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Janatova Advances to Marliss Gruver Invite Semifinals
9/20/2019 | Women's Tennis
Senior Picks Up Two Wins to Begin Season in Auburn on Friday
AUBURN, Ala. – The Ole Miss Women's Tennis team opened its 2019 fall season at the Marliss Gruver Invitational led by senior Tereza Janatova's pair of wins Friday.
The Rebels competed in singles matches against student-athletes from host Auburn, Kansas, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Wisconsin and Yale at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. Athletes were divided into three flights.
Janatova powered through Wisconsin's Ava Markham 6-3, 6-3 in the morning and then downed Karine-Marion Job of KSU 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in the afternoon. The Nova Paka, Czech Republic product advanced to the Flight A semifinals.
Fellow classmate Anna Vrbenska also triumphed in her first match of the day, dispatching Miruna Tudor of Wisconsin 6-2, 6-3. Vrbenska lost her next match 6-0, 6-4 to Kansas State's Rosanna Maffei.
Entering the quarterfinals on a bye, No. 56 ITA ranked Sabina Machalova lost a closely contested match 6-3, 6-4.
Janatova will face Auburn's Selin Ovunc at 1 p.m. CT on Saturday in the semis. Vrbenska and Machalova will face off in a consolation bracket at the same time.
In Flight B, senior Alexa Bortles and freshman Victoire de Samucewicz each fell in their opening matches. Rookie Grace Anne Jones was defeated twice in Flight C, which featured round robin action.
The Marliss Gruver Invite continues with doubles Saturday at 9 a.m. Flights B and C will also feature consolation matches, beginning at 1 p.m.
MARLISS GRUVER FALL INVITATIONAL – OLE MISS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SINGLES - Flight A (Blue)
Round 1
No. 56 S. Machalova (OM) - BYE
A. Vrbenska (OM) def. M. Tudor (WIS), 6-2, 6-3
T. Janatova (OM) def. A. Markham (WIS), 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinals
M. Meredith (AU) def. No. 56 S. Machalova (OM), 6-3, 6-4
R. Maffei (KSU) def. A. Vrbenska (OM), 6-0, 6-4
T. Janatova (OM) def. K. Job (KSU), 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3
Semifinals
S. Ovunc (AU) vs. T. Janatova (OM), 1 p.m. Saturday
Back Draw
S. Machalova (OM) vs. A. Vrbenska (OM), 1 p.m. Saturday
SINGLES - Flight B (Orange)
Round 1
A. Bortles (OM) - BYE
F. Svarre (PSU) def. V. de Samucewicz (OM), 6-3, 6-0
Quarterfinals
I. Gheorghita (KSU) def. A. Bortles (OM), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
Consolation QF
V. de Samucewicz (OM) - BYE
Consolation SF
V. de Samucewicz (OM) vs. Rohrbacher (PSU), 1 p.m. Saturday
Back Draw
A. Bortles (OM) vs. T. Russo (AU), 1 p.m. Saturday
SINGLES – Flight C (Round Robin)
C. Zordani (WIS) def. G. Jones (OM), 7-5, 7-5
M. Koscielski (ND) def. G. Jones (OM), 6-3, 6-4
G. Jones (OM) vs. K. Wang (Yale) – 4th court available Saturday
DOUBLES – Flight A (Saturday)
No. 17 Bortles/Machalova (OM) vs. Manu/Deming (KU) - 9 a.m.
Vrbenska/Janatova (OM) vs. O'Gorman/Rohrbacher (PSU) – 9 a.m.
DOUBLES – Flight B (Saturday)
Cheng/Wang (Yale) vs. de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM) – 9 a.m.
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The Rebels competed in singles matches against student-athletes from host Auburn, Kansas, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Wisconsin and Yale at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. Athletes were divided into three flights.
Janatova powered through Wisconsin's Ava Markham 6-3, 6-3 in the morning and then downed Karine-Marion Job of KSU 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in the afternoon. The Nova Paka, Czech Republic product advanced to the Flight A semifinals.
Fellow classmate Anna Vrbenska also triumphed in her first match of the day, dispatching Miruna Tudor of Wisconsin 6-2, 6-3. Vrbenska lost her next match 6-0, 6-4 to Kansas State's Rosanna Maffei.
Entering the quarterfinals on a bye, No. 56 ITA ranked Sabina Machalova lost a closely contested match 6-3, 6-4.
Janatova will face Auburn's Selin Ovunc at 1 p.m. CT on Saturday in the semis. Vrbenska and Machalova will face off in a consolation bracket at the same time.
In Flight B, senior Alexa Bortles and freshman Victoire de Samucewicz each fell in their opening matches. Rookie Grace Anne Jones was defeated twice in Flight C, which featured round robin action.
The Marliss Gruver Invite continues with doubles Saturday at 9 a.m. Flights B and C will also feature consolation matches, beginning at 1 p.m.
MARLISS GRUVER FALL INVITATIONAL – OLE MISS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SINGLES - Flight A (Blue)
Round 1
No. 56 S. Machalova (OM) - BYE
A. Vrbenska (OM) def. M. Tudor (WIS), 6-2, 6-3
T. Janatova (OM) def. A. Markham (WIS), 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinals
M. Meredith (AU) def. No. 56 S. Machalova (OM), 6-3, 6-4
R. Maffei (KSU) def. A. Vrbenska (OM), 6-0, 6-4
T. Janatova (OM) def. K. Job (KSU), 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3
Semifinals
S. Ovunc (AU) vs. T. Janatova (OM), 1 p.m. Saturday
Back Draw
S. Machalova (OM) vs. A. Vrbenska (OM), 1 p.m. Saturday
SINGLES - Flight B (Orange)
Round 1
A. Bortles (OM) - BYE
F. Svarre (PSU) def. V. de Samucewicz (OM), 6-3, 6-0
Quarterfinals
I. Gheorghita (KSU) def. A. Bortles (OM), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
Consolation QF
V. de Samucewicz (OM) - BYE
Consolation SF
V. de Samucewicz (OM) vs. Rohrbacher (PSU), 1 p.m. Saturday
Back Draw
A. Bortles (OM) vs. T. Russo (AU), 1 p.m. Saturday
SINGLES – Flight C (Round Robin)
C. Zordani (WIS) def. G. Jones (OM), 7-5, 7-5
M. Koscielski (ND) def. G. Jones (OM), 6-3, 6-4
G. Jones (OM) vs. K. Wang (Yale) – 4th court available Saturday
DOUBLES – Flight A (Saturday)
No. 17 Bortles/Machalova (OM) vs. Manu/Deming (KU) - 9 a.m.
Vrbenska/Janatova (OM) vs. O'Gorman/Rohrbacher (PSU) – 9 a.m.
DOUBLES – Flight B (Saturday)
Cheng/Wang (Yale) vs. de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM) – 9 a.m.
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