MURFREESBORO, TN. – The Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship Quarterfinals took place on Friday with (1) Old Dominion defeating (8) UAB by the score of 4-0 while (2) FIU won over (10) North Texas 4-0 in the earlier matches. To end the day, (3) Charlotte got the victory over (11) Marshall 4-1 and (4) Rice won over (5) Florida Atlantic 4-0. On Saturday, the Monarchs of Old Dominion will face the Rice Owls and FIU’s Panthers will take on the Charlotte 49ers, both semifinal matches will start at 12 p.m. CT.
Championship Central
Second Round Matches – Friday, April 22
(1) Old Dominion 4, (8) UAB 0
Box Score (PDF)
Doubles
1. #10 Yuliia Starodubtseva/Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. Sydney Clarke/Maggie White (UAB) 6-3
2. Alesya Yakubovich/Shahar Biran (ODU) vs. Mackenzie White/Adela Wasserbauerova (UAB) 3-4, unfinished
3. Alexandra Viktorovich/Sofia Johnson (ODU) def. Enya Ratkic/Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) 6-2
Singles
1. #17 Yuliia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Adela Wasserbauerova (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
2. #123 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) vs. Sydney Clarke (UAB) 7-5, 5-2, unfinished
3. Marina Alcaide (ODU) vs. Maggie White (UAB) 7-5, 3-1, unfinished
4. Sofia Johnson (ODU) vs. Mackenzie White (UAB) 6-4, 2-6, unfinished
5. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) def. Jana Hecking (UAB) 6-4, 6-2
6. Shahar Biran (ODU) def. Annalisa Smith (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
Match Notes:
8-seed UAB 13-11
1-seed Old Dominion 18-6; National ranking #33
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,5,6)
(2) FIU 4, (10) North Texas 0
Box Score (PDF)
Doubles
1. Kamila Umarova/Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) def. #85 Lucie Devier/Maria Ponomareva (UNT) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Saki Oyama/Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) def. Andreea Velcea/Kristina Miletic (FIU) 6-2
3. Yasmine Kabbaj/Basak Akbas (FIU) def. Jasmine Adams/Sophia Hummel (UNT) 6-3
Singles
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (FIU) def. Lucie Devier (UNT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Kamila Umarova (FIU) def. Jasmine Adams (UNT) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) vs. Maria Ponomareva (UNT) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
4. Kristina Miletic (FIU) def. Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) 6-1, 6-2
5. Andreea Velcea (FIU) vs. Saki Oyama (UNT) 6-3, 4-6, unfinished
6. Basak Akbas (FIU) vs. Kexuan Zhou (UNT) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
10-seed North Texas 9-12
2-seed FIU 17-3; National ranking #41
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,4,2)
(4) Rice 4, (5) Florida Atlantic 0
Box Score (PDF)
Doubles
1. Diae El Jardi/Maria Budin (RICE) def. Filip, Katerina/Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-2
2. Anastasia Smirnova/Allison Zipoli (RICE) def. Schieroni, Greta/Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) 6-4
3. Saara Orav/Federica Trevisan (RICE) def. Silna, Lexi/Sommer, Carina (FAU-W) 6-3
Singles
1. Federica Trevisan (RICE) vs. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-7 (0-7), 3-1, unfinished
2. Anastasia Smirnova (RICE) vs. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) 4-6, 5-3, unfinished
3. Allison Zipoli (RICE) def. Silna, Lexi (FAU-W) 6-4, 6-1
4. Anna Bowtell (RICE) def. McGinnis, Amber (FAU-W) 6-1, 6-0
5. Maria Budin (RICE) def. Schieroni, Greta (FAU-W) 6-2, 6-3
6. Saara Orav (RICE) vs. Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) 6-3, 4-0, unfinished
Match Notes:
5-seed Florida Atlantic W-Tennis 13-11; National ranking #69
4-seed Rice 15-7; National ranking #57
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,5)
(3) Charlotte 4, (11) Marshall 1
Box Score (PDF)
Doubles
1. #29 Margaux Maquet/Lucia Quiterio (CLT) def. Emma Vanderheyden/Liz Stefancic (MAR) 6-2
2. Ruxi Schech/Kaavya Sawhney (CLT) def. Sophia Hurrion/Madi Ballow (MAR) 6-4
3. Rocio Safont/Lucie Petruzelova (CLT) vs. Aisling McGrane/Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) 5-3, unfinished
Singles
1. Margaux Maquet (CLT) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) 6-2, 6-2
2. Liz Stefancic (MAR) def. Ruxi Schech (CLT) 6-0, 6-3
3. Rocio Safont (CLT) vs. Madi Ballow (MAR) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished
4. Lucia Quiterio (CLT) def. Jutte Van Hansewyck (MAR) 6-2, 6-3
5. Emma Wilkins (CLT) vs. Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
6. Lucie Petruzelova (CLT) def. Rieke Gillar (MAR) 6-1, 6-2
Match Notes:
11-seed Marshall 13-13
3-seed Charlotte 18-6; National ranking #51
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,2,4,1)
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