MSU Women's Tennis Completes First Day At ITA South Regional Championships

Friday, October 24

Athens, Ga.

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MSU Women's Tennis Completes First Day At ITA South Regional Championships

October 24, 2008 | Women's Tennis

By: hailstate.com

ATHENS, Ga. ? With singles play slated to start Saturday, the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs completed doubles action Friday at the ITA South Regional Championships at the University of Georgia.

In competition for MSU was the freshman pair of Olesya Tsigvintseva and Natalia Mayuk, along with the veteran tandem of Radka Ferancova and Elna de Villiers. Playing in the top draw of the tournament, Tsigvintseva and Mayuk dropped an 8-1 decision to the pair of Bianca Eichkorn and Michaela Kissel of Miami. Meanwhile, Ferancova and de Villiers were victims to the Florida State tandem of Jessica Wente and Bonny Davidson, 8-3.

Singles action will get underway Saturday at 9 a.m. CT. State will have five players in action

MSU RESULTS- ITA SOUTH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Athens. Ga. - 10/24/08

DOUBLES (A DRAW)
First Round - Bianca Eichkorn/Michaela Kissel (Miami) def. Olesya Tsigvintseva/Natalia Mayuk (MSU) 8-1; Jessica Wente/BonnyDavidson (Florida State) def. Radka Ferancova/Elna de Villiers (MSU) 8-3.