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ITA National Indoor
Rebels Conclude Play At National Indoor
11/5/2011 | Women's Tennis
Nov. 5, 2011
FLUSHING, N.Y. - The Ole Miss women's tennis senior duo of Kristi Boxx and Abby Guthrie concluded play in the USTA/ITA National Indoor doubles consolation with a win Saturday in the semifinals at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The rest of the team continued play at the Memphis Invitational.
Boxx and Guthrie, ranked No. 19 in the nation, downed Alabama's Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne Macfarlane 8-4 in the semifinals. They improved to 2-1 against the Alabama duo this year and avenged the loss to them in the semifinals of the Southern Regional.
The Rebel duo was supposed to play Robin Anderson and Skylar Morton of UCLA in the final, but due to travel arrangements for Sunday, the match was not played. Boxx and Guthrie finished the fall 9-4.
At the Memphis Invitational, freshman Erin Stephens defeated Ewa Szatkowska of Tulsa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, and fellow freshman Iris Verboven beat Tulsa's Bonny Davidson 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
Play concludes Sunday.
USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships - FLUSHING, N.Y.
Doubles Consolation
Semifinals - Kristi Boxx/Abby Guthrie (OM) def. Alexa Guarachi/Mary Anne Macfarlane (UA) 8-4.
Memphis Invitational - MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Singles
Erin Stephens (OM) def. Ewa Szatkowska (TULSA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Iris Verboven (OM) def. Bonny Davidson (TULSA) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
