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No. 23 Rebels Book Ticket to National Team Indoor
1/27/2018 | Women's Tennis
STILLWATER, Okla. - For the second year in a row, the No. 23-ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team is headed to the ITA National Team Indoor, knocking out host and 15th-ranked Oklahoma State 4-1 in the championship match of the ITA Kick-Off here Saturday at the Greenwood Tennis Center.
The Rebels earned the doubles point and picked up singles wins from Arianne Hartono, Tereza Janatova and Tea Jandric to close out the Cowgirls.
Ole Miss took the early 1-0 lead with convincing wins at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles. Hartono and Alexa Bortles, ranked No. 13, downed 20th-ranked Vladica Babic and Sofia Blanco of OSU 6-1. Anna Vrbenska and Jandric, ranked No. 58, defeated Megan McCray and Shir Hornung 6-2 on court three to clinch the point.
Oklahoma State tied the match when Megan McCray beat Natalie Suk 6-2, 6-1, but that would be it for the Cowgirls.
Hartono, ranked No. 50, broke 20th-ranked Babic to complete a 6-0, 6-4 win and make it 2-1 Rebels. Moments later, Friday's hero, Tereza Janatova, finished off a straight set win against Hornug, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 6 singles, to put the Rebels within one, 3-1.
Jandric bounced back from a tough loss on Friday to down OSU's Blanco 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles for the clincher.
Quick Hits...
• The Rebels improved to 3-0.
• The Rebels advanced to the ITA National Team Indoor for the second year in a row.
• It also marked the second year in a row for the Rebels to take out the host team at the Kick-Off.
• The Rebels snapped Oklahoma State's 37-match winning streak at the Greenwood Tennis Center,
which opened in the 2013-14 season.
• Arianne Hartono ran her record to 12-4 and has won five in a row.
• Tereza Janatova is 5-1 this spring, including 2-0 at No. 6 singles, after missing the fall due to illness.
• Hartono and Alexa Bortles improved to 11-5 overall and 2-0 at No. 1 doubles.
#23 Ole Miss vs. #15 Oklahoma State
Doubles
1. #13 Hartono/Bortles (OM) def. #20 Babic/Blanco (OSU) 6-1
2. #22 Suk/Machalova (OM) vs. Guinart/Stresnakova (OSU) 5-4, sus.
3. #58 Vrbenska/Jandric (OM) def. McCray/Hornug (OSU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3
Singles
1. #50 Arianne Hartono (OM) def. #21 Vladica Babic (OSU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Megan McCray (OSU) def. #81 Natalie Suk (OM) 6-2, 6-1
3. #62 Sabina Machalova (OM) vs. Katarina Stresnakova (OSU) 3-6, 4-5
4. Alexa Bortles (OM) vs. #63 Marina Guinart (OSU) 4-6, 0-3
5. #95 Tea Jandric (OM) def. Sofia Blanco (OSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Tereza Janatova (OM) def. Shir Hornung (OSU) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 6, 5
Courtside with Head Coach Mark Beyers...
"Great team win today against No. 15 Oklahoma State. We played some excellent doubles to take a 1-0 lead. Once again, we were able to win three first sets in singles and close all those matches out in straight sets for the 4-1 victory and a berth into the National Team Indoor Championships. Every match this year we've played a little bit better. The girls are excited to get to play in front of our home fans next weekend against Memphis and Arkansas Pine Bluff."
Junior Tea Jandric…
"It's always good to get a big win, especially in the beginning of the season. We are all still getting used to playing matches, and we know we can still get better. Everybody battled really hard and we managed to get four points."
Next up...
The Rebels return home to host Memphis and Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a doubleheader Feb. 3 at the new Ole Miss Indoor Tennis Center. The ITA National Team Indoor will take place Feb. 9-12 at the University of Wisconsin.
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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