Netters End Season in C-USA Quarterfinals

Friday, April 19

Houston, TX / George R. Brown Tennis Center

10 AM

Middle Tennessee

Rice

4/19/2019 2:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

First season under Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall

HOUSTON, Tex.– Middle Tennessee's women's tennis team finished their season in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA championship against 2-seed No. 41 Rice, 4-0.

The senior duo Costanza Magazzini and Kim Kermet were leading in their match at No. 1, 5-3, to the No. 53-ranked Michaela Haet and Linda Huang of Rice when the doubles ended. The Owls clinched the doubles point with 6-1 wins on court two and 6-2 on court three.

2nd-seed Rice took a 2-0 lead with the help of No. 70-ranked Michaela Haet at the top spot in the lineup, 6-3, 6-0. The Owls then won at No. 5 and 2 to finish off the 4-0 win. Rice advances to the C-USA semifinals.

MT wrapped up its season with a record of 11-13, for the first season under Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall. Senior Luisa Zirilli led the way for the Blue Raiders this spring with an 18-13 record, mostly at the No. 5 spot in the lineup. Lidia Burrows followed closely behind at 16-19. MT was stellar at No. 6 (15-6) behind Marta Peris Herrero, Luisa Zirilli and Lee Barnard taking turns at the bottom of the lineup, all with at least 12 wins each this spring.
Seniors

Kim Kermet finishes her MT career with a 34-31 singles record at MT with a 26-35 doubles record.
Luisa Zirilli put her name in the record book with 63 singles wins, which ranks her No. 11 all-time in Middle Tennessee women's history.
The do it all senior, Costanza Magazzini finished her Blue Raider career ranked No. 10 in singles with 65 wins. She also put her in doubles history with 66 wins.

Singles competition
1. #70 Michaela Haet (RICE) def. Costanza Magazzini (MT) 6-3, 6-0
2. Victoria Smirnova (RICE) def. Lidia Burrows (MT) 6-0, 6-4
3. Anastasia Smirnova (RICE) vs. Zani Barnard (MT) 0-6, 6-4, unfinished
4. Priya Niezgoda (RICE) vs. Luisa Zirilli (MT) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
5. Anna Bowtell (RICE) def. Marta Peris Herrero (MT) 6-0, 6-2
6. Diae El Jardi (RICE) vs. Lee Barnard (MT) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #53 Michaela Haet/Linda Huang (RICE) vs. Costanza Magazzini/Kim Kermet (MT) 3-5, unfinished
2. #72 Anastasia Smirnova/Priya Niezgoda (RICE) def. Zani Barnard/Lee Barnard (MT) 6-1
3. Victoria Smirnova/Anna Bowtell (RICE) def. Marta Peris Herrero/Luisa Zirilli (MT) 6-2

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