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ITA Regional Championships
Rebels to Play for ITA Southern Regional Titles
10/22/2017 | Women's Tennis
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AUBURN, Ala. -- It will be an all Ole Miss doubles final at the ITA Southern Regional Championships, while senior Arianne Hartono will also play for the singles title Monday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
Top-seeded Hartono won twice on Sunday to advance to the singles final, while teaming up with Alexa Bortles to reach the doubles final. Hartono and Bortles will face teammates Natalie Suk and Sabina Machalova, who also reached the doubles final.
Hartono continues to dominate regional...
Arianne Hartono has yet to drop a set on her way to Monday's final and on Sunday, she only lost three games in two matches. In the quarterfinals, Hartono defeated teammate Tea Jandric 6-1, 6-1. In the afternoon, she downed Alabama's Andie Daniell, seeded No. 3, 6-0, 6-1. Hartono will face fourth-seeded Taylor Russo of Auburn in the final at 9 a.m.
Ole Miss wins doubles...
Ole Miss will take home at least one ITA Southern Regional title, as top seeds Arianne Hartono and Alexa Bortles face off against teammates Natalie Suk and Sabina Machalova Monday following the singles final.
In the semifinals, Hartono and Bortles dominated the LSU tandem of Kennan Johnson and Eden Richardson (5-8) 6-1, 6-2. Suk and Machalova (5-8) took out fourth-seeded Ryann Foster and Elyse Lavender, 6-2, 6-4.
Quarterfinal Singles Results...
(1) Arianne Hartono def. Tea Jandric 6-1, 6-1
Semifinal Singles Results...
(1) Hartono def. (3) Andie Daniell (UA) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Semifinal Results...
(1) Hartono/Bortles def. (5-8) Kennan Johnson/Eden Richardson (LSU) 6-1, 6-2
(5-8) Suk/Machalova def. (4) Ryann Foster/Elyse Lavender (LSU) 6-2, 6-4
Monday's schedule...
Singles Final...
(1) Arianne Hartono vs. (4) Taylor Russo -- 9 AM
Doubles Final...
(1) Hartono/Bortles vs. (5-8) vs. (5-8) Machalova/Suk - After singles
Both the singles and doubles finals will feature live streaming.
At the net with head coach Mark Beyers...
"Very dominating performance today. We got off to a great start in doubles with two straight set victories in the semifinals, guaranteeing an Ole Miss champion tomorrow. In singles, Arianne had a great day and showed why she is one of the nation's top players. Hopefully she'll be able to continue her excellent play tomorrow in the singles final. Overall, I couldn't be more impressed with our team's performance. This ITA regional features five SEC schools, as well as every Division 1 program in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. For us to have both teams in the doubles final as well as one player in the singles final, is an extremely impressive feat."
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