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Tiphanie Fiquet Advances to ITA Fall Championships Round of 16
11/4/2021 | Women's Tennis
Fiquet Wins in Three Sets, Mize/Kareisová fall to No. 1 Seed
SAN DIEGO – Ole Miss women's tennis standout Tiphanie Fiquet remained undefeated this season by winning in the opening round of the ITA National Fall Championships. Rebels doubles duo Kelsey Mize and Ludmila Kareisová fell in straight sets in the round of 32 on Thursday.
ITA Southern Regional champion Fiquet improved to 8-0 this fall by defeating Michigan's Kari Miller in the singles round of 32. Fiquet jumped ahead early in the match, taking the first set, 6-2. Miller shifted momentum, claiming the second set, 6-2. Fiquet reversed course and dominated the third set, 6-1, and won the match. Fiquet, ranked No. 69 in the ITA Preseason Rankings, upset Miller, who is ranked No. 31. Fiquet improved to 4-0 versus ranked opponents this season and has defeated three players ranked in the top-31.
Fiquet next faces Georgia's Mell Reasco in the Round of 16 at 12:15 p.m. CT on Friday. The unranked Bulldog qualified for the event by winning the ITA Southeast Regional title. Both the round of 16 and quarterfinals will be played tomorrow.
ITA Southern doubles runners-up Mize and Kareisová faced a tough test in the tournament's No. 1 seed Anna Brylin and Brooke Killingsworth of Wake Forest. Brylin and Killingsworth defeated the Rebel duo in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. The Demon Deacon's top tandem are ranked No. 8 in the ITA Preseason Rankings. Brylin and Killingsworth won the ITA All-American Doubles Championships to earn entry into Fall Championships.
ITA National Fall Championships – Day One – 11/4
Singles – Round of 32
Tiphanie Fiquet (OM) def, Kari Miller (MICH), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
Doubles – Round of 32
No. 1 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WAKE) def. Kelsey Mize/Ludmila Kareisová, 6-1, 6-2
For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.
ITA Southern Regional champion Fiquet improved to 8-0 this fall by defeating Michigan's Kari Miller in the singles round of 32. Fiquet jumped ahead early in the match, taking the first set, 6-2. Miller shifted momentum, claiming the second set, 6-2. Fiquet reversed course and dominated the third set, 6-1, and won the match. Fiquet, ranked No. 69 in the ITA Preseason Rankings, upset Miller, who is ranked No. 31. Fiquet improved to 4-0 versus ranked opponents this season and has defeated three players ranked in the top-31.
Fiquet next faces Georgia's Mell Reasco in the Round of 16 at 12:15 p.m. CT on Friday. The unranked Bulldog qualified for the event by winning the ITA Southeast Regional title. Both the round of 16 and quarterfinals will be played tomorrow.
ITA Southern doubles runners-up Mize and Kareisová faced a tough test in the tournament's No. 1 seed Anna Brylin and Brooke Killingsworth of Wake Forest. Brylin and Killingsworth defeated the Rebel duo in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. The Demon Deacon's top tandem are ranked No. 8 in the ITA Preseason Rankings. Brylin and Killingsworth won the ITA All-American Doubles Championships to earn entry into Fall Championships.
ITA National Fall Championships – Day One – 11/4
Singles – Round of 32
Tiphanie Fiquet (OM) def, Kari Miller (MICH), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
Doubles – Round of 32
No. 1 Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth (WAKE) def. Kelsey Mize/Ludmila Kareisová, 6-1, 6-2
For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.
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