Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Thursday, January 28
Lexington, KY
10 AM
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Lady Raiders fall to Kentucky, 7-0
1/28/2021 1:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LEXINGTON, KY – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team fell to Kentucky, 7-0 at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center on Thursday.
Kentucky (5-0) got off to a fast start, collecting the doubles point. UK took the doubles match on court one and three to send it to singles.
The pair of graduate Lidia Burrows and senior Lee Barnard battled tough but was left unfinished, down 4-2.
In singles play, UK quickly clinched the match with wins on courts one, two and four. The Lady Raiders put up a fight, forcing third sets on three courts.
Muskan Gupta started singles strong winning the first set for the Raiders but Carla Girbau would win the last two sets.
Zani Barnard battled on court four, but Fiona Arrese clinched the dual with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 win.
Love-Star Alexis also took a first set before Maialen Morante wrapped up the Kentucky sweep, 6-2, 4-6, 0-1.
Up next, the Lady Raiders take on ETSU Saturday at 11 a.m. CT in Johnson City, TN.
Visit www.GoBlueRaiders.com for the latest news and information on the Middle Tennessee women's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/MTSUWomensTennis and @MT_WomensTennis on Twitter and Instagram.
Kentucky (5-0) got off to a fast start, collecting the doubles point. UK took the doubles match on court one and three to send it to singles.
The pair of graduate Lidia Burrows and senior Lee Barnard battled tough but was left unfinished, down 4-2.
In singles play, UK quickly clinched the match with wins on courts one, two and four. The Lady Raiders put up a fight, forcing third sets on three courts.
Muskan Gupta started singles strong winning the first set for the Raiders but Carla Girbau would win the last two sets.
Zani Barnard battled on court four, but Fiona Arrese clinched the dual with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 win.
Love-Star Alexis also took a first set before Maialen Morante wrapped up the Kentucky sweep, 6-2, 4-6, 0-1.
Up next, the Lady Raiders take on ETSU Saturday at 11 a.m. CT in Johnson City, TN.
Visit www.GoBlueRaiders.com for the latest news and information on the Middle Tennessee women's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/MTSUWomensTennis and @MT_WomensTennis on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
11
Akvile Parazinskaite / 0 [UK]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
30
Carlota Molina / 0 [UK]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
612
Carla Girbau / 0 [UK]
466
#4 Singles Match
123
360
Fiona Arrese / 0 [UK]
646
#5 Singles Match
12
65
Salsa Aher / 0 [UK]
77
#6 Singles Match
123
640
Maialen Morante / 0 [UK]
261
Order of Finish:
1,2,4,3,5,6
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