ATLANTA - Three members of the FGCU women's tennis squad represented the Green and Blue during day one action of the ITA Southeast Regionals Thursday.
"Didn't get the results that we would have liked to see today, but tournaments like these will only make them better going forward," assistant coach Natalia Maynetto said. "This experience will set us up for success against the ASUN come spring. Looking forward to main-draw action tomorrow."
In singles qualifying draw, Ida Ferding (Sweden) battled Cliona Walsh from USF and Jordana Ossa (Miami, Fla.) took on Carla Galmiche out of FAU. Both Eagles dropped their respective Round of 32 matches and were eliminated from qualifying draw contention.
Ferding lost in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-3, while Ossa forced a third-set 10-point tie break. Ossa put up a valiant effort against her in-state opponent but would eventually fall 5-7, 6-2 and 6-10. Both Eagle opponents went on to win their their Round of 16 match as well, advancing to the qualifying quarterfinals.
In qualifying doubles, Ossa and Fanny Norin (Sweden) laced up for the Eagles and faced Cade Cricchio and Olympe Lancelot from Florida State. Ossa and Norin made the Seminole duo earn an 8-6 victory as the Eagle pair was eliminated.
No consolation flights are scheduled for qualifying singles and doubles flights.
Main draw singles and doubles will begin on Friday at 9 a.m. with one round of doubles (Round of 32) followed by two singles rounds (Round of 64 and 32). Singles will start at approximately 11 a.m. All matches will be played outside unless of inclement weather. Consolation is scheduled for both main draw singles and doubles flights.
Norin will face fifth-seeded Isabella Pfennig from Miami tomorrow in the Round of 64, and Emma Bardet (France) will face Mary Weston Courville from Mercer.
In main draw doubles, the Ferding and Berdet duo is scheduled to square off against sixth-seeded Bente Spee and Rachel Gailis out of Florida in Round of 32 action.
The main draw singles champions and finalists and doubles main draw champions from each of the ITA Division I Regional Championships held across the country will receive automatic bids into the 2022 ITA National Fall Championships. The 2022 ITA National Fall Championships will be held Nov. 2-6 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California.
October 13, 2022
Qualifying Singles
Round of 32
Lindsay Tulenko (Georgia Southern) def. Magdalena Hedrzak (Stetson) 6-1, 6-1
Sofia Pinedo (KSU) def. Maya Shanok (FAU) 6-2, 6-3
Isabel Oliveira (UNF) def. Pragya Kumar (Georgia State) 6-3, 6-1
Sierra Berry (USF) def. Naya Tillet (Mercer) 7-6 (5), 7-5
Mille-Mae Matthews (FAU) def. Cade Cricchio (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
Nadeja Maslova (Stetson) def. Eden Schlagenhauf (Mercer) 6-1, 3-6, 12-10
Amulika Gottiparthy (KSU) def. Reagan Harris (FAMU) 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5)
Carla Galmiche (FAU) def. Jordana Ossa (FGCU) 7-5, 2-6, 10-6
Alexia Alvarez (Georgia State) def. Tess Menten (Stetson) 6-3, 7-5
Cliona Walsh (USF) def. Ida Ferding (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Sophia Unger (KSU) 6-2, 6-2
Sara Rakim (FAMU) def. Sophie Williams (UF) 7-5, 7-5
Amber McGinnis (FAU) def. Nanaka Kijima (Georgia Southern) 7-5, 7-6 (3)
Round of 16
Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Isabel Oliveira (UNF) 7-5, 6-1
Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) def. Nadejda Maslova (Stetson) 6-3, 6-4
Sierra Berry (USF) def. Lindsay Tulenko (Georgia Southern) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Kianah Motosono (FSU) def. Sofia Pinedo (KSU) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 10-7
Carla Galmiche (FAU) def. Alexia Alvarez (Georgia State) 6-1, 6-2
Cliona Walsh (USF) def. Sara Rakim (FAMU) 6-4, 6-1
Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Amber McGinnis (FAU) 7-5, 6-1
Megan Forster (UNF) def. Amulika Gottiparthy (KSU) 6-2, 6-0
Qualifying Doubles
Round of 16
Naya Tillet/Eden Schlagenhauf (Mercer) def. Tess Menten/Magdalena Hedrzak (Stetson) 8-6\
Sofia Pinedo/Sophia Unger (KSU) def. Rebekkah Gaines/Reagan Harris (FAMU) 8-1
Millie-Mae Matthews/Maya Shanok (FAU) def. Hanna Tsitavets/Nanaka Kijima (Ga. Southern) 8-7 (6)
Naya Tillet/Eden Schlagenhauf (Mercer) def. Annabelle Davis/Megan Forster (UNF) 8-4
Nadejda Maslova/Noa Cohen (Stetson) def. Maya Shanok/Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) 8-3
Cade Cricchio/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Jordana Ossa/Fanny Norin (FGCU) 8-6
Laura Pellicer Perello/Cliona Walsh (USF) def. Pragnya Kumar/Alexia Alvarez (Ga. State) 8-4
Cade Cricchio/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Sofia Pinedo/Sophia Unger (KSU) 8-6
Carla Galmiche/Amber McGinnis (FAU) def. Laura Pellicer Perello/Cliona Walsh (USF) 8-7 (7)
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