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Heels Dominate Day One Of Kitty Harrison Invite
September 24, 2021 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL - The first day of the Kitty Harrison Invitational saw the host Tar Heels dominate both the singles and doubles brackets on Friday from the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
The long day of tennis began with opening-round doubles. Fiona Crawley and Anika Yarlagadda picked up a win in the Tar Bracket, while Kacie Harvey and Lindsay Zink did the same in the Heel Bracket.
Singles gobbled up most of the day with two rounds encompassing both the indoor and outdoor courts.Â
No. 35 Crawley and Zink both picked up a pair of wins in the Carolina Bracket. The best win of the day came from Zink, the freshman from Lancaster, Pa., who knocked off No. 43 Taylor Bridges of LSU, 6-4, 3-6, 10-3.
In the Blue Bracket, No. 88 Reilly Tran knocked off a pair of Tobacco Road rivals from Duke and Wake Forest, while No. 82 Elizabeth Scotty, who received a first-round bye, defeated Lucia Quiterio of Charlotte in the second round.Â
No. 78 Yarlagadda won twice in the Kenfield Bracket, including a second-round win over Duke's Ellie Coleman.Â
The second day of the tournament begins with doubles on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Kitty Harrison Invitational
Doubles - Tar Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
Fiona Crawley/Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Shahar Biran/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 6-2
#30 Briana Crowley/Christina Hand (NU) def. Sophia Patel/Sara McClure (UNC) 6-0
Doubles - Heel Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
Alle Sanford/Reilly Tran (UNC) advance on bye
Kacie Harvey/Lindsay Zink (UNC) def. Nina Geissler/Mia Rabinowitz (LSU) 6-2
Singles - Carolina Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#35 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. Michelle Sorokko (PRIN) 6-1, 6-0
#35 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. Briana Crowley (Northwestern) 6-4, 6-3
Lindsay Zink (UNC) def. Ariana Arseneault (Auburn) 2-6, 7-5, 10-3
Lindsay Zink (UNC) def. Taylor Bridges (LSU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-3
Singles - Blue Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#88 Reilly Tran (UNC) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) 6-3, 6-4
#88 Reilly Tran (UNC) def. Samantha Martinelli (Wake) 6-1, 2-6, 10-5
Singles - Cone Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#82 Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) advances on bye
#82 Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. Lucia Quiterio (Charlotte) 6-1, 6-2
#41 Carly Briggs (Florida) def. Kacie Harvey (UNC) 6-0, 6-3
Singles - Kenfield Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#90 Clarissa Hand (NU) def. Alle Sanford (UNC) 7-6(5), 7-5
#78 Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Tiffany Lagarde (KU) 5-2, retired
#78 Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Ellie Coleman (Duke) 7-5, 3-6, 10-5
The long day of tennis began with opening-round doubles. Fiona Crawley and Anika Yarlagadda picked up a win in the Tar Bracket, while Kacie Harvey and Lindsay Zink did the same in the Heel Bracket.
Singles gobbled up most of the day with two rounds encompassing both the indoor and outdoor courts.Â
No. 35 Crawley and Zink both picked up a pair of wins in the Carolina Bracket. The best win of the day came from Zink, the freshman from Lancaster, Pa., who knocked off No. 43 Taylor Bridges of LSU, 6-4, 3-6, 10-3.
In the Blue Bracket, No. 88 Reilly Tran knocked off a pair of Tobacco Road rivals from Duke and Wake Forest, while No. 82 Elizabeth Scotty, who received a first-round bye, defeated Lucia Quiterio of Charlotte in the second round.Â
No. 78 Yarlagadda won twice in the Kenfield Bracket, including a second-round win over Duke's Ellie Coleman.Â
The second day of the tournament begins with doubles on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Kitty Harrison Invitational
Doubles - Tar Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
Fiona Crawley/Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Shahar Biran/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 6-2
#30 Briana Crowley/Christina Hand (NU) def. Sophia Patel/Sara McClure (UNC) 6-0
Doubles - Heel Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
Alle Sanford/Reilly Tran (UNC) advance on bye
Kacie Harvey/Lindsay Zink (UNC) def. Nina Geissler/Mia Rabinowitz (LSU) 6-2
Singles - Carolina Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#35 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. Michelle Sorokko (PRIN) 6-1, 6-0
#35 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. Briana Crowley (Northwestern) 6-4, 6-3
Lindsay Zink (UNC) def. Ariana Arseneault (Auburn) 2-6, 7-5, 10-3
Lindsay Zink (UNC) def. Taylor Bridges (LSU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-3
Singles - Blue Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#88 Reilly Tran (UNC) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) 6-3, 6-4
#88 Reilly Tran (UNC) def. Samantha Martinelli (Wake) 6-1, 2-6, 10-5
Singles - Cone Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#82 Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) advances on bye
#82 Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. Lucia Quiterio (Charlotte) 6-1, 6-2
#41 Carly Briggs (Florida) def. Kacie Harvey (UNC) 6-0, 6-3
Singles - Kenfield Bracket
Friday, Sept. 24
#90 Clarissa Hand (NU) def. Alle Sanford (UNC) 7-6(5), 7-5
#78 Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Tiffany Lagarde (KU) 5-2, retired
#78 Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Ellie Coleman (Duke) 7-5, 3-6, 10-5
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