncion/Reese Sager (UK) def. Quaglia/Octa (MO) 6-0
  2. Roso/Lazar (MO) def. Marina Fuduric/Zoe Hammond (UK) 6-2
  3. Donna Le Roux/Julia Zhu (UK) def. Artimedi/Ackman (MO) 6-3

Order of finish: 1,2,3

Singles Results:

  1. Gina Octa (MO) def. Zoe Hammond (UK) 3-6, 6-3
  2. Julia Zhu (UK) def. Korina Roso (UK) 6-2, 6-2
  3. Reese Sager (UK) def. Alex Ackman (MO) 6-0, 6-3
  4. Elena Molla (UK) vs. Andrea Artimedi (UK) 7-5, 6-3
  5. Asuncion Jadue (UK) vs. Lara Quaglia (MO) 4-2, unfinished
  6. Donna Le Roux (UK) vs. Zoe Lazar (MO) 5-1, unfinished

Order of finish: 3, 2,4