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Three Singles, Two Doubles Advance At ITA All-Americans
October 11, 2019 | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. - North Carolina saw three singles players advance and both its doubles teams on Thursday on the second day of the 2019 ITA Women's All-American Championships.
Carolina is the only school to have three singles competitors remaining in the main draw and along with UCF are the only two to have a pair left in main draw doubles.
Third seed Alexa Graham is the second-highest seed remaining in the field heading to the Round of 16 on Friday. She took down No. 26 Chiara Lommer of Michigan in the second round, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 5 seed Sara Daavettila defeated No. 84 Andrea Reami of NC State, 6-3, 6-1, while No. 10 seed Cameron Morra did the same to No. 50 Angela Kulikov of USC, 6-2, 6-4.
Second seed Makenna Jones, who won a pair of tiebreakers to win in the first round, fell to No. 37 Vivian Wolff of Georgia, 6-0, 7-5.
After doubles was cancelled on Wednesday due to poor weather in the Tulsa area, Thursday saw the field trimmed to eight remaining teams after a full day of action.
No. 2 seed of Jones and Morra breezed through two victories in the bottom half of the bracket, first disposing of No. 27 Holly Hutchinson and Brooke Pilkington of ODU, 8-1, and later in the day they beat Lenka Antonijevic and Yuliya Kzelbasheva of DePaul, 8-2.
Jones and Morra are the top seed remaining in the doubles field.
Meanwhile No. 20 Graham and Daavettila def. No. 3 seed Elysia Bolton and Jada Hart of UCLA, 8-7 (4), in the first round and then breezed past No. 19 Eleni Christofi and Vivian Wolff of Georgia, 8-3.
Round of 16 singles begins Friday at 1 pm ET followed by quarterfinals matches at 4:30 pm ET. Doubles is slated for 7:15 pm ET.
2019 ITA Women's All-American Championships
Main Draw Singles
Wednesday, Oct. 9 - First Round
[2] #3 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. #71 Chiara Tomasetti (No. Arizona) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)
[3] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #41 Emma Antonaki (Miss State) 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
[5] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #38 Michaela Haet (Rice) 6-2, 6-3
[10] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. #21 Oleksandra Korashvili (OU) 6-4, 6-0
Thursday, Oct. 10 - Second Round
[5] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #84 Andrea Reami (NCST) 6-3, 6-1
[10] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. #50 Angela Kulikov (USC) 6-2, 6-4
[3] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #26 Chiara Lommer (Michigan) 6-2, 6-3
#37 Vivian Wolff (Georgia) def. [2] #3 Makenna Jones (UNC) 6-0, 7-5
Friday, Oct. 11 - Round of 16
[5] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) vs. Lisa Marie Rioux (OKST), 1 pm ET
[10] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) vs. Iuliia Bryzgalova (Penn), 1 pm ET
[3] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) vs. [16] Meible Chi (Duke), 1 pm ET
Main Draw Doubles
Thursday, Oct. 10 - First Round
[2] #3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. #27 Holly Hutchinson/Brooke Pilkington (ODU) 8-1
#20 Graham/Daavettila (UNC) def. [3] #4 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) 8-7 (4)
Thursday, Oct. 10 - Second Round
[2] #3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. Lenka Antonijevic/Yuliya Kzelbasheva (DePaul) 8-2
#20 Graham/Daavettila (UNC) def. #19 Eleni Christofi/Vivian Wolff (Georgia) 8-3
Friday, Oct. 11 - Quarterfinals
[2] #3 Jones/Morra (UNC) vs. #24 Tenika McGiffin/Kaitlin Staines (Tennessee), 7:15 pm ET
#20 Graham/Daavettila (UNC) vs. #29 Jessie Gong/Samantha Martinelli (Yale), 7:15 pm ET
Carolina is the only school to have three singles competitors remaining in the main draw and along with UCF are the only two to have a pair left in main draw doubles.
Third seed Alexa Graham is the second-highest seed remaining in the field heading to the Round of 16 on Friday. She took down No. 26 Chiara Lommer of Michigan in the second round, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 5 seed Sara Daavettila defeated No. 84 Andrea Reami of NC State, 6-3, 6-1, while No. 10 seed Cameron Morra did the same to No. 50 Angela Kulikov of USC, 6-2, 6-4.
Second seed Makenna Jones, who won a pair of tiebreakers to win in the first round, fell to No. 37 Vivian Wolff of Georgia, 6-0, 7-5.
After doubles was cancelled on Wednesday due to poor weather in the Tulsa area, Thursday saw the field trimmed to eight remaining teams after a full day of action.
No. 2 seed of Jones and Morra breezed through two victories in the bottom half of the bracket, first disposing of No. 27 Holly Hutchinson and Brooke Pilkington of ODU, 8-1, and later in the day they beat Lenka Antonijevic and Yuliya Kzelbasheva of DePaul, 8-2.
Jones and Morra are the top seed remaining in the doubles field.
Meanwhile No. 20 Graham and Daavettila def. No. 3 seed Elysia Bolton and Jada Hart of UCLA, 8-7 (4), in the first round and then breezed past No. 19 Eleni Christofi and Vivian Wolff of Georgia, 8-3.
Round of 16 singles begins Friday at 1 pm ET followed by quarterfinals matches at 4:30 pm ET. Doubles is slated for 7:15 pm ET.
2019 ITA Women's All-American Championships
Main Draw Singles
Wednesday, Oct. 9 - First Round
[2] #3 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. #71 Chiara Tomasetti (No. Arizona) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)
[3] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #41 Emma Antonaki (Miss State) 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
[5] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #38 Michaela Haet (Rice) 6-2, 6-3
[10] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. #21 Oleksandra Korashvili (OU) 6-4, 6-0
Thursday, Oct. 10 - Second Round
[5] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #84 Andrea Reami (NCST) 6-3, 6-1
[10] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. #50 Angela Kulikov (USC) 6-2, 6-4
[3] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #26 Chiara Lommer (Michigan) 6-2, 6-3
#37 Vivian Wolff (Georgia) def. [2] #3 Makenna Jones (UNC) 6-0, 7-5
Friday, Oct. 11 - Round of 16
[5] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) vs. Lisa Marie Rioux (OKST), 1 pm ET
[10] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) vs. Iuliia Bryzgalova (Penn), 1 pm ET
[3] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) vs. [16] Meible Chi (Duke), 1 pm ET
Main Draw Doubles
Thursday, Oct. 10 - First Round
[2] #3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. #27 Holly Hutchinson/Brooke Pilkington (ODU) 8-1
#20 Graham/Daavettila (UNC) def. [3] #4 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) 8-7 (4)
Thursday, Oct. 10 - Second Round
[2] #3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. Lenka Antonijevic/Yuliya Kzelbasheva (DePaul) 8-2
#20 Graham/Daavettila (UNC) def. #19 Eleni Christofi/Vivian Wolff (Georgia) 8-3
Friday, Oct. 11 - Quarterfinals
[2] #3 Jones/Morra (UNC) vs. #24 Tenika McGiffin/Kaitlin Staines (Tennessee), 7:15 pm ET
#20 Graham/Daavettila (UNC) vs. #29 Jessie Gong/Samantha Martinelli (Yale), 7:15 pm ET
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