ATLANTA - Emma Bardet advanced to the singles main-draw Round of 32 to highlight FGCU during day two action of the ITA Southeast Regionals Friday.
Bardet (France) began her day with a straight-set victory over Mary Weston Courville from Mercer, winning 6-2 and 6-4. However, Bardet would then drop her next match facing a Power Five opponent out of Georgia. The 12th-seeded Lopata Anastasiia defeated Bardet 7-5, 6-2.
Fellow teammate Fanny Norin (Sweden) lost her opening singles main-draw match, but picked up a consolation victory against in-state foe Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) in straight sets 6-3, 6-0.
Norin advances to face Alejandra Cruz from tournament host Georgia Tech on Saturday in the Consolation Round of 16. The first serve between the Eagle and the Yellow Jacket is set for noon.
In main-draw doubles action, the Bardet and Ida Ferding (Sweden) Eagle duo suffered a 8-4 loss to a sixth-seeded Florida Gators pair, Rachel Gailis and Bente Spee.
Berdet and Ferding drops down to battle Ekaterina Khairutdinova and Kamila Umarova out of FIU in the consolation flight on Saturday. Doubles first serve is scheduled for 9 a.m.
October 14, 2022
Main Draw Doubles
Round of 32
Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura (GT) def. Martina Kudelova/Katerina Filip (FAU) 8-5
Teodora Ristic/Mary Weston Courville (Mercer) def. Alanna Di Francesco/Anais Gabriel (Stetson) 8-7 (2)
Rachel Gailis/Bente Spee (UF) def. Emma Bardet/Ida Ferding (FGCU) 8-4
Millie Bissett/Kristyna Lavicova (FSU) def. Kamila Umarova/Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FIU) 8-7 (1)
Isabel Oliveira/Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Guillermina Grant/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 8-7 (5)
Sierra Berry/Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Ji Lee/Taylor Dean (KSU) 8-7 (1)
Marie Mattel/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Vic Allen/Mila Saric (FSU) 8-1
Emily De Oliveira/Sophie Williams (UF) def. Silvia Martinez/Lindsay Tulenko (Ga. Southern) 8-7 (4)
Alice Amendola/Kianah Motosono (FSU) def. Sara Rakim/Genesis Whitelock (FAMU) 8-6
Maya Tahan/Isabella Pfenning (UM) def. Emma Shelton/Anastasia Sysoeva (UF) 8-3
Ellie Schoppe/Anna Arkadiaou (FSU) def. Noa Cohen/Nadejda Maslova (Stetson) 8-2
Kylie Bilchev/Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Naya Tillet/Eden Schlagenhauf (Mercer) 8-4
Mahak Jain/Ruth Marsh (GT) def. Jaleesa Leslie/Anique Kattenberg (UCF) 8-4
Alicia Dudeney/Carly Briggs (UF) def. Carla Galmiche/Amber McGinnis (FAU) 8-4
Anastasiia Lopata/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Cade Cricchio/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 8-2
Mia Mack/Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) def. Michelle Ncube/Andreea Stanescu (Ga. State) 8-2
Main Draw Singles
Round of 64
Anastasia Sysoeva (UF) def. Michelle Ncube (Ga. State) 6-1, 6-4
Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Noa Cohen (Stetson) 6-2, 6-3
Isabella Pfenning (UM) def. Fanny Norin (FGCU) 6-2, 6-1
Teodora Ristic (Mercer) def. Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) 6-0, 6-4
Sierra Berry (USF) def. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
Carol Lee (GT) def. Mia Mack (UM) 6-1, 6-3
Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Anique Kattenberg (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Alejandra Cruz (GT) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Kamila Umarova (FIU) def. Ji Lee (KSU) 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-1
Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) def. Hanna Tsitavets (Ga. Southern) 6-0, 6-1
Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Genesis Whitelock (FAMU) 6-1, 6-0
Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FIU) def. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
Mahak Jain (GT) def. Kianah Motosono (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
Ruth Marsh (GT) def. Carla Galmiche (FAU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Carly Briggs (UF) def. Anais Gabriel (Stetson) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
Mila Saric (FSU) def. Taylor Dean (KSU) 6-4, 6-1
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Maya Tahan (UM) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Alice Amendola (FSU) def. Rebekkah Gaines (FAMU) 6-0, 6-2
Rachel Gailis (UF) def. Kate Sharabura (GT) 6-3, 6-4
Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def. Cliona Walsh (USF) 6-0, 6-4
Grace Shumacher (USF) def. Emma Shelton (UF) 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2
Katerina Filip (FAU) def. Emily De Oliveira (1-6, 6-4, 6-3)
Lea Ma (UGA) def. Megan Forster (UNF) 6-2, 6-4
Vic Allen (FSU) def. Laura Pellicer Perello (USF) 6-1, 6-0
Emma Bardet (FGCU) def. Mary Weston Courville (Mercer) 6-2, 6-4
Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Silvia Martinez (Ga. Southern) 6-2, 6-3
Yasmine Kabbaj (FIU) def. Andreea Stanescu (Ga. State) 6-3, 6-1
Alexa Nole (UM) def. Annabelle Davis (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Bente Spee (UF) 6-4, 6-2
Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. Alanna Di Francesco (Stetson) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Nandini Sharma (UCF) 7-5, 6-3
Main Draw Singles
Round of 32
Carol Lee (GT) def. Anastasia Sysoeva (UF) 6-4, 6-1
Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Kamila Umarova (FIU) 6-3, 6-1
Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Sierra Berry (USF) 6-0, 6-4
Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Ruth Marsh (GT) 6-0, 6-1
Carly Briggs (UF) def. Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FIU) 6-3, 6-4
Mahak Jain (GT) def. Guillermina Grant (UGA) 7-6 (8), 6-1
Isabella Pfenning (UM) def. Teodora Ristic (Mercer) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Lea Ma (UGA) def. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) 6-2, 6-4
Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Martina Kudelova (FAU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8)
Mila Saric (FSU) def. Katerina Filip (FAU) 6-3, 6-3
Rachel Gailis (UF) def. Alice Amendola (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) def. Grace Shumacher (USF) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. Vic Allen (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Emma Bardet (FGCU) 7-5, 6-2
Yasmine Kabbaj (FIU) def. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Alexa Noel (UM) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 7-5, 7-6 (3)
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