No. 40 Lady Bulldogs Blank Southern Miss, 7-0
2/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
No. 40 Lady Bulldogs Blank Southern Miss, 7-0
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State's 40th-ranked women's tennis
team began their 2001 season in rousing fashion by defeating Southern
Mississippi 7-0 in just over two hours on Friday afternoon. The Lady
Bulldogs are 1-0 on the young campaign, while Southern Mississippi is now
0-2.
The win marked the fourth-consecutive season in which MSU opened
with a win. The Lady Bulldogs have now won 11 consecutive home openers.
Mississippi State grabbed the opening doubles point with solid 8-4
wins at both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Southern Mississippi was forced
to forfeit on court three as only five Lady Eagles made the trip to
Starkville.
MSU entered singles play with a 2-0 lead after USM forfeited the
match on court six. The lead was quickly expanded to 3-0, when senior Linda
Mattsson ousted Molly Boutreis 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 4 position. Freshman
Yumi Ueda, playing in her first-ever dual match, then clinched the victory
for State with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Tina Rautajoki at No. 5.
Senior Claudia Oliveira continued to play well for the Lady Bulldogs winning 7-6 (3), 6-1 over Jackie Prew at the No. 1 spot. Moments after Oliveira finished her match, senior Anca Vasiloaica extended the MSU lead to 6-0 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Patty Kundisova on court No. 2. The final match of the day went to junior Carole Soubis of Moulins,
France, who defeated Marie Lindberg 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3. Soubis, playing in
her first match since last May, won three consecutive games to end the
match and stave off a third set. Southern Miss will play at Auburn, Feb. 11.
No. 40 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7, SOUTHERN MISS 0
DOUBLES - Claudia Oliveira/Yumi Ueda (MSU) def. Patty
Kundisova/Jackie Prew (USM) 8-4; Linda Mattsson/Carole Soubis (MSU) def.
Marie Lindberg/Tina Rautajoki (USM) 8-4; Camila Sagae/Anca Vasiloaica
(MSU) won by default.
SINGLES-Oliveira (MSU) def. Prew (USM) 7-6(3), 6-1; Vasiloaica
(MSU) def. Kundisova (USM) 6-2, 6-4; Soubis (MSU) def. Lindberg (USM) 6-4.
7-5; Mattsson (MSU) def. Molly Boutreis (USM) 6-0, 6-1; Ueda (MSU) def.
Rautajoki (USM) 6-0, 6-4; MSU won No. 6 by default.
Coach of the Year: Eugene Lenti, DePaul