Lady Rebels Win 19th Straight Against Mississippi State

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The Ole Miss women’s tennis team won its 19th straight match against Mississippi State, defeating the Lady Bulldogs 5-2 Saturday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre in Starkville, Miss.  The Lady Rebels, ranked No. 52 in the country, won three of their last four matches to conclude the regular season, including two Top 25 victories.

The day began with Ole Miss sweeping the doubles.  Preethi Subramanian and Soledad Podlipnik defeated State 8-5 at No. 3 doubles.  Nika Koukhartchouk and Karen Nijssen, ranked No. 32 in the nation, clinched the point with an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles to finish 8-3 in the SEC.

Koukhartchouk made it 2-0 with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 win over Martina Banikova at No.1 singles, for her second win against the Lady Bulldog this year.  Koukhartchouk also defeated Banikova in the Ole Miss Fall Classic.

MSU got on the board when Radka Ferancova defeated Lady Rebel freshman Laura van de Stroet 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.  Ole Miss increased its lead to 3-1 as Nijssen, ranked No. 99, handed Renee Joseph, ranked No. 112, a 6-3, 6-4 loss at No. 2 singles.  Nijssen finished 6-5 in the SEC at No. 2 singles.

The Lady Bulldogs (7-11, 0-11) pulled to within 3-2 when Valeriya Makarycheva beat Podlipnik 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 5 position.  That would be it, as senior Mimi Renaudin finished off MSU’s Tatiana Feit in a close match, 7-6(2), 7-5 at No. 6.

Subramanian completed the 5-2 victory with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles against State’s Elna de Villiers.

Ole Miss (7-14, 3-8) will begin play in the SEC Championship Thursday in Auburn, Ala. The bracket will be announced Sunday.

#52 Ole Miss 5

#71 Mississippi State 2

 

DOUBLES

1. Nijssen/Koukhartchouk (OM) def. Banikova/De Villiers (MSU) 8-6

2. van de Stroet/Renaudin (OM) def. Ferancova/Joseph (MSU) 9-8(3)

3. Subramanian/Podlipnik (OM) def. Makarycheva/Saddler (MSU) 8-5

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

SINGLES

1. Nika Koukhartchouk (OM) def. Martina Banikova (MSU) 6-2, 6-3

2. Karen Nijssen (OM) def. Renee Joseph (MSU) 6-3, 6-4

3. Radka Ferancova (MSU) def. Laura van de Stroet (OM) 6-4, 6-3

4. Preethi Subramanian (OM) def. Elna de Villiers (MSU) 6-3, 6-4

5. Valeriya Makarycheva (MSU) def. Soledad Podlipnik (OM) 7-5, 6-4

6. Mimi Renaudin (OM) def. Tatiana Feit (MSU) 7-6(2), 7-5

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 5, 6, 4

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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