Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, March 27
Kennesaw, GA
11 a.m.
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Blue Raiders Fall 4-3 at Kennesaw State
3/27/2026 3:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
KENNESAW, Ga. – Middle Tennessee (6-13, 1-5) lost to Kennesaw State (9-5, 1-0) 4-3, in a road match on Friday afternoon.
The Blue Raiders started strong, securing an early lead in the doubles matches and winning the doubles point to take a 1-0 advantage. Rutuja Chaphalkar and Zora Koenig recorded a 6-1 victory on court two, while Lena Peyer and Zenn Lim edged out a 7-6 win on court three.
In singles play, Koenig was the first to finish but fell to Ema Baraniakova with a score of 6-1, 6-3, tying the match at 1-1. The Blue Raiders then secured two additional points on court five and court six, with Sadbaroy Kholdarova defeating Terezia Baraniakova 6-4, 6-0. After a tight start at 4-4, Kholdarova won the next two games to take the second set decisively. Lim also secured a win on court six, finishing with a score of 6-4, 6-3, after multiple ties in both sets.
Kennesaw State responded with two more points to level the match at 3-3. Peyer lost on court one with scores of 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, and Sara Conde was defeated on court four 6-3, 7-6. The deciding point came on court three, where Sthefany Lima won the first set 7-6 but subsequently lost the second set 4-6 and the third set 2-6.
UP NEXT:
Middle Tennessee will return to action on Thursday, April 9, traveling to Bowling Green to face WKU.
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The Blue Raiders started strong, securing an early lead in the doubles matches and winning the doubles point to take a 1-0 advantage. Rutuja Chaphalkar and Zora Koenig recorded a 6-1 victory on court two, while Lena Peyer and Zenn Lim edged out a 7-6 win on court three.
In singles play, Koenig was the first to finish but fell to Ema Baraniakova with a score of 6-1, 6-3, tying the match at 1-1. The Blue Raiders then secured two additional points on court five and court six, with Sadbaroy Kholdarova defeating Terezia Baraniakova 6-4, 6-0. After a tight start at 4-4, Kholdarova won the next two games to take the second set decisively. Lim also secured a win on court six, finishing with a score of 6-4, 6-3, after multiple ties in both sets.
Kennesaw State responded with two more points to level the match at 3-3. Peyer lost on court one with scores of 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, and Sara Conde was defeated on court four 6-3, 7-6. The deciding point came on court three, where Sthefany Lima won the first set 7-6 but subsequently lost the second set 4-6 and the third set 2-6.
UP NEXT:
Middle Tennessee will return to action on Thursday, April 9, traveling to Bowling Green to face WKU.
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:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
13
Ema Baraniakova / 0 [KSUW]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
631
Sofia Madrid / 0 [KSUW]
366
#3 Singles Match
123
742
Maria Ivankovic / 0 [KSUW]
666
#4 Singles Match
12
36
Laura Nadaska / 0 [KSUW]
67
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Terezia Baraniakova / 0 [KSUW]
40
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Che Nel / 0 [KSUW]
43
Order of Finish:
1,5,4,6,2,3
Players Mentioned
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