Lady Pirate Players Undefeated At Ole Miss Classic

OXFORD, Miss. and WINTER PARK, Fla. - A trio of Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis players went undefeated at the Ole Miss Fall Classic in Oxford, Miss., headlining Saturday's action in a pair of fall tournaments.

Sophomore Alida Muller-Wehlau advanced to the final of the B Singles draw with two wins on Saturday. She defeated Mimi Renaudin of host Ole Miss, 6-1, 6-2, and then took out Louisiana-Lafayette's Milou Israel, 6-1, 6-2.

Junior Martina Beckmann advanced to her bracket final as well, defeating Elne Barnard of Arkansas State, 6-4, 6-4, and Leydi Zora of Arkansas State, 6-3, 7-6 (2), in the C Singles draw. The duo then paired to defeat Krisan and Welch of South Alabama, 8-6, to make it to the A Doubles draw final.

Freshman Sona Novakova picked up a pair of wins in the A Singles consolation bracket, defeating Julie Mazinova of Louisiana-Lafayette, 6-1, 6-1, and Natalia Muyuk of Mississippi State, 6-2, 6-1.

At the C.L. Varner Invitational in Winter Park, Fla., junior Gabriella Kovacs won twice to advance to the final of the A Singles draw, defeating Ulia Talalenko of Nova Southeastern, 7-6 (3), 6-3, and Olivia Howlett of Hillsborough Community College, 6-0, 1-6, 6-4.

In the B Singles draw, freshman Kathleen Henry defeated Leah Johnson of Florida Gulf Coast, 6-2, 6-1, but fell to Christy Core of Central Florida, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The doubles duo of Henry and Alisa Kagukina fell to Serrot and Yacaman of Central Florida, 8-6, to round out the Lady Pirate action on Saturday.

Play concludes in both tournaments with the singles and doubles bracket finals on Sunday.