Middle Tennessee State University Athletics said the Blue Raiders women’s tennis team recorded five wins Thursday, Oct. 29, on the opening day of the UTR Sports NCAA Division I Invitational in Rome, Georgia. All four MTSU players won at least once, according to the university’s announcement.
Lena Peyer won twice, beating Chattanooga’s Emma Pedretti, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5, and Georgia Southern’s Angelina Mihajlovic, 6-2, 6-2, the announcement said. Sthefany Lima lost her first match to Chattanooga’s Liam Oved, 6-2, 6-2, then defeated North Alabama’s Mathilde Delaney, 6-1, 6-0, according to MTSU Athletics.
Zhanel Rustemova’s scheduled match against Chattanooga’s Jordan Fenton was canceled, but she beat Austin Peay’s Peyton Duckett, 7-5, 6-2, the announcement said. Victoria Matasova opened with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Georgia Southern’s Evelyn Warkentin and later lost to Chattanooga’s Rufaro Magarira, 5-7, 1-6, according to the results.
MTSU Athletics said the team was scheduled to begin its second day in Rome at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, with singles play, followed by doubles in the afternoon.
