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Women Wrap Up Opening Weekend at National Collegiate

1/13/2019 | Women's Tennis

Ole Miss remains out West, traveling to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Invite

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.  --  Ole Miss Women's Tennis concluded its opening weekend to the 2019 spring schedule Sunday, facing off in singles action of the National Collegiate Tennis Classic at the La Quinta Resort. 
 
After rain suspended play Saturday, the Rebels returned to the court Sunday, led by junior Tereza Janatova's two victories in consolation play, winning 4-0 over UCLA's Alaina Miller retired due to injury. Janatova continued with the momentum, taking down San Diego's Sophia Chow 6-1, 6-2. 
 
In main quarterfinal play, classmate Alexa Bortles  slipped to the Toreros' Solymar Colling after dropping the opener 3-6 and fighting valiantly in a 5-7 second set. 
 
Senior Allie Sanford also faced UCLA, falling 4-6, 3-6. 
 
Bortles and Sanford were victorious during doubles play Saturday, triumphing over Arizona's Camila Wesbrooks/Marie Van Aelst 7-5. 
 
RESULTS
Saturday Doubles 
Bortles-Sanford def. Wesbrooks/Van Aelst (Arizona), 7-5
Colling/Torres (USD) def. Janatova/Vrbenska, 6-4
 
Sunday Singles
Quarterfinal Main Draw 
Colling (USD) def. Bortles, 6-3, 7-5
 
Consolation
Janatova def. Miller (UCLA), 4-0, ret. Injury
Janatova def. Chow (USD), 6-1, 6-2
Johnson (UCLA) def. Sanford, 6-4, 6-3
 
 
UP NEXT
Bortles, senior Anna Vrbenska, Janatova, and Sanford will join the rest of the Rebels, heading to Honolulu for the Rainbow Wahine Invite, a "hidden dual" with Washington and the hosts, Hawaii, beginning Thursday, Jan. 17
 
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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