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Memphis Invitational
Women’s Tennis shows out in day two of Memphis Invitational
9/19/2026 3:23:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team vastly improved its performance on day two of the Memphis Invitational, only dropping one contest in each format against Murray State.
The Blue Raiders decided two out of three doubles matches, beginning with Zhanel Rustemova and Sara Conde defeating Aada Inna and Valeria Chaikovskaia, 7-5.
The pair of Sadbaroy Kholdarova and Maria Palacios handedly took down Bruno Melato and Ilouna Aneca for MTSU's second doubles point, 6-1.
Lena Peyer and Victoria Matasova ceded their contest to Yu Kikawa and Varvara Alexeyeva, 6-3.
Middle Tennessee dominated in singles play, taking home points in six out of seven duels.
Peyer redeemed herself by defeating Aneca in a tense three-set battle, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.
The victorious duo of Kholdarova and Palacios each took care of business on their own courts, defeating Inna 6-1, 6-0 and Rebecca Widan 6-3, 6-3 respectively.
Sthefany Lima won her singles bout for the second consecutive day as Melato was no match for the Brazilian, falling 6-2, 6-1.
Conde went perfect on the day herself, handing Molly Null a 7-6, 6-1 defeat in straight sets.
Matasova claimed victory by default despite losing her first set, 7-6 (5), after Chaikovskaia retired.
Only Rustemova failed to capture a singles victory for the Blue and White, falling in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 to Kikawa.
The Blue Raiders will conclude the Memphis Invitational against tournament hosts Memphis on Sunday at 9 a.m.
Results
Doubles:
Kikawa/Alexeyeva (MSU) def. Peyer/Matasova (MTSU), 6-3
Rustemova/Conde (MTSU) def. Inna/Chaikovskaia (MSU), 7-5
Kholdarova/Palacios (MTSU) def. Melato/Aneca (MSU), 6-1
Singles:
Victoria Matasova (MTSU) def. Valeria Chaikovskaia (MSU), 6-7 (5), 1-0 (ret.)
Yu Kikawa (MSU) def. Zhanel Rustemova (MTSU), 6-3, 6-1
Lena Peyer (MTSU) def. Ilouna Aneca (MSU), 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def. Bruna Melato (MSU), 6-2, 6-1
Sadbaroy Kholdarova (MTSU) def. Aada Inna (MSU), 6-1, 6-0
Mara Palacios (MTSU) def. Rebecca Widan (MSU), 6-3, 6-3
Sara Conde (MTSU) def. Molly Null (MSU), 7-6, 6-1
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