Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Sunday, March 7
Murfreesboro, TN
11 AM
Middle Tennessee
3
vs
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Southern Miss
Photo by: Emily Cole/MT Athletic Communications
Raiders Can't Hold On Versus Southern Miss
3/7/2021 3:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee's women's tennis team played host to Conference USA opponent Southern Mississippi on Sunday afternoon; it would be a tough match for the Blue Raiders as they would fall 4-3 to the Golden Eagles.
It was a good start for the Lady Raiders, as they secured the doubles point thanks to a 6-4 victory on court one from the pair of Lee Barnard and Lidia Burrows, and a 6-3 victory on court two from Zani Barnard and Love-Star Alexis.
Middle Tennessee had a hard time keeping the momentum they gained from their doubles victory. Sophomore Noelle Mauro would be only one of two Blue Raiders to win a singles match. Mauro won her match in straight sets 6-2, 6-3; with Burrows being the other Lady Raider to win with a 6-4, 7-5 victory.
Southern Miss seemed to find their groove during singles, winning on three courts and tying the match up at 3-3. The final court in play was between the Blue Raiders Muskan Gupta and the Golden Eagles Stephanie Booth. Gupta took the first set of the match 7-5, but would drop the second 4-6, forcing a third set to win it all. After being down 5-1 in the third set Gupta did all she could to fight her back in it, but ultimately fell short losing the match 6-4.
The Lady Raiders will be back in action at the Adams Tennis Complex on Friday, March 12 at 12:00 p.m. as they take on UT Martin.
It was a good start for the Lady Raiders, as they secured the doubles point thanks to a 6-4 victory on court one from the pair of Lee Barnard and Lidia Burrows, and a 6-3 victory on court two from Zani Barnard and Love-Star Alexis.
Middle Tennessee had a hard time keeping the momentum they gained from their doubles victory. Sophomore Noelle Mauro would be only one of two Blue Raiders to win a singles match. Mauro won her match in straight sets 6-2, 6-3; with Burrows being the other Lady Raider to win with a 6-4, 7-5 victory.
Southern Miss seemed to find their groove during singles, winning on three courts and tying the match up at 3-3. The final court in play was between the Blue Raiders Muskan Gupta and the Golden Eagles Stephanie Booth. Gupta took the first set of the match 7-5, but would drop the second 4-6, forcing a third set to win it all. After being down 5-1 in the third set Gupta did all she could to fight her back in it, but ultimately fell short losing the match 6-4.
The Lady Raiders will be back in action at the Adams Tennis Complex on Friday, March 12 at 12:00 p.m. as they take on UT Martin.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Katia de la Garza / 0 [USM]
66
22
#2 Singles Match
12
Sarah Medik / 0 [USM]
45
67
#3 Singles Match
123
Monique Burton / 0 [USM]
606
162
#4 Singles Match
12
Ebru Zeynep Yazgan / 0 [USM]
76
52
#5 Singles Match
123
Stephanie Booth / 0 [USM]
566
744
#6 Singles Match
12
Caroline Hudson / 0 [USM]
23
66
Order of Finish:
1,6,3,4,5
Players Mentioned
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