Saturday, January 25
Stillwater, Okla.
3pm CT
SMU
3
vs
4
Arkansas
Jan 25 | Women's Tennis
STILLWATER, Okla. (SMU) – The SMU women's tennis team fell to Arkansas (1-0) in their first matchup in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Saturday in Stillwater.
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Drew Morris and Arianna Stavropoulos remain undefeated in doubles play to start the spring season, winning decisively on court three 6-0 for SMU's first doubles win of the day. Shortly after, Sophie Llewellyn and Ellie Pittman also improved to 3-0 as a tandem in the spring, taking down their Arkansas foe on court two 6-2. The win gave SMU the early 1-0 advantage and earned the Mustangs the doubles point for the third consecutive match.
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SMU went up 2-0 thanks to a court-six win in singles action by Millie Skelton, who improved to 3-0 in dual spring action. Arkansas put their first point on the board with a win on court two as Olga Bienzobas got the best of Ellie Pittman 6-4, 7-5.
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Sophie Llewellyn notched her second singles win of spring with a 6-3, 7-6 victory on court four to put SMU in prime position to win the match, up 3-1. Unfortunately, Arkansas completed the comeback with wins on court three, one, and five to win 4-3.
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NEXT UP:
SMU will take on Clemson in the ITA Kickoff Stillwater regional consolation match against Clemson tomorrow at 11 am.
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Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Mustangs by following SMU Women's Tennis on X @SMUWTennis, on Instagram @smuwtennis, and Facebook @SMUWomensTennis or check out information online at smumustangs.com.
Results:
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SMU, 3 Arkansas 4
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Doubles
1. No. 67 Koskel/O'Donnel (Arkansas) vs. Bjork/McGinley (SMU) 4-3, uf
2. Llewellyn/Pittman (SMU) def. Bienzobas/Gomez (Arkansas) 6-2
3. Morris/Stavropoulos (SMU) def. Pavlechova/Schafer (Arkansas) 6-0
Singles
1. No. 72 Carolina Gomez (ARK) def. Drew Morris (SMU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2. Olga Bienzobas (ARK) def. Ellie Pittman (SMU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Anet Koskel (ARK) def. Arianna Stavropoulos (SMU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Sophie Llewellyn (SMU) def. Grace O'Donnell (ARK) 6-3, 7-6
5. Katarina Pavlechova (ARK) def. June Bjork (SMU) 7-6, 6-5
6. Millie Skelton (SMU) def. Jimena Gomez Alonso (ARK) 6-2, 6-2
(Order of finish: Doubles 3, 2 / Singles 6, 2, 4, 3, 1, 5)
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Drew Morris and Arianna Stavropoulos remain undefeated in doubles play to start the spring season, winning decisively on court three 6-0 for SMU's first doubles win of the day. Shortly after, Sophie Llewellyn and Ellie Pittman also improved to 3-0 as a tandem in the spring, taking down their Arkansas foe on court two 6-2. The win gave SMU the early 1-0 advantage and earned the Mustangs the doubles point for the third consecutive match.
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SMU went up 2-0 thanks to a court-six win in singles action by Millie Skelton, who improved to 3-0 in dual spring action. Arkansas put their first point on the board with a win on court two as Olga Bienzobas got the best of Ellie Pittman 6-4, 7-5.
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Sophie Llewellyn notched her second singles win of spring with a 6-3, 7-6 victory on court four to put SMU in prime position to win the match, up 3-1. Unfortunately, Arkansas completed the comeback with wins on court three, one, and five to win 4-3.
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NEXT UP:
SMU will take on Clemson in the ITA Kickoff Stillwater regional consolation match against Clemson tomorrow at 11 am.
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Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Mustangs by following SMU Women's Tennis on X @SMUWTennis, on Instagram @smuwtennis, and Facebook @SMUWomensTennis or check out information online at smumustangs.com.
Results:
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SMU, 3 Arkansas 4
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Doubles
1. No. 67 Koskel/O'Donnel (Arkansas) vs. Bjork/McGinley (SMU) 4-3, uf
2. Llewellyn/Pittman (SMU) def. Bienzobas/Gomez (Arkansas) 6-2
3. Morris/Stavropoulos (SMU) def. Pavlechova/Schafer (Arkansas) 6-0
Singles
1. No. 72 Carolina Gomez (ARK) def. Drew Morris (SMU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2. Olga Bienzobas (ARK) def. Ellie Pittman (SMU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Anet Koskel (ARK) def. Arianna Stavropoulos (SMU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Sophie Llewellyn (SMU) def. Grace O'Donnell (ARK) 6-3, 7-6
5. Katarina Pavlechova (ARK) def. June Bjork (SMU) 7-6, 6-5
6. Millie Skelton (SMU) def. Jimena Gomez Alonso (ARK) 6-2, 6-2
(Order of finish: Doubles 3, 2 / Singles 6, 2, 4, 3, 1, 5)
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Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
646
163
#2 Singles Match
12
67
45
#3 Singles Match
123
466
633
#4 Singles Match
12
36
67
#5 Singles Match
12
77
65
#6 Singles Match
12
22
66
Order of Finish:
6,2,4,3,1,5
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