The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Tennis Defeats San Diego 5-2
3/19/2009 | Women's Tennis
“It was a solid win against a top 50 program, especially in their home city,” head coach Mark Beyers said. “We did a great job of competing. We made a nice comeback to win at three doubles to clinch the point. It’s a great effort anytime you do that. We followed that up with four solid singles wins. We are excited to advance to the finals.”
Ole Miss improved to 7-5 with the win and 7-1 when they win the doubles point. The Rebels won 8-4 at No. 1 doubles with Karen Nijssen and Kristi Boxx. The freshman duo of Gabriela Rangel and Abigail Guthrie clinched the point, erasing a 7-4 deficit at No. 3 to win 9-7. They are now 10-2 on the season.
In singles, Ole Miss gained straight set victories on courts one, two, four and five to secure the victory. First off the court, Abigail Guthrie downed Alexandra Demidova 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5 to move to 9-2 on the year.
Karen Nijssen made it 3-0 with her 6-2, 6-3 win over Samantha Mouly at No. 2, and then Kristi Boxx defeated Juliette Coupez at No. 1, 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the victory. Also winning, Gabriela Rangel topped SD’s Milou Teeling 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 at No. 4.
In the other semifinal match,
DOUBLES
1. Boxx/Nijssen (
2. van de Stroet (
3. Rangel/Guthrie (
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1. Kristi Boxx (
2. Karen Nijssen (
3. Tammy Kevey (SD) def. Laura van de Stroet (SD) 6-2, 6-3
4. Gabriela Rangel (
5. Abigail Guthrie (
6. Maria Raygada (SD) def. Mimi Renaudin (
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 3, 1, 4, 6
