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Vrbenska and de Jong Reach Regional Quarterfinals on Saturday
10/19/2019 | Women's Tennis
Rebel Doubles Teams Also Advance to Quarters in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. – It was another solid day for the Ole Miss Women's Tennis team as freshman Isolde de Jong and senior Anna Vrbenska as well as two doubles pairs reached the Quarterfinals of the ITA Southern Regional Championships, hosted by LSU on Saturday.
de Jong made quick work in her opening match against Isabella Harvison of Alabama, 6-1, 6-1. She faced a tougher test against Northwestern State's Mariella Minetti. de Jong dropped the first set, 6-4, but battled back to reach the Quarterfinal Main Draw with 6-1, 6-3 decisions to close the match.
It was an SEC preview of sorts for Vrbenska. The Podebrady, Czech Republic, product faced Alabama's Luca Fabian and Marta Falceto of Mississippi State. Fabian was bested 6-4, 6-3 in the opening match of the day. Vrbenska made relatively quick work of Falceto in the Round of 16, prevailing 6-1, 6-3.
Seniors Tereza Janatova and Alexa Bortles had their runs ended after earning victories on Friday. Janatova won her first match against Carolyn Ansari of Auburn, 6-2, 6-2. Ares Teixido Garcia of Alabama took Janatova to three sets, winning 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. Bortles lost in the second round to the hands of Auburn's Yu Chen, 6-1, 7-5.
Freshman Grace Anne Jones had her run halted in the Back Draw. Another Auburn athlete, Caroline Scheufler, best Jones in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.
In the doubles Main Draw, the No. 17 ITA ranked pair of junior Sabina Machalova and Bortles took down Monique Burton and Katia de la Garza of Southern Miss, 8-5. In the other Rebel matchup, Vrbenska and Janatova triumphed over ULM's Emilia Alfaro and Karolina Snita in dominate fashion, 8-1.
Doubles and singles play continues on Sunday and runs through Tuesday. The regional doubles champions and regional singles champions and finalists qualify for the season-ending Oracle ITA National Fall Championships held in November.
RESULTS
Singles – Main Draw
I. de Jong def. Isabella Harvison (Alabama), 6-1, 6-1
I. de Jong def. Mariella Minetti (NSU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
A. Vrbenska def. Luca Fabian (Alabama), 6-4, 6-3
A. Vrbenska def. Marta Falceto (Miss. State), 6-1, 6-3
T. Janatova def. Carolyn Ansari (Auburn), 6-2, 6-2
Ares Teixido Garcia (Alabama) def. T. Janatova, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Yu Chen (Auburn) def. A. Bortles, 6-1, 7-5
Doubles – Main Draw
No. 17 Machalova/Bortles def. Burton/de la Garza (Southern Miss), 8-5
Vrbenska/Janatova def. Alfaro/Snita (ULM), 8-1
Singles – Back Draw
Caroline Scheufler (Auburn) def. G.A. Jones, 6-2, 6-4
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de Jong made quick work in her opening match against Isabella Harvison of Alabama, 6-1, 6-1. She faced a tougher test against Northwestern State's Mariella Minetti. de Jong dropped the first set, 6-4, but battled back to reach the Quarterfinal Main Draw with 6-1, 6-3 decisions to close the match.
It was an SEC preview of sorts for Vrbenska. The Podebrady, Czech Republic, product faced Alabama's Luca Fabian and Marta Falceto of Mississippi State. Fabian was bested 6-4, 6-3 in the opening match of the day. Vrbenska made relatively quick work of Falceto in the Round of 16, prevailing 6-1, 6-3.
Seniors Tereza Janatova and Alexa Bortles had their runs ended after earning victories on Friday. Janatova won her first match against Carolyn Ansari of Auburn, 6-2, 6-2. Ares Teixido Garcia of Alabama took Janatova to three sets, winning 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. Bortles lost in the second round to the hands of Auburn's Yu Chen, 6-1, 7-5.
Freshman Grace Anne Jones had her run halted in the Back Draw. Another Auburn athlete, Caroline Scheufler, best Jones in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.
In the doubles Main Draw, the No. 17 ITA ranked pair of junior Sabina Machalova and Bortles took down Monique Burton and Katia de la Garza of Southern Miss, 8-5. In the other Rebel matchup, Vrbenska and Janatova triumphed over ULM's Emilia Alfaro and Karolina Snita in dominate fashion, 8-1.
Doubles and singles play continues on Sunday and runs through Tuesday. The regional doubles champions and regional singles champions and finalists qualify for the season-ending Oracle ITA National Fall Championships held in November.
RESULTS
Singles – Main Draw
I. de Jong def. Isabella Harvison (Alabama), 6-1, 6-1
I. de Jong def. Mariella Minetti (NSU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
A. Vrbenska def. Luca Fabian (Alabama), 6-4, 6-3
A. Vrbenska def. Marta Falceto (Miss. State), 6-1, 6-3
T. Janatova def. Carolyn Ansari (Auburn), 6-2, 6-2
Ares Teixido Garcia (Alabama) def. T. Janatova, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Yu Chen (Auburn) def. A. Bortles, 6-1, 7-5
Doubles – Main Draw
No. 17 Machalova/Bortles def. Burton/de la Garza (Southern Miss), 8-5
Vrbenska/Janatova def. Alfaro/Snita (ULM), 8-1
Singles – Back Draw
Caroline Scheufler (Auburn) def. G.A. Jones, 6-2, 6-4
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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