The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, February 28
Oxford, MS
1 PM
Ole Miss
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Tennessee
Ole Miss Women’s Tennis Falls 4-3 to No. 20 Tennessee
2/28/2021 | Women's Tennis
Doubles Decision Point Was Deciding Factor in Rebels’ Loss
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss (5-5, 1-3 SEC) fell to No. 20 Tennessee (7-4, 1-2 SEC) in a competitive match on Sunday.
In singles, Ole Miss held a 3-2 match lead prior to Tennessee's comeback victory. With the match tied at 3-3, Lillian Gabrielsen was defeated by Tennessee's No. 85 Johanna Silva 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, to give the Volunteers the win. Gabrielsen's match was the only of the day to go to three sets.
Down 2-0 overall, the Rebels won three matches to take a 3-2 lead over the Volunteers. At No. 2 singles, Tiphanie Fiquet defeated No. 118 Carly Briggs 6-4, 6-4. Tereza Janatova also won 6-4, 6-4, versus Tennesse's No. 52 Rebeka Mertena. Janatova earned her first ranked victory of the season and is 7-1 in duals matches. Anna Vrbenska won 6-2, 7-5 over Tennessee's Tenika McGriffin at No. 4 singles.
Sabina Machalova fell 7-5, 7-6 (6) to Eleonora Molinaro in a tight contest. The overall match was tied 3-3 after Machalaova's loss. Kelsey Mize lost in straight sets at No. 6 singles to give Tennessee a 2-0 lead to open the match.
In doubles, the Rebels earned one win as the Volunteers claimed the opening decision point. After splitting Courts No. 1 and No. 2, Fiquet and Gabrielsen fell in the deciding match, 7-5, to Briggs and Callie Creath. No. 24 Alexa Bortles and Machalova won for the Rebels on Sunday and improved to 5-4 in duals this season. The doubles decision point proved decisive as the Rebels and Volunteers split singles 3-3.
Coming Up
Ole Miss will begin a string of four road conference matches at LSU on Friday, March 5. The Tigers currently rank No. 19 in the nation.
Singles Results
Tiphanie Fiquet def. No. 118 Carly Briggs (UT), 6-4, 6-4
Tereza Janatova def. No. 52 Rebeka Mertena (UT), 6-4, 6-4
Anna Vrbenska def. Tenika McGriffin (UT), 6-2, 7-5
Eleonora Molinaro (UT) def. No. 39 Sabina Machalova, 7-5, 7-6 (6)
Daria Kuczer (UT) def. Lillian Gabrielsen, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
No. 85 Johanna Silva (UT) def. Kelsey Mize, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Results
No. 24 Alexa Bortles/Sabina Machalova def. Esther Adeshina/Daria Kuczer (UT), 6-4
Eleonora Molinaro/Tenika McGriffin (UT) def. No. 44 Tereza Janatova/Anna Vrbenska, 6-4
Carly Briggs/Callie Creath (UT) def. Tiphanie Fiquet/Lillian Gabrielsen, 7-5
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.
In singles, Ole Miss held a 3-2 match lead prior to Tennessee's comeback victory. With the match tied at 3-3, Lillian Gabrielsen was defeated by Tennessee's No. 85 Johanna Silva 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, to give the Volunteers the win. Gabrielsen's match was the only of the day to go to three sets.
Down 2-0 overall, the Rebels won three matches to take a 3-2 lead over the Volunteers. At No. 2 singles, Tiphanie Fiquet defeated No. 118 Carly Briggs 6-4, 6-4. Tereza Janatova also won 6-4, 6-4, versus Tennesse's No. 52 Rebeka Mertena. Janatova earned her first ranked victory of the season and is 7-1 in duals matches. Anna Vrbenska won 6-2, 7-5 over Tennessee's Tenika McGriffin at No. 4 singles.
Sabina Machalova fell 7-5, 7-6 (6) to Eleonora Molinaro in a tight contest. The overall match was tied 3-3 after Machalaova's loss. Kelsey Mize lost in straight sets at No. 6 singles to give Tennessee a 2-0 lead to open the match.
In doubles, the Rebels earned one win as the Volunteers claimed the opening decision point. After splitting Courts No. 1 and No. 2, Fiquet and Gabrielsen fell in the deciding match, 7-5, to Briggs and Callie Creath. No. 24 Alexa Bortles and Machalova won for the Rebels on Sunday and improved to 5-4 in duals this season. The doubles decision point proved decisive as the Rebels and Volunteers split singles 3-3.
Coming Up
Ole Miss will begin a string of four road conference matches at LSU on Friday, March 5. The Tigers currently rank No. 19 in the nation.
Singles Results
Tiphanie Fiquet def. No. 118 Carly Briggs (UT), 6-4, 6-4
Tereza Janatova def. No. 52 Rebeka Mertena (UT), 6-4, 6-4
Anna Vrbenska def. Tenika McGriffin (UT), 6-2, 7-5
Eleonora Molinaro (UT) def. No. 39 Sabina Machalova, 7-5, 7-6 (6)
Daria Kuczer (UT) def. Lillian Gabrielsen, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
No. 85 Johanna Silva (UT) def. Kelsey Mize, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Results
No. 24 Alexa Bortles/Sabina Machalova def. Esther Adeshina/Daria Kuczer (UT), 6-4
Eleonora Molinaro/Tenika McGriffin (UT) def. No. 44 Tereza Janatova/Anna Vrbenska, 6-4
Carly Briggs/Callie Creath (UT) def. Tiphanie Fiquet/Lillian Gabrielsen, 7-5
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:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Eleonora Molinaro / 0 [UT]
77
56
#2 Singles Match
12
Carly Briggs / 0 (118/-) [UT]
44
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Rebeka Mertena / 0 (52/-) [UT]
44
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Tenika McGiffin / 0 [UT]
25
67
#5 Singles Match
123
Daria Kuczer / 0 [UT]
646
263
#6 Singles Match
12
Johanna Silva / 0 (85/-) [UT]
66
22
Order of Finish:
6,2,3,4,1,5
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