Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
Perper Shines As Lady Bulldog Tennis Falls In Opening Round Of SEC Tourney
April 21, 2011 | Women's Tennis
"We battled very well today and almost put ourselves in a position to win the match," coach Daryl Greenan said. "We came up a little short but I have to give credit to our girls for the effort today. Alexandra (Perper) had a great win on court 1 today and Danielle (Terpko) and Mariia (Ryzhova) battled extremely tough as well."
In doubles action, Vanderbilt took a quick lead on court 2 as the Commodore pair of Chelsea Preeg and Lauren Mira took down MSU's Mariia Ryzhova and Olesya Tsigvintseva 8-2. The match clincher came in the first position where Vandy's Rachael Dillon and Jackie Wu ousted Alexandra Perper and Danielle Terpko 8-3.
Battling in the No. 3 spot for State was the pair of Elizabeth Hall and Vivian Pietraroia. Playing in her last match with the Maroon and White, Hall fought alongside Pietraroia to a close 6-5 battle until the match was suspended due to the match being clinched on court 1.
Swinging into singles action, Vandy took the early 2-0 lead as MSU defaulted on court 6 due to injury. The Lady Bulldogs dropped an early two-setter on in the fifth spot as Dion fell to Ulery on 6-0, 6-0. However, MSU would not back down as they battled tough on the remaining four courts.
At the top spot for State was Perper where she took down a 75th ranked Commodore opponent in Leatu 6-4 in the first set. After being down 4-2 in the second set, Perper fought to win four straight games and take the match 6-4, 6-4.
Clinching the match for the Dores was Wu in the No. 3 position as she took down Tsigvintseva in a two-set decision 6-1, 6-2.
In the fourth spot for MSU was Terpko where she took the first set from Mira 6-1 but dropped in the second 6-3. After taking a 3-2 lead in the third set, the match was suspended due to the match clincher on court 4. Also, Ryzhova was behind in the No. 2 position 6-3, 5-4 against 77th Preeg of the Commodores until the match was suspended as well.
With Thursday's setback, the Lady Bulldogs' 2011 campaign concluded.
Mississippi State 1, # 19 Vanderbilt 4
4/21/11 - Goodfriend Tennis Center
Doubles
1) Rachael Dillon/Jackie Wu (VU) def. Alexandra Perper/Danielle Terpko (MSU) 8-3
2) Chelsea Preeg/Lauren Mira (VU) def. Mariia Ryzhova/Olesya Tsigvintseva (MSU) 8-2
3) Elizabeth Hall/Vivian Pietraroia (MSU) vs. Alex Leatu/Keilly Ulery (VU) 6-5, susp.
Singles
1) Perper (MSU) ) def. #75 Leatu (VU) 6-4, 6-4
2) Ryzhova (MSU) vs. #77 Preeg (VU) 6-3, 5-4 susp.
3) Wu (VU) def. Tsigvintseva (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
4) Terpko (MSU) vs. Mira (VU) 6-1, 3-6, 3-2 susp.
5) Ulery (VU) def. Roseline Dion (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
6) Dillon (#124) def. Pietraroia (MSU) def.
Order of finish... Doubles (2,1,-) Singles (6,5,1,3,-,-)
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