The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, March 18
Oxford, MS
3 PM
Ole Miss
4
vs
2
Alabama
No. 61 Women’s Tennis Upsets No. 31 Alabama, 4-2
3/18/2022 | Women's Tennis
Sabina Machalova Earns Ranked Singles and Doubles Victories
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 61 Ole Miss Women's Tennis (8-5, 2-3 SEC) defeated No 31 Alabama (12-4, 2-2 SEC), 4-2, at home at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center on Friday.
Head Coach Mark Beyers' Rebels improved to 8-5 overall this season by earning a 4-2 win over SEC-West foe Alabama on Friday evening. The Rebels earned their first victory in a match directly after a loss this season. The Rebels extended their win streak versus the Crimson Tide to six, dating back to 2016.
The match started in Alabama's corner, as the Crimson Tide won the opening doubles point. The Rebels took the lead in doubles on Court No. 1. Sabina Machalova and Rachel Krzyzak defeated Alabama's No. 70 Loudmilla Bencheik and Anne Marie Hiser, 6-3, to take an Ole Miss lead. Moments after the first decision of the day, the Crimson Tide took Courts No. 2 and No. 3 both by a score of 6-4.
The Rebels responded furiously in singles, winning the first set across all six courts. Krzyzak blew by Hiser 6-2, 6-0, to level the match at 1-1. Elysia Pool then earned a straight-set 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles versus Kasia Pitak to give Ole Miss its first lead, 2-1. No. 79 Machalova then put the Rebels in striking distance of a victory by taking down No. 75 Bencheikh 6-4, 7-5.
Alabama's No. 102 Petra Sedlackova closed-in on the Ole Miss lead by defeating the Rebels' Reka Zadori 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 Singles.
Lillian Gabrielsen clinched the Ole Miss victory at No. 5 Singles, defeating Anna Parkhomenko in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Ole Miss defeated Alabama 4-2.
No. 2 singles went unfinished with Ludmila Kareisová trailing 4-2 in the second-set tiebreak. She won the first set tiebreaker 7-3 over Ola Pitak.
Ole Miss earned its second ranked win of 2022.
Up Next: The Rebels return home on Sunday to face No. 7 Auburn at 1 p.m. CT.
Ole Miss 4, Alabama 2
Doubles
1. Sabina Machalova/Rachel Krzyzak def. No. 70 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser (UA), 6-3
2. Anna Parkhomenko/Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher/Kelsey Mize, 6-4
3. Kasia Pitak/Ola Pitak (UA) def. Lillian Gabrielsen/Ludmila Kareisová, 6-4
Singles
1. No. 79 Sabina Machalova def. No. 75 Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA), 6-4, 7-5
2. Ludmila Kareisová vs. Ola Pitak (UA), 7-6 (3), 6-6 (2-4) [unfinished]
3. No. 102 Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Reka Zadori, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Rachel Krzyzak def. Anne Marie Hiser (UA), 6-2, 6-0
5. Lillian Gabrielsen def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Elysia Pool def. Kasia Pitak (UA), 6-1, 6-3
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.
Head Coach Mark Beyers' Rebels improved to 8-5 overall this season by earning a 4-2 win over SEC-West foe Alabama on Friday evening. The Rebels earned their first victory in a match directly after a loss this season. The Rebels extended their win streak versus the Crimson Tide to six, dating back to 2016.
The match started in Alabama's corner, as the Crimson Tide won the opening doubles point. The Rebels took the lead in doubles on Court No. 1. Sabina Machalova and Rachel Krzyzak defeated Alabama's No. 70 Loudmilla Bencheik and Anne Marie Hiser, 6-3, to take an Ole Miss lead. Moments after the first decision of the day, the Crimson Tide took Courts No. 2 and No. 3 both by a score of 6-4.
The Rebels responded furiously in singles, winning the first set across all six courts. Krzyzak blew by Hiser 6-2, 6-0, to level the match at 1-1. Elysia Pool then earned a straight-set 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles versus Kasia Pitak to give Ole Miss its first lead, 2-1. No. 79 Machalova then put the Rebels in striking distance of a victory by taking down No. 75 Bencheikh 6-4, 7-5.
Alabama's No. 102 Petra Sedlackova closed-in on the Ole Miss lead by defeating the Rebels' Reka Zadori 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 Singles.
Lillian Gabrielsen clinched the Ole Miss victory at No. 5 Singles, defeating Anna Parkhomenko in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Ole Miss defeated Alabama 4-2.
No. 2 singles went unfinished with Ludmila Kareisová trailing 4-2 in the second-set tiebreak. She won the first set tiebreaker 7-3 over Ola Pitak.
Ole Miss earned its second ranked win of 2022.
Up Next: The Rebels return home on Sunday to face No. 7 Auburn at 1 p.m. CT.
Ole Miss 4, Alabama 2
Doubles
1. Sabina Machalova/Rachel Krzyzak def. No. 70 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser (UA), 6-3
2. Anna Parkhomenko/Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher/Kelsey Mize, 6-4
3. Kasia Pitak/Ola Pitak (UA) def. Lillian Gabrielsen/Ludmila Kareisová, 6-4
Singles
1. No. 79 Sabina Machalova def. No. 75 Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA), 6-4, 7-5
2. Ludmila Kareisová vs. Ola Pitak (UA), 7-6 (3), 6-6 (2-4) [unfinished]
3. No. 102 Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Reka Zadori, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Rachel Krzyzak def. Anne Marie Hiser (UA), 6-2, 6-0
5. Lillian Gabrielsen def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Elysia Pool def. Kasia Pitak (UA), 6-1, 6-3
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:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Loudmilla Bencheikh / 0 (75/-) [UA]
45
67
#2 Singles Match
123
Ola Pitak / 0 [UA]
660
76UF
#3 Singles Match
123
Petra Sedlackova / 0 (102/-) [UA]
466
642
#4 Singles Match
12
Anne Marie Hiser / 0 [UA]
20
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Anna Parkhomenko / 0 [UA]
462
646
#6 Singles Match
12
Kasia Pitak / 0 [UA]
13
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,1,3,5
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