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Doubles Delight on Day Two of Marliss Gruver Invite
9/21/2019 | Women's Tennis
Two Rebel Teams Will Face Off in a Doubles Final on Sunday
AUBURN, Ala. – A trio of doubles pairs were victorious for the Ole Miss women's tennis team on Day Two of the Marliss Gruver Invitational at the Yarbrough Tennis Center on Saturday.
The No. 17 ITA ranked pairings of Alexa Bortles and Sabina Machalova as well as Anna Vrbenska and Tereza Janatova each picked up two wins and advanced to Sunday's finale. The freshmen duo of Isolde de Jong and Victoire de Samucewicz split their two matches on the day.
Bortles and Machalova started the 2019 fall campaign finding success against Sunflower State pairs. The Rebel upperclassmen beat Carmen Roxana Manu and Julia Deming of Kansas, 6-3, and Kansas State's Ines Mesquita and Karine-Marion Job 7-5.
Seniors Vrbenska and Janatova prevailed against Penn State's Gabby O'Gorman and Olivia Rohrbacher in a thrilling 7-6 (6) tiebreak. After the grueling victory, the Rebel pair dispatched Auburn's No. 46 pairing of Madeline Meredith and Taylor Russo in a close 6-4 contest. Bortles and Machalova will face Vrbenska and Janatova at 8 a.m. CT Sunday in Flight A.
The freshmen team of de Jong and de Samucewicz picked up a quarterfinal decision against Kathy Wang and Vivian Cheng of Yale 6-4. Vasiliki Karvouni (Kansas) and Maeve Koscielski (Notre Dame) teamed up to defeat the Rebel rookies in another exciting match, 7-5. De Jong and de Samucewiz will play for third place in Flight B Sunday morning.
In singles, Janatova contended in the Flight A semifinal. She fell in a nail-biting match to Auburn's Selin Ovunc 7-6 (7), 7-5. De Samucewicz, a native of Paris, France, also recorded her first win as a Rebel in a consolation bracket.
In another all-Rebel match, Machalova bested Vrbenska 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in other consolation action. Singles play will conclude the Marliss Gruver Invite, beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m.
MARLISS GRUVER FALL INVITATIONAL – OLE MISS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SINGLES – FLIGHT A (Blue)
Semifinals
Ovunc (AU) def. Janatova (OM), 7-6 (7), 7-5
Back Draw
Machalova (OM) def. Vrbenska (OM), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
SUNDAY SCHEDULE (All singles matches approx. 9:30 a.m.)
Final – Maffei (KSU) vs. Ovunc (AU)
3rd Place – Meredith (AU) vs. Janatova (OM)
5th Place – Karvouni (KU) vs. Machalova (OM)
7th Place – Job (KSU) vs. Vrbenska (OM)
SINGLES – FLIGHT B (Orange)
Consolation SF
de Samucewicz (OM) def. Rohrbacher (PSU), 6-2, 6-4
Back Draw
Russo (AU) def. Bortles (OM), 6-4, 6-4
SUNDAY SCHEDULE (All singles matches approx. 9:30 a.m.)
7th Place – Bortles (OM) vs. Svarre (PSU)
Consolation Final – Pick (WIS) vs. De Samucewicz (OM)
SINGLES – FLIGHT C (Round Robin)
Wang (Yale) def. Jones (OM), 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES – Flight A (Blue)
First Round
No. 17 Bortles/Machalova (OM) def. Manu/Deming (KU), 6-3
Vrbenska/Janatova (OM) def. O'Gorman/Rohrbacher (PSU), 7-6 (6)
Second Round
No. 17 Bortles/Machalova (OM) def. Job/Mesquita (KSU), 7-5
Vrbenska/Janatova (OM) def. No. 46 Russo/Meredith (AU), 6-4
Sunday Schedule (All matches begin 8 a.m.)
Final – Bortles/Machalova (OM) vs. Vrbenska/Janatova (OM)
DOUBLES – Flight B (Orange)
First Round
de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM) def. Chang/Wang (Yale), 6-4
Second Round
Karvouni (KU)/Koscieski (ND) def. de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM), 7-5
Sunday Schedule (All matches begin 8 a.m.)
3rd Place – Maffei/Gheorghita (KSU) vs. de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM)
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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.
The No. 17 ITA ranked pairings of Alexa Bortles and Sabina Machalova as well as Anna Vrbenska and Tereza Janatova each picked up two wins and advanced to Sunday's finale. The freshmen duo of Isolde de Jong and Victoire de Samucewicz split their two matches on the day.
Bortles and Machalova started the 2019 fall campaign finding success against Sunflower State pairs. The Rebel upperclassmen beat Carmen Roxana Manu and Julia Deming of Kansas, 6-3, and Kansas State's Ines Mesquita and Karine-Marion Job 7-5.
Seniors Vrbenska and Janatova prevailed against Penn State's Gabby O'Gorman and Olivia Rohrbacher in a thrilling 7-6 (6) tiebreak. After the grueling victory, the Rebel pair dispatched Auburn's No. 46 pairing of Madeline Meredith and Taylor Russo in a close 6-4 contest. Bortles and Machalova will face Vrbenska and Janatova at 8 a.m. CT Sunday in Flight A.
The freshmen team of de Jong and de Samucewicz picked up a quarterfinal decision against Kathy Wang and Vivian Cheng of Yale 6-4. Vasiliki Karvouni (Kansas) and Maeve Koscielski (Notre Dame) teamed up to defeat the Rebel rookies in another exciting match, 7-5. De Jong and de Samucewiz will play for third place in Flight B Sunday morning.
In singles, Janatova contended in the Flight A semifinal. She fell in a nail-biting match to Auburn's Selin Ovunc 7-6 (7), 7-5. De Samucewicz, a native of Paris, France, also recorded her first win as a Rebel in a consolation bracket.
In another all-Rebel match, Machalova bested Vrbenska 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in other consolation action. Singles play will conclude the Marliss Gruver Invite, beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m.
MARLISS GRUVER FALL INVITATIONAL – OLE MISS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SINGLES – FLIGHT A (Blue)
Semifinals
Ovunc (AU) def. Janatova (OM), 7-6 (7), 7-5
Back Draw
Machalova (OM) def. Vrbenska (OM), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
SUNDAY SCHEDULE (All singles matches approx. 9:30 a.m.)
Final – Maffei (KSU) vs. Ovunc (AU)
3rd Place – Meredith (AU) vs. Janatova (OM)
5th Place – Karvouni (KU) vs. Machalova (OM)
7th Place – Job (KSU) vs. Vrbenska (OM)
SINGLES – FLIGHT B (Orange)
Consolation SF
de Samucewicz (OM) def. Rohrbacher (PSU), 6-2, 6-4
Back Draw
Russo (AU) def. Bortles (OM), 6-4, 6-4
SUNDAY SCHEDULE (All singles matches approx. 9:30 a.m.)
7th Place – Bortles (OM) vs. Svarre (PSU)
Consolation Final – Pick (WIS) vs. De Samucewicz (OM)
SINGLES – FLIGHT C (Round Robin)
Wang (Yale) def. Jones (OM), 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES – Flight A (Blue)
First Round
No. 17 Bortles/Machalova (OM) def. Manu/Deming (KU), 6-3
Vrbenska/Janatova (OM) def. O'Gorman/Rohrbacher (PSU), 7-6 (6)
Second Round
No. 17 Bortles/Machalova (OM) def. Job/Mesquita (KSU), 7-5
Vrbenska/Janatova (OM) def. No. 46 Russo/Meredith (AU), 6-4
Sunday Schedule (All matches begin 8 a.m.)
Final – Bortles/Machalova (OM) vs. Vrbenska/Janatova (OM)
DOUBLES – Flight B (Orange)
First Round
de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM) def. Chang/Wang (Yale), 6-4
Second Round
Karvouni (KU)/Koscieski (ND) def. de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM), 7-5
Sunday Schedule (All matches begin 8 a.m.)
3rd Place – Maffei/Gheorghita (KSU) vs. de Jong/de Samucewicz (OM)
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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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