Siljestrom, Doubles Win in Finals
September 17, 2006 · MT Media RelationsClaudia Szabo (above) and teammate Hala Sufi won their doubles match Sunday in the consolation finals at the Ole Miss Fall Classic. (Bradley Lambert)
Siljestrom defeated Georgia's Lara Fakhoury, 6-4, 6-0, in the Red Draw consolation finals, posting three straight wins after falling in the first round to Georgia's top-seeded Yvette Hyndman.
Sufi-Szabo rebounded after a first-round loss Friday to win three straight as well, taking care of South Alabama's Dijana Stanic and Michaela Babicova, 8-2, in the Blue Draw consolation finals Sunday.
Yusupova was the only Blue Raider to make to a main draw final, dropping a 2-6, 0-6, decision to North Florida's Florencia Torres in the NYC Draw.
The squad does not play again until October 12-15 in the ITA Southeast Regionals in Chapel Hill, N.C. Full results from the tournament may be found at olemisssports.com.
SINGLES
NYC Draw - Finals
Florencia Torres (UNF) def. Elvira Yusupova (MT), 6-2, 6-0
Red Draw - Consolation Finals
Ann-Kristin Siljestrom (MT) def. Lara Fakhoury (UGA), 6-4, 6-0
DOUBLES
Blue Draw - Consolation Finals
Hala Sufi-Claudia Szabo (MT) def. Dijana Stanic-Michaela Babicova (USA), 8-2
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