Women’s Tennis earns five combined wins after first day of MTSU Fall Invite

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women’s tennis concluded its first day hosting the MTSU Fall Invite, bringing home five wins from two doubles matches and three singles games.
 
The Blue Raider pairs of Zhanel Rustemova and Victoria Matasova and Lena Peyer and Sthefany Lima both claimed victory, while Rustemova, Lima and Sadbaroy Kholdarova earned individual singles wins on the day.
 
Rustemova and Matasova handedly defetaed Chattanooga’s Addison Iacono and Rufaro Magarira, 6-1, while Peyer and Lima defeated Mocs Emma Pedretti and Liam Oved in a tight contest, 7-6 (4).
 
Jordan Fenton and Ella Mancuso both edged out Conde and Palacios, 6-4.
 
Seven Blue Raiders competed in singles against Cincinnati, with three in the win column on the scoresheet.
 
Rustemova took down Sakurako Watanabe in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, while Lima overcame a challenge from Elizabeth Fauchet, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
 
Kholdarova was part of a topsy-turvy matchup with Lucia Fuduric that she overcame, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6.
 
Matasova lost an incredibly close contest with Gabby Guenther, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
 
Peyer and Palacios lost by the same exact scoreline to Tara Kurepa and Dani Forte respectively in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
 
Finally, despite bringing her match to three sets, Conde could not beat out Milica Popovsky, falling, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.
 
The Blue and White will continue with the second day of the MTSU Fall Invite on Saturday at 10 a.m. with doubles against Western Kentucky, followed up by singles against Butler.
 
Results
 
DOUBLES

Rustemova/Matasova [MTSU] def. Iacono/Magarira [UTC], 6-1
Peyer/Rodrigues [MTSU] def. Pedretti/Oved [UTC], 7-6 (4)
Fenton/Mancuso [UTC] def. Conde/Palacios [MTSU], 6-4

 
SINGLES

Gabby Guenther [CIN] def. Victoria Matasova [MTSU], 3-6, 6-3, 11-9
Zhanel Rustemova [MTSU] def. Sakurako Watanabe [CIN], 6-4, 6-3
Sthefany Rodrigues [MTSU] def. Elizabeth Fauchet [CIN], 7-6 (1), 6-3
Tara Kurepa [CIN] def. Lena Peyer [MTSU], 6-4, 6-4
Dani Forte [CIN] def. Maria Palacios [MTSU], 6-4, 6-4
Sadbaroy Kholdarova [MTSU] def. Lucia Fuduric [CIN], 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
Milica Popovsky [CIN] def. Sara Conde [MTSU], 6-3, 4-6, 10-7

 
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