The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, February 15
Oxford, Miss.
3 pm
Ole Miss
5
vs
2
Samford
Women's Tennis Downs Bulldogs, 5-2
2/15/2020 | Women's Tennis
Ole Miss defeats Samford in its final scheduled indoor match of the season
OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss Women's Tennis continues its win streak, picking up its third consecutive victory Saturday, downing Samford 5-2 at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center.
The match was highlighted by a thrilling opening set on Court 2 from senior Alexa Bortles, who endured nearly two complete tiebreakers, going through nine extra points to emerge triumphantly 16-14. Bortles carried that momentum in the second set, cruising to a three-game lead at 5-2 and going on to take the set 6-3.
The Rebels headed into singles play with the advantage, as the veteran duos of Sabina Machalova and Alexa Bortles and Anna Vrbenska and Tereza Janatova cruised through doubles play, winning 6-1 and 6-0, respectively.
Vrbenska rallied in her first set winning her final three games to take it 6-4, and provided the clinch for the Rebs after winning the second set 6-3.
Machalova was perfect in singles action, not surrendering a game and rallying from a 40-15 deficit in the final game to complete the blanking.
Freshman Kelsey Mize put up a valiant effort on Court 5, taking her first set 6-1 before Samford's Arianna Beltrame fought back to take the second 7-5 and force a third. Beltrame has not lost a match in singles play this season.
Fellow rookie Grace Anne Jones also threatened, winning the opening set 6-2 before also needing a third after falling 5-7 in the second. The match was decided via a super tiebreak, where Jones looked to stay alive, winning three straight points after trailing 9-2, but ultimately fell 10-5.
RESULTS
OLE MISS 5, SAMFORD 2
No. 53 S. Machalova def. R.J. Van Rensburg (SAM), 6-0, 6-0
A. Bortles def. G. Jennings (SAM), 7-6 (16-14), 6-3
T. Janatova def. N. de Ugarte (SAM), 6-3, 6-0
A. Vrbenska def. E. Pool (SAM), 6-4, 6-3
A. Beltrame (SAM) def. K. Mize, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
H. Horsfall (SAM) def. G.A. Jones, 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5)
S. Machalova/A. Bortles def. E. Pool/R.J. Van Rensburg (SAM), 6-1
A. Vrbenska/T. Janatova def. N. de Ugarte/A. Beltrame (SAM), 6-0
K. Mize/G.A. Jones vs. A. Kilduff/G. Jennings (SAM), 4-1, unfinished
UP NEXT
Ole Miss heads back on the road, traveling to Orlando to face No. 16 UCF in their final nonconference match before beginning SEC play that Sunday against Arkansas in Fayetteville.
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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 match was highlighted by a thrilling opening set on Court 2 from senior Alexa Bortles, who endured nearly two complete tiebreakers, going through nine extra points to emerge triumphantly 16-14. Bortles carried that momentum in the second set, cruising to a three-game lead at 5-2 and going on to take the set 6-3.
The Rebels headed into singles play with the advantage, as the veteran duos of Sabina Machalova and Alexa Bortles and Anna Vrbenska and Tereza Janatova cruised through doubles play, winning 6-1 and 6-0, respectively.
Vrbenska rallied in her first set winning her final three games to take it 6-4, and provided the clinch for the Rebs after winning the second set 6-3.
Machalova was perfect in singles action, not surrendering a game and rallying from a 40-15 deficit in the final game to complete the blanking.
Freshman Kelsey Mize put up a valiant effort on Court 5, taking her first set 6-1 before Samford's Arianna Beltrame fought back to take the second 7-5 and force a third. Beltrame has not lost a match in singles play this season.
Fellow rookie Grace Anne Jones also threatened, winning the opening set 6-2 before also needing a third after falling 5-7 in the second. The match was decided via a super tiebreak, where Jones looked to stay alive, winning three straight points after trailing 9-2, but ultimately fell 10-5.
RESULTS
OLE MISS 5, SAMFORD 2
No. 53 S. Machalova def. R.J. Van Rensburg (SAM), 6-0, 6-0
A. Bortles def. G. Jennings (SAM), 7-6 (16-14), 6-3
T. Janatova def. N. de Ugarte (SAM), 6-3, 6-0
A. Vrbenska def. E. Pool (SAM), 6-4, 6-3
A. Beltrame (SAM) def. K. Mize, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
H. Horsfall (SAM) def. G.A. Jones, 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5)
S. Machalova/A. Bortles def. E. Pool/R.J. Van Rensburg (SAM), 6-1
A. Vrbenska/T. Janatova def. N. de Ugarte/A. Beltrame (SAM), 6-0
K. Mize/G.A. Jones vs. A. Kilduff/G. Jennings (SAM), 4-1, unfinished
UP NEXT
Ole Miss heads back on the road, traveling to Orlando to face No. 16 UCF in their final nonconference match before beginning SEC play that Sunday against Arkansas in Fayetteville.
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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.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
R.J. Van Rensburg / 0 [SAM-W]
00
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Grace Jennings / 0 [SAM-W]
63
76
#3 Singles Match
12
Natalia De Ugarte / 0 [SAM-W]
30
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Elsa Pool / 0 [SAM-W]
43
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Arianna Beltrame / 0 [SAM-W]
176
651
#6 Singles Match
123
Holly Horsfall / 0 [SAM-W]
271
650
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,5,2,6
Players Mentioned
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