Daavettila Wins ITA Fall Championship Singles Title

Wednesday, November 6

Newport Beach, Calif.

All Day

North Carolina

Oracle ITA National Fall Championships

Photo by: courtesy of ITA

November 10, 2019 | Women's Tennis

Results

By: Mark Kimmel

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - North Carolina senior Sara Daavettila closed out her final fall tournament in style by winning the Oracle ITA Fall National Championship singles title on Sunday at Newport Beach Tennis Club.

Daavettila, the No. 8 seed from Williamston, Michigan, defeated No. 6 seed Anna Turati from Texas, 7-6 (5), 6-1. The win wrapped up an impressive showing that saw her notch six victories in the event with five coming against top-50 ranked players.

Daavettila knocked off 2019 NCAA Singles Champion Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami in the semifinals and eighth ranked Anna Rogers of NC State in the second round.

Sunday's win for the Tar Heel senior afforded her a bit of revenge after losing to Turati last month in the quarterfinals of the ITA All-Americans in Tulsa, Okla. That result went in favor of the Longhorn senior, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8).

Daavettila was honored on Saturday with the ITA Sportsmanship Award for outstanding demeanor on and off the court.

For those that may have missed the match, ESPNU will re-broadcast the finals on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. ET.

Main Draw Singles
First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 6
#110 Alle Sanford (UNC) def. #63 Iuliia Bryzgalova (Penn) 6-1, 6-3
[4] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #114 Taylor Bridges (LSU) 6-2, 6-1
[8] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #37 Vivian Wolff (UGA) 6-1, 6-3
[12] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. Marie Mattel (UCF) 6-1, 6-1

Second Round - Thursday, Nov. 7
[4] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Elyse Lavender (Brenau University) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
[8] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #8 Anna Rogers (NCSU) 6-2, 6-3
[12] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. Chloe Beck (Duke) 6-1, 6-1
[6] #17 Anna Turati (Texas) def. #110 Alle Sanford (UNC) 6-1, 7-5, 6-4

Round of 16 - Friday, Nov. 8
[8] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Lexi Ryngler (Texas) 6-4, 6-3
Haley Giavara (CAL) def. [4] #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
[2] Abigail Forbes (UCLA) def. [12] #12 Cameron Morra (UNC) 6-3, 6-1

Quarterfinals - Friday, Nov. 8
[8] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. [15] #49 Mia Horvit (So. Carolina) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 9
[8] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Estela Perez-Somarriba (Miami) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

Finals - Sunday, Nov. 10
[8] #7 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. [6] #17 Anna Turati (Texas) 7-6 (5), 6-1

Main Draw Doubles
First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 6
Lesedi Jacobs/Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) def. #20 Daavettila/Graham (UNC) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5)
#3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. Emily Arbuthnott/Angelica Blake (Stanford) 0-6, 6-1, 10-7

Second Round - Thursday, Nov. 7
#3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. #18 Angela Kulikov/Danielle Wilson (USC) 6-2, 6-4

Quarterfinals - Friday, Nov. 8
Yulia Starodubsteva/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) def. #3 Jones/Morra (UNC) 7-5, 6-4

Consolation Doubles
First Round - Thursday, Nov. 7
#20 Daavettila/Graham (UNC) def. Natalia Boltinskaya/Martina Kudelova (FAU) 6-0, 6-3

Quarterfinals - Friday, Nov. 8
#20 Daavettila/Graham (UNC) def. Dariya Detkovskaya/Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OKST) 6-3, 2-1 (retired)

Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 9
Eleni Christofi/Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. #20 Daavettila/Graham (UNC) 7-5, 6-4