The University of Mississippi Athletics
Lady Rebel Netters Down Auburn, 7-2
6/21/1999 | Women's Tennis
April 16, 1999
AUBURN, Ala. - The No. 8 nationally-ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team won four singles matches and all three doubles contests in downing Auburn 7-2 Friday afternoon at the Luther Young Tennis Center. The Lady Rebels improve to 17-4 overall, 8-2 in the SEC.
Ivona Mihailova downed Carolina Maurer 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles. Courtenay Chapman became the sixth Lady Rebel to win 20 matches this season as she cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Summa Edwards at No. 4 singles. Mariana Eberle dominated Judith Boban 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. Eberle has won eight of her last nine matches.
Freshman Alesya Ignatieva put Ole Miss up 4-1 when she defeated Caroline Thompson 7-6, 6-1 at No. 6 singles. She has now won seven in a row and eight of her last nine. Auburn's Andrea Piski knocked off fourth-ranked Agnes Muzamel 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles to force doubles play.
With Ole Miss' Celeste Frey and Auburn's Simone Jardin still battling in a hard-fought match at No. 2 singles, the Mihailova twins, Ivona and Irena, clinched the victory for the Lady Rebels with their 8-1 win over Boban and Thompson at No. 3 doubles.
Jardin pulled out a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 win for the Tigers only other point of the day. Muzamel and Chapman downed Edwards and Maurer 8-2 at No. 2 doubles and then Ignatieva teamed up with Eberle to defeat Piski and Heidii Stewart 8-6 at No. 1 doubles.
The Lady Rebels close out the decade against Auburn with an impressive 9-1 record. They return home to host Alabama at 1:00 p.m. Sunday in the final home match of the season, before competing in the SEC Tournament next weekend.
#8 Ole Miss 7, Auburn 2
SINGLES
#1 Andrea Piski (AU) def. Agnes Muzamel (OM) 6-4, 6-2#2 Simone Jardin (AU) def. Celeste Frey (OM) 6-7, 7-6, 6-3#3 Ivona Mihailova (OM) def. Carolina Maurer (AU) 6-4, 6-1#4 Courtenay Chapman (OM) def. Summa Edwards (AU) 6-1, 6-0#5 Mariana Eberle (OM) def. Judith Boban (AU) 6-1, 6-1#6 Alesya Ignatieva (OM) def. Caroline Thompson (AU) 7-6, 6-1DOUBLES
#1 Eberle-Ignatieva (OM) def. Piski-Heidii Stewart (AU) 8-6#2 Muzamel-Chapman (OM) def. Edwards-Maurer (AU) 8-2#3 Mihailova-Mihailova (OM) def. Boban-Thompson (AU) 8-1
