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Women's Tennis Downs Bethel; Advances to MSC Tournament Semifinals

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Lindsey Wilson women's team opened up their postseason play with a 4-2 victory over No. 7-seeded Bethel (Tenn.) on Friday at the Warren County Tennis & Sports Facility at Buchanon Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The Blue Raiders will be moving on to the semifinals of the Mid-South Conference tournament, facing the winner of three-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) versus sixth-seeded Thomas More (Ky.) tomorrow. Saturday's match is slated for 3 p.m. CST.

In doubles play, Anastasiia Ivanchenko and Parisa Rachdanone (6-3) swept Sophia Vasconcellos and Anabella Baralt, 6-0, leading into the paring of Darija Mladenovic and Reshma Challarapu (11-1) downing Edisa Hot and Sofija Rajic, 6-2, showing Lindsey Wilson win the doubles point. The No. 3 doubles match between Heyka Rodriguez and Mayra Gisone versus Tijana Svitlica and Marina Zotelli went unfinished with the score tied 4-4.

In the singles portion of the match, Rajic evened the scoring at one-all when she defeated Salome Sposetti (9-9) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. No. 36-ranked Challarapu (9-4) then swung the score back in the Blue Raiders' favor after downing Hot, 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, leading into the Wildcats once again fighting back in this, so far, neck-and-neck contest with Svitlica toppling Mladenovic (12-1), 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, for her first loss on the season. Ivanchenko (10-6) gave the Blue Raiders the lead back when she downed Vasconcellos in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, and putting Lindsey Wilson one point away from the win. Rachdanone (12-3) did exactly that, triumphing over Baralt, 6-0, 6-4, giving the Blue Raiders the 4-2 over the Wildcats. The No. 6 match in Rodriguez versus Zotelli went unfinished with Rodriguez holding the 6-3 lead over her counterpart.

The Lindsey Wilson women's tennis team returns to action at 3 p.m. CST on Saturday in the MSC Tournament semifinals at the Warren County Tennis and Sports Facility.

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Players Mentioned

Anastasiia Ivanchenko

Anastasiia Ivanchenko

Sophomore
Darija Mladenovic

Darija Mladenovic

Sophomore
Heyka Rodriguez

Heyka Rodriguez

Freshman
Mayra Gisone

Mayra Gisone

Freshman
Parisa Rachdanone

Parisa Rachdanone

Senior
Reshma Challarapu

Reshma Challarapu

Junior
Salome Sposetti

Salome Sposetti

Senior

Players Mentioned

Anastasiia Ivanchenko

Anastasiia Ivanchenko

Sophomore
Darija Mladenovic

Darija Mladenovic

Sophomore
Heyka Rodriguez

Heyka Rodriguez

Freshman
Mayra Gisone

Mayra Gisone

Freshman
Parisa Rachdanone

Parisa Rachdanone

Senior
Reshma Challarapu

Reshma Challarapu

Junior
Salome Sposetti

Salome Sposetti

Senior
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