Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, February 28
Murfreesboro, Tenn
4 p.m
Middle Tennessee
7
vs
0
Bellarmine
Middle Tennessee Earns First Home Victory with 7-0 Sweep
2/28/2026 9:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders earned its first home victory of the season Saturday afternoon, sweeping Bellarmine Knights 7-0 at the Outdoor Tennis Complex.
The Blue Raiders secured the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. After Bellarmine took court one 6-4, senior Rutuja Chaphalkar and freshman Sthefany Lima answered with a 6-3 victory on court two, breaking early for a 3-1 lead and maintaining control. Zenn Lim and Lena Peyer clinched the point on court three, using a mid-set break to build a 4-2 advantage before closing out a 6-3 win.
On court six, Lim quickly had a 4-0 lead and achieved a decisive 6-1, 6-0 victory. Sara Conde followed on court four, securing a steady 6-4, 6-4 win by breaking late in both sets for a sustainable lead. This put MTSU ahead 3-0 in the match.
Zora Koenig dominated court two, winning the first set 6-3 after an early break. In the second set, she maintained her advantage in a tiebreak, going ahead 5-2 and finishing it 7-3. Lima contributed another straight-set victory on court three, breaking twice in the second set for a final score of 6-3, 6-2. This extended MTSU's lead to 5-0 with two courts still winning.
On court one, Peyer engaged in a competitive first set on court one, winning a tiebreak 7-6 (7-4) before breaking for 5-4 in the second and serving out the match 6-4. MTSU's lead increased to 6-0.
The final point came from court five, where Sadbaroy Kholdarova faced a challenging three-set match. After winning the first set 7-5 with a late break, she dropped the second 7-5 but responded in the decisive 10-point match tiebreak. Kholdarova wins it 12-10, securing a 7-0 victory for Middle Tennessee.
BOX SCORE
DOUBLES
Vendula Kryslova / Reese Parker (BELL) def. Sara Conde / Zora Koenig (MTSU) – 6-4
Rutuja Chaphalkar / Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def.Lillie Willis / Gracie Hurley (BELL) – 6-3
Zenn Lim / Lena Peyer (MTSU) def. Marika Caruk / Nikola Kollaritsch (BELL) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
Lena Peyer (MTSU) def. Vendula Kryslova (BELL) – 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Zora Koenig (MTSU) def. Marika Caruk (BELL) – 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def. Reese Parker (BELL) – 6-3, 6-2
Sara Conde (MTSU) def. Gracie Hurley (BELL) – 6-4, 6-4
Sadbaroy Kholdarova (MTSU) def. Nikola Kollaritsch (BELL) – 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (12-10)
Zenn Lim (MTSU) def. Lillie Willis (BELL) – 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
UP NEXT
Middle Tennessee will host Louisiana Tech at 11 am and Tennessee State at 4 pm on Wednesday, March 4th.
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The Blue Raiders secured the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. After Bellarmine took court one 6-4, senior Rutuja Chaphalkar and freshman Sthefany Lima answered with a 6-3 victory on court two, breaking early for a 3-1 lead and maintaining control. Zenn Lim and Lena Peyer clinched the point on court three, using a mid-set break to build a 4-2 advantage before closing out a 6-3 win.
On court six, Lim quickly had a 4-0 lead and achieved a decisive 6-1, 6-0 victory. Sara Conde followed on court four, securing a steady 6-4, 6-4 win by breaking late in both sets for a sustainable lead. This put MTSU ahead 3-0 in the match.
Zora Koenig dominated court two, winning the first set 6-3 after an early break. In the second set, she maintained her advantage in a tiebreak, going ahead 5-2 and finishing it 7-3. Lima contributed another straight-set victory on court three, breaking twice in the second set for a final score of 6-3, 6-2. This extended MTSU's lead to 5-0 with two courts still winning.
On court one, Peyer engaged in a competitive first set on court one, winning a tiebreak 7-6 (7-4) before breaking for 5-4 in the second and serving out the match 6-4. MTSU's lead increased to 6-0.
The final point came from court five, where Sadbaroy Kholdarova faced a challenging three-set match. After winning the first set 7-5 with a late break, she dropped the second 7-5 but responded in the decisive 10-point match tiebreak. Kholdarova wins it 12-10, securing a 7-0 victory for Middle Tennessee.
BOX SCORE
DOUBLES
Vendula Kryslova / Reese Parker (BELL) def. Sara Conde / Zora Koenig (MTSU) – 6-4
Rutuja Chaphalkar / Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def.Lillie Willis / Gracie Hurley (BELL) – 6-3
Zenn Lim / Lena Peyer (MTSU) def. Marika Caruk / Nikola Kollaritsch (BELL) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
Lena Peyer (MTSU) def. Vendula Kryslova (BELL) – 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Zora Koenig (MTSU) def. Marika Caruk (BELL) – 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def. Reese Parker (BELL) – 6-3, 6-2
Sara Conde (MTSU) def. Gracie Hurley (BELL) – 6-4, 6-4
Sadbaroy Kholdarova (MTSU) def. Nikola Kollaritsch (BELL) – 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (12-10)
Zenn Lim (MTSU) def. Lillie Willis (BELL) – 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
UP NEXT
Middle Tennessee will host Louisiana Tech at 11 am and Tennessee State at 4 pm on Wednesday, March 4th.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderWomensTennis), X (MT_WomensTennis) and Instagram (mt_womenstennis).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Vendula Kryslova / 0 [BELL]
64
76
#2 Singles Match
12
Marika Caruk / 0 [BELL]
36
67
#3 Singles Match
12
Reese Parker / 0 [BELL]
32
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Gracie Hurley / 0 [BELL]
44
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Nikola Kollaritsch / 0 [BELL]
570
751
#6 Singles Match
12
Lillie Willis / 0 [BELL]
10
66
Order of Finish:
6,4,2,3,1,5
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