MSU Lady Netters Fall To Second-Ranked Florida
The Gators swept the Lady Bulldogs in doubles action to begin the match. At No. 1, eighth-ranked Alexis Gordon and Julie Rotondi defeated MSU?s duo of Marcelle Hirt and Magdi Rekasi in an 8-1 decision. State?s tandem of Hayley Rudman and Tarryn Rudman fell 8-3 to No. 21 ranked Jennifer Magley and Zerene Reyes on court two. At the third spot, Justyna Switala and Yumi Ueda dropped their match to Boglarka Berecz and Nina Suvak, 8-3.
In singles play on court one, MSU?s Hirt fell 6-2, 6-1 to second ranked Gordon. Playing her first match at No. 2, Tarryn Rudman fell to 31st ranked Magley, 6-3, 6-0. Rekasi dropped her match to No. 87 Reyes in a 6-1, 6-0 decision at the third spot.
South Africa native Hayley Rudman was defeated by Berecz at No. 4, 6-0, 6-3. Ueda was swept at the fifth position by 100th-ranked Lindsay Dawaf, 6-0, 6-0. Switala fell 6-3, 6-0 to Suvak on court six.
Next, on Sunday, April 4, State will face the No. 33 South Carolina Gamecocks (10-7, 3-5 SEC) in a match set to begin at 1 p.m. at the the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
No. 2 Florida 7, Mississippi State 0
Doubles
1. #8 Gordon/Rotondi (UF) def. Hirt/Rekasi (MSU) 8-1
2. #21 Magley/Reyes (UF) def. Rudman/Rudman (MSU) 8-3
3. Berecz/Suvak (UF) def. Switala/Ueda (MSU) 8-3
Singles
1. #2 Alexis Gordon (UF) def. Marcelle Hirt (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #31 Jennifer Magley (UF) def. Tarryn Rudman (MSU) 6-3, 6-0
3. #87 Zerene Reyes (UF) def. Magdi Rekasi (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Boglarka Berecz (UF) def. Hayley Rudman (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
5. #100 Lindsay Dawaf (UF) def. Yumi Ueda (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Nina Suvak (UF) def. Justyna Switala (MSU) 6-3, 6-0