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2016-17 Tennis Roster

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Tim Tai
Tim Tai
Tim Nwachukwu

Bea Machado Santos

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lisbon, Portugal
  • High School Escola Secundaria Pedro Nunes
  • Prev School Texas Tech

Biography

CAREER HONORS
  • 2017 Second Team All-SEC
  • 2016 Second Team All-SEC
  • 2016 ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award

SENIOR (2016-17)

  • Earned a berth in the 2017 NCAA Doubles Tournament with partner Amina Ismail, becoming first Tiger duo to qualify for the tournament since 2003.
  • Finished the season ranked No. 20 alongside Ismail in the final ITA National Doubles Rankings, reaching as high as No. 10 during the campaign. 
  • Became the fifth senior since 2012 to compete in the ITA All-American Championships in Los Angeles, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2016)
  • Recorded her 100th career match victory in the first round of singles play at the USTA/ITA Central Region Championships (Oct. 13, 2016)
  • Reached the semifinals in doubles play at the USTA/ITA Central Region Championships along with her partner Amina Ismail.
  • Finished her senior season with 31 victories, 20 of which came in doubles play, earning Second Team All-SEC honors. 
  • Beat four ranked opponents in singles play, most notably No. 20 Erin Routliffe of Alabama in Mizzou's 4-3 over over the Crimson Tide.
  • Recorded 14 wins in doubles dual match play, the most of any Tiger, and picked up victories with three different partners: Ismail, Spearman and Raley.
  • Went undefeated (6-0) in the second position during doubles play in her senior season.

JUNIOR (2015-16)

  • Finished the season with a 42-33 overall record, posting a 21-17 mark in singles play and a 21-16 line in doubles action.
  • Earned Second Team All-SEC honors, becoming the second member of Mizzou Tennis to be named to an All-SEC team following Cierra Gayton-Leach who was named to the Second-Team All-SEC in 2014.
  • Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Tournament, becoming the first Mizzou player to qualify for the tournament since Urska Juric received the nod in 2003.
  • Was awarded the ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award for the central region, given to player who have “exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.”
  • Contributed solid production at the No. 1 singles position, posting a 14-9 record at the position and a 15-9 overall record in singles play during the spring season.
  • Recorded five SEC wins and six wins over ranked opponents in singles play, both team highs.
  • Spent eight weeks in the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Singles Rankings, cracking the top-125 on March 8 and ranking in as high as No. 53 twice.
  • Defeated two-time SEC Player of the Year Brooke Austin (Florida) on March 5. Austin was ranked No. 12 at the time, ranked as high as No. 3 during the season and only suffered one SEC singles loss on the season, to Santos.
  • Defeated No. 21 Andie Dikosavlijevic (Auburn) in straight sets on March 18.
  • Went 8-4 in doubles play at the No. 1 position with teammate Kelli Hine while the duo spent four weeks ranked in the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Doubles Rankings.
  • With partner Brianna Lashway, defeated No. 32-ranked Andie Daniell/Erin Routliffe (Alabama) in doubles play on March 20.
  • Captured two titles at the Mizzou Invite in September, winning the No. 2 singles title and the No. 1 doubles title with teammate Brianna Lashway.

SOPHOMORE (2014-15)

  • Accumulated a 30-24 overall record this season, including a 14-17 singles record and 16-7 doubles record.
  • Her 30 total wins during 2014-15 campaign were the most among Mizzou tennis competitors.
  • Additionally, her 16 doubles wins led the Tigers for the season (8-3 Spring 2015, 8-4 Fall 2014).
  • T-1st on the team with 10 spring singles victories, and T-1st with three SEC singles wins.
  • Victorious in each of her first six spring singles matches.
  • Finished the Spring 2015 season with back-to-back singles wins at 2015 SEC Tournament.
  • Went a perfect 5-0 between #4, #5, and #6 singles play this spring.
  • Tallied two SEC doubles victories, T-1st on Mizzou joining teammates Brianna Lashway & Cassidy Spearman.
  • Earned two event championships during Fall 2014 season, including one at singles and one at doubles.
     
FRESHMAN / TEXAS TECH (2013-14)
  • Went 26-11 overall in his first-year campaign, including 16-5 in doubles and 10-6 in singles competition.
  • Ended the fall season on a four match winning streak and won the Turquoise Singles title at the Lobo Fall Invitational.
  • In the spring, won four-of-five matches to start the dual season, including wins against Big 12 opponents from Oklahoma, Kansas and Kansas State.
  • In doubles, went 10-3 in dual action, with a 7-2 mark in Big 12 Conference play.
  • Santos and teammate Lynn Kiro paired in late March, and went undefeated in Big 12 matches to win the conference's No. 3 doubles title.
  • Altogether, the duo went 9-1 to end the season, including an 8-4 win over Ole Miss' Julia Jones and Zalina Khairudinova in the NCAA Tournament.
     
HIGH SCHOOL (ESCOLA SECUNDARIA PEDRO NUNES)
  • Was the Portuguese Under-18 singles national champion and a member of the U-18 national team champion, where she played No. 1 singles.
  • Selected to represent Portugal at the U-18 European Individual Championships and the U-18 European Team Championships.
  • 2012 doubles regional champion in Portugal.
  • Won national doubles titles in U-12, U-14 and U-16.
  • The youngest player awarded a wild card to the qualifying of the WTA Estoril Open in 2010.
  • Ranked seventh in Portugal and No. 1014 in the world as a junior.
     
PERSONAL
  • Beatriz Machado Santos was born on June 8, 1995.
  • Pronounced BEE-uh-treez Muh-Ch-doh SAN-tos.
  • Graduate of Escola Secundária Pedro Nunes, and coached by Gonçalo Serra and Manuel Costa Matos.
  • Started playing tennis at age 7.
  • Favorite surface to play on is clay.
  • Was recruited by Texas Tech, Florida State, Clemson, TCU, and Maryland coming out of high school.
  • Daughter of Pedro and Valeria Santos

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2016-17

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Sophomore

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior