Aney Earns USTA Wildcard Entry; Jones Wins Bracket At Duke Invite

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September 17, 2017 | Women's Tennis

By: Mark Kimmel

NEWPORT, Rhode Island - The final day of the second annual Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational took place on Sunday at the site of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

UNC's #22 Jessie Aney entered Sunday having won a pair of singles matches this weekend, but was unable to overcome No. 15 Anna Danilina of Florida on Sunday, falling 6-7, 6-1, 10-7.

However, Aney did earn a wildcard into the qualifying draw of a $25,000 pro circuit event because Danilina is ineligible for the USTA wildcard, as the only stipulation was that the winner had to be an American to earn the wildcard.

Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational
Friday, Sept. 15
Singles
Katrine Steffensen (PRIN) def. #4 Sara Daavettila (UNC) 7-5, 5-7, 11-9
#22 Jessie Aney (UNC) def. Stephanie Schrage (PRIN) 7-6 (5), 6-4
#42 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Nicole Kalhorn (PRIN) 6-3, 6-1
Alle Sanford (UNC) def. Kennan Johnson (LSU) 1-6, 6-2, 10-2

Doubles
#12 Aney/Graham (UNC) def. Kalhorn/Schrage (PRIN) 8-7
#38 Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) def. Maria Kononova (UNT)/Katie Kubicz (UF) 8-3

Saturday, Sept. 16
Jessica Golovin (LSU) def. #4 Sara Daavettila (UNC) 6-2, 6-4
#22 Jessie Aney (UNC) def. #12 Josie Kuhlman (UF) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
Eden Richardson (LSU) def. #42 Alexa Graham (UNC) 6-4, 6-3
Maria Kononova (UNT) def. Alle Sanford (UNC) 6-7, 6-4, 10-7

Doubles
#59 Anna Danilina/Jose Kuhlman (UF) def. Aney/Graham (UNC) W/O def.
Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) def. Kenna Johnson/Eden Richardson (LSU) 8-7

Sunday, Sept. 17
Singles
#15 Anna Danilina (UF) def. #22 Jessie Aney (UNC) 6-7, 6-1, 10-7
#64 Ryann Foster (LSU) def. #4 Sara Daavettila (UNC) W/O, inj.
Alle Sanford (UNC) def. Alexa Graham (UNC), W/O, inj.

DURHAM, North Carolina - Sophomore Makenna Jones won her bracket and North Carolina won four of its five singles matches on Sunday in the final day of the Duke Bonk Invitational at the Cary Tennis Center.

Jones defeated Duke's Kelly Chen in comeback fashion, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Chloe Ouellet-Pizer wound up in third place in her bracket with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Jaclyn Switches of Illinois.

Marika Akkerman won the consolation title in her bracket over Tai Martin Charlotte, 6-1, 6-1.

Duke Bonk Invitational
Friday, Sept. 15
Singles
Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Rheeya Doshi (Northwestern) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ema Lazio (Duke) def. Marika Akkerman (UNC) 6-2, 6-3
Bianca Moldovan (Illinois) def. Maggie Kane (UNC) 6-1, 6-3
Alex Chatt (Northwestern) def. Cassandra Vazquez (UNC)
Makenna Jones (def) Suzanne Zenoni (Elon) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
Adriana Reami/Bianca Moldovan (NC State) def. Maggie Kane/Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) 8-1
Makenna Jones/Chloe Oulett-Pizer (UNC) def. #40 Ida Jalrskog/Victoria Flores (Georgia Tech) 8-0
Maggie Kane/Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) def. Kenya Jones/Nami Otsuka (Georgia Tech) 8-6
Makenna Jones/Chloe Oullett-Pizer (UNC) def. Adriana Reami/Bianca Moldovan (NC State) 8-1

Saturday, Sept. 16
Singles
#20 Meible Chi (Duke) def. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) 6-2, 6-3
Marika Akkerman (UNC) def. Katty Weymouth (Furman) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Maggie Kane (UNC) def. Aryn Greene (Furman) 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-4
Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois) def. Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) 6-2, 6-1
Makenna Jones (UNC) def. Maddie Lipp (Northwestern) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Doubles
Brooke Austin/Nadia Gizdova (Florida/Georgia Tech) def. Maggie Kane/Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) 8-6
Makenna Jones/Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Erica Braschi/Suzanne Zenoni (Elon) 8-4

Sunday, Sept. 17
Singles
Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Jaclyn Switches (Illinois) 6-2, 6-2
Marika Akkerman (UNC) def. Tai Martin (Charlotte) 6-1, 6-1
Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) def. Rebecca Smaller (Duke) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Samantha Harris (Duke) def. Maggie Kane (UNC) 6-3, 6-1
Makenna Jones (UNC) def. Kelly Chen (Duke) 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2