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Ole Miss
Auburn
Lady Rebels Down Auburn, 7-2
3/26/2000 | Women's Tennis
March 26, 2000
OXFORD, Miss. - The 17th-ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team won four of the six singles matches and then swept the doubles for a 7-2 win over Auburn Sunday morning at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center. The win improves the Lady Rebels to 11-5 overall, 4-2 in the SEC, while Auburn drops to 5-11 and 1-6 in conference.
"We did a good job of being efficient in our play and we stayed focused throughout the match," head coach Jerry Montgomery said. "I like the way we came through at all three doubles. We got off to a slow start but stepped it up and finished strong. We're looking forward to our upcoming match against State on Thursday."
The Lady Rebels stormed out to a 4-0 lead in the match on impressive wins from the No. 2, 4, 5 and 6 spots. Senior Ivona Mihailova dominated Auburn's Kate Illarionova 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Mira Radu cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 win over Carolina Maurer the No. 4 spot, and then senior Irena Mihailova downed Summa Edwards 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles to make it 3-0 Lady Rebels.
Mariana Eberle finished off Lucy Altman 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4 singles to increase the lead to 4-0 with No. 1 and 3 singles still going on. Auburn's Andrea Piski defeated Julie DeRoo 7-6(1), 6-2 and then Simone Jardim held off Lady Rebel Celeste Frey 7-5, 6-3 and the Lady Rebels led 4-2.
Minutes later, Alesya Ignatieva and Irena Mihailova posted an 8-6 victory over Maurer and Edwards at No. 3 doubles to clinch the win. Ivona Mihailova and Frey defeated Jardim and Altman 8-5 at No. 2 doubles and then DeRoo and Eberle beat Piski and Illarionova 8-6 at the top spot to close out the scoring.
The Lady Rebels will travel to Starkville Thursday to take on the 22nd-ranked Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs at 2:30 p.m. at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
Ole Miss 7Auburn 2
SINGLES
#1 Andrea Piski (AU) def. Julie DeRoo (OM) 7-6(1), 6-2
#2 Ivona Mihailova (OM) def. Katia Illarionova (AU) 6-2, 6-0
#3 Simone Jardim (AU) def. Celeste Frey (OM) 7-5, 6-3
#4 Mariana Eberle (OM) def. Lucy Altman (AU) 6-4, 6-2
#5 Mira Radu (OM) def. Carolina Maurer (AU) 6-4, 6-0
#6 Irena Mihailova (OM) def. Summa Edwards (AU) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
#1 DeRoo-Eberle (OM) def. Piski-Illarionova (AU) 8-6
#2 Iv. Mihailova-Frey (OM) def. Jardim-Altman (AU) 8-5
#3 Ir. Mihailova-Alesya Ignatieva (OM) def. Maurer-Edwards (AU) 8-6
