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Women’s Tennis Upset Attempt Falls Short at No. 6 Vanderbilt
4/7/2019 | Women's Tennis
Rebels edged 4-3 in Nashville Sunday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Ole Miss Women's Tennis team nearly upended No. 6 Vanderbilt, falling 4-3 at the Currey Tennis Center Sunday.
Senior Tea Jandric and junior Terka Janatova continued their SEC win streaks. Jandric won her seventh straight, while Janatova secured her sixth consecutive SEC decision.
Vanderbilt (14-5, 9-2 SEC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with doubles victories on Courts 1 and 3.
Janatova overcame a 4-6 first-set defeat and then trailed 3-1 in the second. She then rallied off five points to tie the match and cruised in the third, 6-1.
Sophomore Sabina Machalova picked up her third ranked win of the spring with a three-setter over No. 63 Georgia Drummy, putting Ole Miss (11-10, 4-7 SEC) up 2-1.
Junior Anna Vrbenska battled No. 14 Christina Rosca the distance before losing, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Fellow classmate Alexa Bortles also fell in three sets.
Jandric provided the equalizer, dispatching No. 4 Fernanda Contreras in three as well.
The match came down to a dual between senior Allie Sanford and No. 115 Emily Smith. Smith gave the Commodores the victory, winning 6-3, 6-0.
RESULTS
1. S. Machalova def. No. 63 G. Drummy (VANDY), 5-7, 7-6, 6-1
2. T. Jandric def. No. 4 F. Contreras (VANDY), 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
3. No. 14 C. Rosca (VANDY) def. A. Vrbenska, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
4. T. Janatova def. C. Campana (VANDY), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. S. Dvorak (VANDY) def. A. Bortles, 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0
6. No. 115 E. Smith (VANDY) def. A. Sanford, 6-3, 6-0
1. E. Kurtz/E. Smith (VANDY) def. A. Bortles/S. Machalova, 6-4
2. F. Contreras/G. Drummy (VANDY) vs. T. Jandric/A. Vrbenska, 4-4, unfinished
3. S. Dvorak/C. Rosca (VANDY) def. C. Kriscunas/T. Janatova, 6-3
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (4, 1, 3, 5, 2)
Ole Miss 11-10, 4-7 SEC; National ranking No. 46
Vanderbilt 14-5, 9-2 SEC; National ranking No. 6
UP NEXT
Ole Miss concludes the regular season at home with a pair of matches. The Rebels host LSU on Friday, beginning at 3 p.m. and then welcome Texas A&M for Senior Day on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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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.
Senior Tea Jandric and junior Terka Janatova continued their SEC win streaks. Jandric won her seventh straight, while Janatova secured her sixth consecutive SEC decision.
Vanderbilt (14-5, 9-2 SEC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with doubles victories on Courts 1 and 3.
Janatova overcame a 4-6 first-set defeat and then trailed 3-1 in the second. She then rallied off five points to tie the match and cruised in the third, 6-1.
Sophomore Sabina Machalova picked up her third ranked win of the spring with a three-setter over No. 63 Georgia Drummy, putting Ole Miss (11-10, 4-7 SEC) up 2-1.
Junior Anna Vrbenska battled No. 14 Christina Rosca the distance before losing, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Fellow classmate Alexa Bortles also fell in three sets.
Jandric provided the equalizer, dispatching No. 4 Fernanda Contreras in three as well.
The match came down to a dual between senior Allie Sanford and No. 115 Emily Smith. Smith gave the Commodores the victory, winning 6-3, 6-0.
RESULTS
1. S. Machalova def. No. 63 G. Drummy (VANDY), 5-7, 7-6, 6-1
2. T. Jandric def. No. 4 F. Contreras (VANDY), 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
3. No. 14 C. Rosca (VANDY) def. A. Vrbenska, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
4. T. Janatova def. C. Campana (VANDY), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. S. Dvorak (VANDY) def. A. Bortles, 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0
6. No. 115 E. Smith (VANDY) def. A. Sanford, 6-3, 6-0
1. E. Kurtz/E. Smith (VANDY) def. A. Bortles/S. Machalova, 6-4
2. F. Contreras/G. Drummy (VANDY) vs. T. Jandric/A. Vrbenska, 4-4, unfinished
3. S. Dvorak/C. Rosca (VANDY) def. C. Kriscunas/T. Janatova, 6-3
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (4, 1, 3, 5, 2)
Ole Miss 11-10, 4-7 SEC; National ranking No. 46
Vanderbilt 14-5, 9-2 SEC; National ranking No. 6
UP NEXT
Ole Miss concludes the regular season at home with a pair of matches. The Rebels host LSU on Friday, beginning at 3 p.m. and then welcome Texas A&M for Senior Day on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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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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