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Women's Tennis Downs Middle Tennessee, 7-0
1/15/2001 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 15, 2001
OXFORD, Miss. - The No. 19 nationally-ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team downed 65th-ranked Middle Tennessee 7-0 Monday afternoon at the Gillom Sports Center to open the 2001 season.
The women have gone to the same format as the men in college tennis where they play doubles first and then singles. The Lady Rebels struggled early in the doubles but rallied and won all three for the point.
In singles, the Lady Rebels quickly went up 2-0 as seventh-ranked Julie DeRoo downed Tanja Buccheim of MTSU 6-4, 6-0. Junior Alesya Ignatieva gave Ole Miss a 3-0 advantage defeating Igne Weirich 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. Freshman Hanna-Katri Aalto won her first dual match taking care of Michaela Gridling at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-2, to clinch the victory for the Lady Rebels.
Mira Radu dominated Stacey Varnell 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 singles, Karem Harboe beat Carine Venter 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4 singles and then Audra Adams finished off the scoring with a 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Niger Kaur at the sixth spot.
The Lady Rebels return to action Saturday, Jan. 20 as they host Southern Mississippi at the Gillom Sports Center. The match is scheduled for noon, but could change due to the men's basketball game.
#19 OLE MISS 7
#65 Middle Tennessee 0
SINGLES
#1 Julie DeRoo (OM) def. Tanja Buccheim (MTSU) 6-4, 6-0
#2 Hanna-Katri Aalto (OM) def. Michaela Gridling (MTSU) 6-4, 6-2
#3 Alesya Ignatieva (OM) def. Inge Weirich (MTSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
#4 Karem Harboe (OM) def. Carine Venter (MTSU) 6-3, 6-4
#5 Mira Radu (OM) def. Stacey Varnell (MTSU) 6-2, 6-0
#6 Audra Adams (OM) def. Niger Kaur (MTSU) 6-1, 6-4
DOUBLES
#1 Aalto/Ignatieva (OM) def. Gridling/Varnell (MTSU) 8-4
#2 DeRoo/Harboe (OM) def. Venter/Weirich (MTSU) 9-7
#3 Adams/Camilla Gould (OM) def. Buccheim/Kaur (MTSU) 8-5
