Tennis Falls 5-2 To Ole Miss Sunday

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The University of Missouri tennis team battled all match long, winning the doubles point and seeing four singles matches go to the third set, but lost a 5-2 decision to Ole Miss in Southeastern Conference action on Sunday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri.

The Tigers (10-8, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) got doubles win from second pairing Andrea Artemedi and Emelie Schwarte and third duo Romary Cardenas-Rifka and Gabriela Martinez. Artemedi and Schwarte won a 9-7 tiebreaker while Cardenas and Martinez took a 7-3 tiebreaker. Mae Canete and Inah Canete had a 4-1 lead at No. 1 doubles but couldn’t close out the No. 59 doubles team of Anaelle Leclercq and Ludmila Kareisova who won 7-5.

The Rebels (7-6, 1-4 SEC) closed out No. 6 and No. 5 singles in straight sets to make the score 2-1 in their favor.

Mizzou was up a set in the rest of the matches but Ole Miss added another point at No. 3 singles before Mae Canete won a 7-3, third-set tiebreaker for the victory at No. 1 singles to give Mizzou another point. 

Schwarte and Kareisova traded tiebreakers of their own with Mizzou getting the 7-1 edge in the first-set tiebreaker and Ole Miss getting a 7-1 edge in the third-set tiebreaker which clinched the match. Kareisova extended a seven-match singles winning streak and has started the year 6-0 in SEC play.

Ole Miss 5, Missouri 2

DOUBLES

1. #59 Anaelle Leclercq and Ludmila Kareisova (OM) def. Inah Canete and Mae Canete (MIZ) 7-5
2. Andrea Artimedi and Emelie Schwarte (MIZ) def. Lillian Gabrielsen and Kelsey Mize (OM) 7-6 [9-7]
3. Romary Cardenas and Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) def. Emma Kette and Rachel Krzyzak (OM) 7-6 [7-3]

SINGLES

1. Mae Canete (MIZ) def. Anaelle Leclercq (OM) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3)
2. #93 Ludmila Kareisova (OM) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIZ) 6-7 (1-7) , 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)
3. Lillian Gabrielsen (OM) def. Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
4. Emma Kette (OM) def. Inah Canete (MIZ) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Rachel Krzyzak (OM) def. Andrea Artimedi (MIZ) 5-2, 6-0
6. Reka Zadori (OM) def. Romary Cardenas (MIZ) 6-4, 6-0

Order of Finish: Singles — 6 5 3 1 4 2; Doubles — 1 3 2

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Mizzou continues its run in SEC play next weekend, facing Kentucky on Friday, March 24 and Vanderbilt on Sunday, March 26, respectively. First serves are currently set for 2 p.m. CT vs. the Wildcats and 10 a.m. CT vs. the Commodores.