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Lady Rebel Netters Handle LSU, 5-2
4/7/2001 | Women's Tennis
April 7, 2001
OXFORD, Miss. -
The No. 35 ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team took the doubles point against 25th-ranked LSU and carried that momentum into singles on their way to a 5-2 win over the Lady Tigers Saturday afternoon at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
Ole Miss (8-10, 2-8) snapped a four-match losing streak and a five-match SEC winless streak. The Lady Rebels improved to 15-9 overall against LSU (12-7, 3-6) and have now won 10 in a row over the Lady Tigers.
"We were closer to 100 percent today, in beating LSU, than we have been in two months," head coach Jerry Montgomery said. "We had a strong feeling going into the match that today was our day. We are getting healthier. We showed a lot of heart today and stayed focused in closing the match out. It's a victory that all of our players and coaches can share."
LSU's Bruna Colosio and Rocio Fantilli downed Julie DeRoo and Audra Adams 8-1 at No. 1 doubles and then Lady Rebels' Mira Radu and Karem Harboe dominated Tami Botts and Lauren Haddix 8-2 on court three. Hanna-Katri Aalto and Alesya Ignatieva led 6-5 against Amy McIlhaney and Fernanda Tsucamoto at No. 2 doubles. The duo broke LSU's serve, and then Ignatieva held serve to give Ole Miss the point.
Radu was near flawless on court four, winning 6-0, 6-1 over Botts to give the Lady Rebels a 2-0 lead. Freshman Sabrina Peppl defeated McIlhaney 6-4, 6-4 at No. 6 singles to make it 3-0 Ole Miss.
Aalto improved to 8-4 at No. 2 singles with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 win over Haddix to clinch the win.
LSU got its first point of the day as ninth-ranked Colosio held off Lady Rebel DeRoo 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. The Lady Tigers secured their second point when Tsucamoto topped Harboe 6-4, 6-4 on court five. Ignatieva finished off the scoring for the Lady Rebels with her 6-4, 6-4 victory against LSU's Fantilli at No. 3 singles.
The Lady Rebels will now get ready to face the No. 3 ranked Florida Lady Gators Friday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
#35 Ole Miss 5
#25 LSU 2
SINGLES
#1 Bruna Colosio (LSU) def. Julie DeRoo (OM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
#2 Hanna-Katri Aalto (OM) def. Lauren Haddix (LSU) 6-3, 6-2
#3 Alesya Ignatieva (OM) def. Rocio Fantilli (LSU) 6-4, 7-5
#4 Mira Radu (OM) def. Tami Botts (LSU) 6-0, 6-1
#5 Fernanada Tsucamoto (LSU) def. Karem Harboe (OM) 6-4, 6-4
#6 Sabrina Peppl (OM) def. Amy McIlhaney (LSU) 6-4, 6-4
DOUBLES
#1 Colosio-Fantilli (LSU) def. DeRoo-Adams (OM) 8-1
#2 Aalto-Ingatieva (OM) def. McIlhaney-Tsucamoto (LSU) 8-5
#3 Radu-Harboe (OM) def. Botts-Haddix (LSU) 8-2
