Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Fort Myers, Fla.
8 AM
Middle Tennessee
3
at
4
Florida Gulf Coast
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
76
BARDET, Emma / 0 (122/-) [FGCUW]
54
#2 Singles Match
12
66
COLMENARES, Isabella / 0 [FGCUW]
43
#3 Singles Match
12
32
NORIN, Fanny / 0 [FGCUW]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
KOPEL, Amelia / 0 [FGCUW]
21
#5 Singles Match
123
162
OSSA, Jordana / 0 [FGCUW]
616
#6 Singles Match
12
14
FERDING, Ida / 0 [FGCUW]
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,2,3,1,5
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Blue Raiders fall to Florida Gulf Coast
1/14/2023 11:17:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Middle Tennessee women's tennis (0-2) drop a close contest to Florida Gulf Coast (2-0) 3-4 on Saturday.
FGCU finished last season ranked No. 71 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
The Eagles claimed the doubles portion on courts Nos. 1 and 2 to give FGCU the advantage heading into singles. Muskan Gupta and Lilly-Sophie Schmidt won their doubles match 6-4 on court No. 3.
In singles, MTSU would take two of the first three points. Sana Garakani tallied a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Colmenares. Schmidt defeated Kopel for a 6-2, 6-1 victory for the second point for the Blue Raiders. FGCU would claim points on court Nos. 3 and 6.
Love-Star Alexis would tie it up at 3-3 with a win against No. 122 Bardet 7-5, 6-4. Despite the effort, the Eagles would take the match by defeating Noelle Mauro on court No. 5 in the third set 2-6.
HEAD COACH TAYO BAILEY-DUVALL
"We had another good battle, which is expected against FGCU. The girls are all sowing great progress, we just need to get over a small hurdle with doubles. We are looking forward to the coming week of practice to look at some important improvements for next weekend's home opener."
DOUBLES
1. Emma Bardet/Ida Ferding (FGCU) def. Sana Garakani/Noelle Mauro (MTSU) 6-2
2. Jordana Ossa/Gabriela Macias (FGCU) def. Love-Star Alexis/Rutuja Chaphalkar (MTSU) 7-6 (5)
3. Muskan Gupta/Lilly-Sophie Schmidt (MTSU) def Fanny Norin/Isabella Colmenares (FGCU) 6-4
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)
SINGLES
1. Love-Star Alexis (MTSU) def. No. 122 Emma Bardet (FGCU) 7-5, 6-4
2. Sana Garakani (MTSU) def. Isabella Colmenares (FGCU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Fanny Norin (FGCU) def. Muskan Gupta (MTSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Lilly-Sophie Schmidt (MTSU) vs. Amelia Kopel (FGCU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jordana Ossa (FGCU) def. Noelle Mauro (MTSU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
6. Ida Ferding (FGCU) def. Rutuja Chaphalkar (MTSU) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: (2, 3, 4, 1, 5)
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will return to action at the Adams Tennis Complex on Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. against Austin Peay.
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