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Rebels Pick up Two Wins at Arkansas State
2/3/2017 | Women's Tennis
JONESBORO, Ark. -- The No. 19 ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team picked up two shut out wins at Arkansas State Friday to remain undefeated on the season heading into next week's National Team Indoor Championship.
Arkansas State was shorthanded, so the Rebels began the day with a win at No. 3 doubles and then Arianne Hartono and Anna Vrbenska downed Julie Gauguery and Shannon O'Brien 6-2 at No. 1 to put the Rebels up 1-0.
Without a No. 6 player, the Rebels began singles up 2-0. Redshirt freshman Tereza Janatova made her debut and quickly won 6-1, 6-1 against A-State's Allison Quammen at No. 5 singles to increase the lead to 3-0.
Freshman Anna Vrbenska clinched the win at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-2 against Sabina Jeresic. Hartono and Zalina Khairudinova provided the last two points in straight sets for the 6-0 score.
In the second match, the teams started with singles, and Alexa Bortles gave the Rebels a 2-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Brooke Stevens made it 3-0, coming back to beat Allison Quammen 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Tea Jandric finished off the 4-0 victory with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Jeresic at No. 3 singles.
At the net...
• The Rebels improved to 6-0
• The Rebels now own a 6-0 all-time series lead against Arkansas State
• The Rebels have won the doubles point in every match this year that they've played doubles
• Redshirt freshman Tereza Janatova only dropped two games in her dual match debut
• Sophomore Tea Jandric improved to 10-6 overall and 5-0 in dual matches
• Freshman Alexa Bortles improved to 4-0 this season
Complete results
First match
Doubles
1. Hartono/Vrbenska (OM) def. Gauguery/O'Brien (ASU) 6-2
2. Bortles/ Suk (OM) vs. Pirani/Jeresic (ASU) 5-3, sus.
3. Khairudinova/Jandric (OM) won by default
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. #31 Arianne Hartono def. Julie Gauguery (ASU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Anna Vrbenska (OM) def. Sabina Jeresic (ASU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Zalina Khairudinova (OM) def. Shannon O'Brien 6-3, 6-1
4. Alexa Bortles (OM) vs. Victoria Pisani (ASU) DNP
5. Tereza Janatova (OM) def. Allison Quammen (ASU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Brooke Stevens (OM) vs. won by default
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 2, 1, 3
Second match
Doubles
1. Hartono/Vrbenska (OM) vs. Gauguery/O'Brien (ASU) DNP
2. Khairudinova/Jandric (OM) vs. Pirani/Jeresic (ASU) DNP
3. Janatova/Stevens (OM) DNP
Singles
1. Anna Vrbenska (OM) vs. Julie Gauguery (ASU) DNF
2. Zalina Khairudinova (OM) vs. Sabina Jeresic (ASU) DNP
3. Tea Jandric (OM) def. Shannon O'Brien (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Alexa Bortles (OM) def. Victoria Pisani (ASU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Brooke Stevens (OM) def. Allison Quammen (ASU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Tereza Janatova (OM) won by default
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5, 3
Thoughts from head coach Mark Beyers...
"This was a solid couple of wins for us. It was good we got tested in a few spots, where some of the girls played a few spots higher. It's what we need to get ready for next week at the National Indoors. Good to get two road wins. Now we can start preparing for next weekend."
Up next...
Ole Miss will travel to New Haven, Connecticut for the National Team indoor Feb. 10-13. The Rebels will learn their first-round opponent when the draw is announced Feb. 7.
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
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