Tennis Opens SEC Play With Two Road Matches

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri tennis will head on the road to start Southeastern Conference play, facing No. 20 Tennessee on Friday and No. 6 Georgia on Sunday.

Friday’s match in Knoxville features a 3 p.m. CT first serve. Due to potential inclement weather, the Vols will communicate the final location for the match via social media.

Sunday’s match in Athens will start at 10 a.m. CT from the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. 

Mizzou (9-3) enters on a two-match losing skid – dropping back-to-back 4-0 decisions to Illinois and Kansas. Bianca Turati is in her second match as interim head coach following a midseason coaching change. 

Laura Masic sits No. 117 in the ITA singles ranks and possesses a 15-6 mark on the season. She played at UT a year ago while with the Indiana Hoosiers.

Tennessee leads the all-time series 7-2 with a 3-1 edge in Knoxville. 

MIZZOU @ #20 TENNESSEE
Date: Friday, March 3
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee (TBA)
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MIZZOU @ #6 GEORGIA
Date: Sunday, March 5
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Location: Athens, Georgia (Dan Magill Tennis Complex)
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UP NEXT
Mizzou continues a four-match road swing to start SEC play – taking on LSU (Friday, March 10) and Texas A&M (Sunday, March 12). 

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