Mississippi State
Roberta Alison Fall Classic
MSU Doubles Team, Two Singles Players Advance At Roberta Alison
November 02, 2013 | Women's Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – As the first day of the 2013 Roberta Alison Fall Classic got underway Friday, the Mississippi State women's tennis team found success, as a doubles team and two singles players claimed victories to advance them in the event.
All-SEC and 76th-ranked MSU sophomore Georgiana Patrasc led the way in singles. She began the tournament with a defeat over Courtney Colton of Vanderbilt 6-4, 6-2. The victory moved her into the semifinals of the Meritt Emery Draw, where she defeated Noel Scott of LSU 7-6(5), 6-2 to advance to Saturday's title match.
Junior veteran Naomi Tran also advanced to the finals of her draw in the event, defeating Jessie Grace of MTSU 6-2, 6-2 to open the day. In the semifinals of the Courtney McLane Draw, she then claimed another win over Jessica Perez of Loyola Marymount 6-3, 7-5.
State's 48th-ranked doubles team Alexandra Perper and Tran swiped a win over Kristin Lewis and Carita Moolman of Samford 8-6 in the lone round of doubles that was played Friday. The victory placed the Bulldog duo in the semifinals of the Robin Stephenson Draw on Saturday.
In Perper's first singles action on Friday, she dropped a tough match to the nation's No. 7-ranked Yana Koroleva of Clemson 6-1, 7-5. But Perper rebounded very well, coming back with a upset over No. 51 Lauren Mira of Vanderbilt 6-3, 6-4 in the consolation semifinals of the Taylor Lindsey Draw.
True freshman Timea Guibe started off the tourney with a loss against Jillian Rooney of Northwestern 6-3, 6-2. In the consolation semifinals of her draw, the Rebecca Guide, she won by default against Ipek Birol of Tulane, who withdrew from the tournament.
Senior Bulldogs Rosie Dion and Petra Ferancova both dropped their first matches Friday, Dion falling to Flavia Nagayama of MTSU 6-2, 6-4 in the Mari Muller Draw and Ferancova falling to Tarani Kamoe of Georgia State 6-2, 6-4 in the Dominique Glinzler Draw. Dion defeated Carola Pederzani of Clemson 6-1, 6-3 in the consolation semifinals of her draw to move into the finals Saturday. Ferancova dropped a very tough consolation match to Caroline Faught of UAB 7-5, 7-6(3).
In other doubles action, Mississippi State's duo of Ferancova and Patrasc fell to Tulane's Klara Vyskocilova and Jacqui Katz 8-6 in the Melissa Day Draw. Also dropping their first-round match was the Bulldog duo Dion and Guibe, who fell to Northwestern's Maddie Lipp and Belinds Niu 8-3 in the Bianca Svensson Draw. Both doubles teams will play in consolation action Saturday.
Action will continue on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. CT.
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MSU Results At The 2013 Roberta Alison Fall Classic
November 1, 2013 – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Singles - Taylor Lindsey Draw
First Round - #7 Yana Koroleva (Clemson) def. Alexandra Perper (MSU) 6-1, 7-5
Consolation Semifinals - Alexandra Perper (MSU) def. #51 Lauren Mira (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-4
Singles - Meritt Emry Draw
First Round - #76 Georgiana Patrasc (MSU) def. Courtney Colton (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 6-2
Semifinals - #76 Patrasc (MSU) def. Noel Scott (LSU) 7-6(5), 6-2
Singles - Courtney McLane Draw
First Round - Naomi Tran (MSU) def. Jessie Grace (MTSU) 6-2, 6-2
Semifinals - Tran (MSU) def. Jessica Perez (Loyola Marymount) 6-3, 7-5
Singles - Rebecca Baum Draw
First Round - Jillian Rooney (Northwestern) def. Timea Guibe (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
Consolation Semifinals - Guibe (MSU) def. Ipek Birol (Tulane) by default
Singles - Mari Muller Draw
First Round - Flavia Nagayama (MTSU) def. Roseline Dion (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
Consolation Semifinals - Dion (MSU) def. Carola Pederzani (Clemson) 6-1, 6-3
Singles - Dominique Glinzler Draw
First Round - Tarani Kamoe (Georgia State) def. Petra Ferancova (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
Consolation Semifinals - Caroline Faught (UAB) def. Ferancova (MSU) 7-5, 7-6(3)
Doubles - Robin Stephenson Draw
First Round - #48 Alexandra Perper/Naomi Tran (MSU) def. Kristin Lewis/Carita Moolman (Samford) 8-6
Doubles - Melissa Day Draw
First Round - Klara Vyskocilova/Jacqui Katz (Tulane) def. Georgiana Patrasc/Petra Ferancova (Mississippi State) 8-6
Doubles - Bianca Svensson Draw
First Round - Maddie Lipp/Belinda Niu (Northwestern) def. Timea Guibe/Roseline Dion (Mississippi State) 8-3
Numbers preceding names are current national rankings; tournament seedings in brackets
