The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
William & Mary
Ole Miss Pulls Off Upset At William & Mary
3/16/2001 | Women's Tennis
March 16, 2001
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The 30th-ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team pulled off an upset Friday, defeating No. 18 William & Mary 4-3 at the Adair Courts. With the win, the Lady Rebels improved to 7-6 on the year
William & Mary (5-6) took the early lead by claiming the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Ole Miss won at No. 2 doubles. The Lady Rebels came into the match not faring so well when losing the doubles point, but this time would different.
Ole Miss quickly jumped out to a 3-1 lead with straight-set wins at the top two positions and at No. 6. Julie DeRoo downed Delphine Troch 6-2, 6-2 at the top spot and then freshman Hanna-Katri Aalto cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jessyca Arthur at No. 2 singles. Freshman Audra Adams was up a set 6-0 against Kelli Partlow, and then the Partlow retired.
With William & Mary one point from elimination, Lindsay Sullivan rallied from a set down to defeat Lady Rebel junior Alseya Ignatieva 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles. That made it 3-2 Ole Miss.
All eyes then turned to court four, where Lady Rebel Karem Harboe was up a set 7-5 in her match to Nina Kamp and tied 5-5 in the second. Harboe fended off numerous break points at 5-5, to hold serve. On the ensuing game, Harboe broke Kamp to seal the win for Ole Miss.
Freshman Sabrina Peppl lost in a tough three-set match at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to William & Mary's Kari Olsen for the final 4-3 score.
The Lady Rebels earned their first win over a Top 25 opponent this year. They will meet No. 8 Vanderbilt, Sunday in Nashville at 1:00 p.m.
#30 Ole Miss 4
#18 William & Mary 3
SINGLES
#1 Julie DeRoo (OM) def. Delphine Troch (WM) 6-2, 6-2
#2 Hanna-Katri Aalto (OM) def. Jessyca Arthur (WM) 6-3, 6-1
#3 Lindsay Sullivan (OM) def. Alesya Ignatieva (OM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
#4 Karem Harboe (OM) def. Nina Kamp (WM) 7-5, 7-5
#5 Kari Olsen (WM) def. Sabrina Peppl (OM) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
#6 Audra Adams (OM) def. Kelli Partlow (WM) 6-0, ret.
DOUBLES
#1 Troch-Arthur (WM) def. DeRoo-Harboe (OM) 8-2
#2 Aalto-Ignatieva (OM) def. Sullivan-Olsen (WM) 8-4
#3 Kamp-Partlow (WM) def. Adams-Camilla Gould (OM) 8-2
