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Women’s Tennis Kicks Off Day One of Milwaukee Classic

9/27/2024 | Women's Tennis

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Ole Miss women's tennis wrapped up day one of the Milwaukee Tennis Classic Friday with a pair of Rebels advancing to the quarterfinal round.  

In doubles, the dominant duo of Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher and Ludmila Kareisová picked up where they left off in the spring, with their first win of the season. The 84th-ranked pair secured their victory in fashion, 6-2, to move onto Saturday's quarterfinals match against Oklahoma's Salakthip Ounmang and Roisin Gilheany.
 
Leclqecq-Ficher and Kariesová matched their doubles success in singles competition, each reaching the quarterfinals round. They'll face a pair of Purdue Boilermakers in hopes to reach the semis.
 
Leclercq-Ficher recorded two straight set victories on the day. She claimed her first win, 6-1, 7-5, and followed it with an even more dominant 6-3, 6-2. She will face Juana Larranaga in Saturday's quarterfinals.

Kareisová battled back after losing her first set in the Round of 32 to win the second set, 6-2. The senior continued to excel and took the final set 6-1. She claimed her first straight-set victory of the season against Calissa Dellabarca, 6-2, 6-2, to move onto the quarterfinals. She's set to face Ece Gencer.
 
Transfer Lucie Petruzelova and junior Emma Kette fell short against Purdue's Juana Larranaga and Ece Gencer, 6-3.

Petruzelova and Kette dropped their respective singles duals. The tournament isn't over for Petruzelova, who will compete in Saturday's consolation bracket.

The Rebels will start day two playing singles at 8 A.M with doubles following suit.

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Doubles
Leclercq-Ficher and Kareisova (Ole Miss) def. Rosalia Grusczynska and Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) 6-2
Juana Laarranaga and Ece Gencer (Purdue) def. Petruzelova and Kette (Ole Miss) 6-3

Singles
Leclercq-Ficher (Ole Miss) def. Ellison Reynoldson (Wisconsin) 6-1, 7-5
Leclercq-Ficher (Ole Miss) def. Emma Ghirardato (Oklahoma) 6-3, 6-2
Kareisová (Ole Miss) def.  Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Kareisová (Ole Miss) def. Calissa Dellabarca (Purdue) 6-2, 6-2
Valeria Krokhotina (Houston) def. Petruzelova (Ole Miss) 6(7)-9(7), 7(8)-6(6), 6-2
Eva Alvarez Sande (Washington State) def.  Kette (Ole Miss) 6-2, 6-4
Iva Sepa (Houston) def. Kette (Ole Miss) 7-5, 2-6, (10-6)
 

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