The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, March 6
Knoxville, TN
11 AM
Ole Miss
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at
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Tennessee
Women’s Tennis Falls 5-2 at No. 23 Tennessee
3/6/2022 | Women's Tennis
Machalova and Leclercq-Ficher Earn Top-40 Individual Upsets
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 46 Ole Miss Women's Tennis (6-4, 0-2 SEC) suffered a 5-2 defeat to No. 23 Tennessee (8-2, 1-0 SEC) at the Barksdale Tennis Stadium on Sunday.
The Rebels were defeated in back-to-back road SEC matches over the weekend versus higher ranked opponents. Ole Miss falls to a 6-4 record through the first 10 duals of the 2022 season.
The Rebels and Volunteers competed in a tight opening doubles point. Tennessee's No. 8 ranked duo of Tenika McGiffin and Daria Kuczer defeated Sabina Machalova and Rachel Krzyzak, 6-1, to give the Volunteers a 1-0 lead. Lillian Gabrielsen and Ludmila Kareisová then leveled doubles by defeating Rebeka Mertena and Eleonora Molinaro, 6-3, on Court No. 3. Gabrielsen and Kareisová improved to 2-0 in SEC competition. The Rebels were in the driver's seat, leading 5-2 at No. 2 Doubles. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher and Kelsey Mize were unable to hold onto their lead, falling in a tiebreak to Esther Adeshina and Elza Tomase. Tennessee took a 1-0 match lead.
The Volunteers had their way in singles, winning four of six individual matches. Tennessee won on Courts Nos. 3-6 to take a 5-0 lead and seal the win. Tennessee won in straight sets on Courts No. 3, 5 and 6 but Reka Zadori took Adeshina to three sets on Court No. 4.
Despite having lost the match, the Rebels earned two upset singles victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Machalova won first, defeating No. 39 McGiffin 7-5, 6-7, 1-0 (a third set tiebreak was played in-lieu of a full set). Leclercq-Ficher then earned the highest-ranked victory of her career, taking down No. 30 Rebeka Mertena 7-6, 2-6, 7-6. The reigning SEC Freshman of the Week earned her 10th singles win of the year and improved to 4-2 in duals.
Up Next: The Rebels make their home SEC debut versus LSU next Friday, March 11. The Rebels then host No. 8 Texas A&M on Sunday.
No. 23 Tennessee 5, No. 46 Ole Miss 2
Doubles
1. No. 8 Tenika McGiffin/Daria Kuczer (UT) def. Sabina Machalova/Rachel Krzyzak, 6-1
2. Esther Adeshina/Elza Tomase (UT) def. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher/Kelsey Mize, 7-6 (1)
3. Lillian Gabrielsen/Ludmila Kareisová def. Rebeka Mertena/Eleonora Molinaro (UT), 6-3
Singles
1. No. 105 Sabina Machalova def. No. 39 Tennika McGiffin, 7-5, 6-7, 1-0
2. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher def. No. 30 Rebeka Mertena, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6
3. No. 57 Elza Tomase (UT) def. Ludmila Kareisová, 6-2, 6-4
4. Esther Adeshina (UT) def. Reka Zadori, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
5. Daria Kuczer (UT) def. Rachel Krzyzak, 7-6, 6-2
6. Eleonora Molinaro (UT) def. Elysia Pool, 6-2, 6-1
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 Rebels were defeated in back-to-back road SEC matches over the weekend versus higher ranked opponents. Ole Miss falls to a 6-4 record through the first 10 duals of the 2022 season.
The Rebels and Volunteers competed in a tight opening doubles point. Tennessee's No. 8 ranked duo of Tenika McGiffin and Daria Kuczer defeated Sabina Machalova and Rachel Krzyzak, 6-1, to give the Volunteers a 1-0 lead. Lillian Gabrielsen and Ludmila Kareisová then leveled doubles by defeating Rebeka Mertena and Eleonora Molinaro, 6-3, on Court No. 3. Gabrielsen and Kareisová improved to 2-0 in SEC competition. The Rebels were in the driver's seat, leading 5-2 at No. 2 Doubles. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher and Kelsey Mize were unable to hold onto their lead, falling in a tiebreak to Esther Adeshina and Elza Tomase. Tennessee took a 1-0 match lead.
The Volunteers had their way in singles, winning four of six individual matches. Tennessee won on Courts Nos. 3-6 to take a 5-0 lead and seal the win. Tennessee won in straight sets on Courts No. 3, 5 and 6 but Reka Zadori took Adeshina to three sets on Court No. 4.
Despite having lost the match, the Rebels earned two upset singles victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Machalova won first, defeating No. 39 McGiffin 7-5, 6-7, 1-0 (a third set tiebreak was played in-lieu of a full set). Leclercq-Ficher then earned the highest-ranked victory of her career, taking down No. 30 Rebeka Mertena 7-6, 2-6, 7-6. The reigning SEC Freshman of the Week earned her 10th singles win of the year and improved to 4-2 in duals.
Up Next: The Rebels make their home SEC debut versus LSU next Friday, March 11. The Rebels then host No. 8 Texas A&M on Sunday.
No. 23 Tennessee 5, No. 46 Ole Miss 2
Doubles
1. No. 8 Tenika McGiffin/Daria Kuczer (UT) def. Sabina Machalova/Rachel Krzyzak, 6-1
2. Esther Adeshina/Elza Tomase (UT) def. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher/Kelsey Mize, 7-6 (1)
3. Lillian Gabrielsen/Ludmila Kareisová def. Rebeka Mertena/Eleonora Molinaro (UT), 6-3
Singles
1. No. 105 Sabina Machalova def. No. 39 Tennika McGiffin, 7-5, 6-7, 1-0
2. Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher def. No. 30 Rebeka Mertena, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6
3. No. 57 Elza Tomase (UT) def. Ludmila Kareisová, 6-2, 6-4
4. Esther Adeshina (UT) def. Reka Zadori, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
5. Daria Kuczer (UT) def. Rachel Krzyzak, 7-6, 6-2
6. Eleonora Molinaro (UT) def. Elysia Pool, 6-2, 6-1
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
123
761
Tenika McGiffin / 0 (39/-) [TENN]
570
#2 Singles Match
123
727
Rebeka Mertena / 0 (30/-) [TENN]
666
#3 Singles Match
12
24
Elza Tomase / 0 (57/-) [TENN]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
362
Esther Adeshina / 0 [TENN]
626
#5 Singles Match
12
62
Daria Kuczer / 0 [TENN]
76
#6 Singles Match
12
21
Eleonora Molinaro / 0 [TENN]
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,4,3,1,2
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