September 14, 2012

Elon Results (PDF)

UVA Results (PDF) 

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. –  The UNCG women's tennis team started off strong at the UVA Invitational and Elon Invitational Friday on Day One.

"We had a great day," said head women's tennis coach Jeff Trivette. "We won six out of eight singles matches, beating UVA, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Marshall and William & Mary. We have a terrific opportunity this weekend. We have put ourselves in a position to go far in this event. 

Niltooli Wilkins (Burnsville, Minn. / Homeschooled) and Alex Whitehead (Victoria, Australia / Star of the Sea College) captured the first Spartan victory of the tournament with a 9-8 doubles win over Wake Forest's Rebecca Siegler and Andrea Retolaza Andrade. Annette Rios (Santa Ana, El Salvador / Liceo Latinoamericano) and Dilara Yurtkuran (Istanbul, Turkey / Gunes Koleji) fell short against USC's Jaklin Alawi and Alex Martin losing 8-1.

Returning senior, Wilkins won her first match over Karen Forman from Wake Forest 6-3, 6-2. She followed her first singles win of the tournament going 6-3 in the first set, dropping the second set 3-6, and then rebounding with a convincing 6-1 win over Maci Epstein from UVA. 

Rios dueled Kara Kucin from Marshall and fought for a 7-5, 6-2 win before winning 6-3, 6-4 against Rebecca Siegler from Wake Forest.

Yurtkuran competed in a three-set tiebreaker claiming a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Martin (USC). She went 6-3 and 3-6 in her next match, breaking the tie with a 6-4 win against Sydney Smith from William & Mary. 

Whitehead fell short losing 7-5, 6-0 against Hana Tomljanovic from UVA.

Freshman Jamie Grinberg (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) claimed her first collegiate victory with a straight sets win against Nicole Nielly from SoCon member Western Carolina, 6-2, 6-2. 

Redshirt freshman Alisha Burton (Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance) fought back to win a third set tiebreaker against Caroline Lindsey (Campbell), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2). Burton won the second set 6-4 and won the third set tiebreaker 7-6 (7-2).

Sophomore Kayla Gammie (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Broward Virtual School) lost in straight sets to Bryn Khoury from Elon, 7-6 (7-0), 6-2. Gammie forced a first set tiebreaker but lost 7-0 and dropped the second set 6-2.

Classmate Stephanie Falcon (Marietta, Ga./Walton) lost a tough three set match against Ana Ortiz (Campbell), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Falcon won the second set 6-3 but fell in the third 6-4. Freshman Amy Ellis (Cheshire, Great Brittian/Newcastle Under Lyme School) also lost in three sets to Rebecca Wood from North Carolina Central, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2.

In doubles, Falcon and Gammie blanked Cross and Henry (NC Central), 8-0, in the Doubles A Flight.

Play at the UVA Fall Invitational resumes Saturday at 9 a.m. and the Elon Invitational will resume Saturday at 11 a.m.

 

UVA Fall Invitational (Day One)

Singles A Flight

No. 95 Hana Tomljanovic (UVA) defeated Alex Whitehead (UNCG), 7-5, 6-0

Singles A-2 Flight

Niltooli Wilkins (UNCG) defeated Karen Forman (WFU), 6-3, 6-2

Niltooli Wilkins (UNCG) defeated Maci Epstein (UVA), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

Singles B Flight

Annette Rios (UNCG) defeated Kara Kucin (Marshall), 7-5, 6-2

Annette Rios (UNCG) defeated Rebecca Siegler (WFU), 6-3, 6-4

Dilara Yurtkuran (UNCG) defeated Alex Martin (USC), 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

Dilara Yurtkuran (UNCG) defeated Sydney Smith (W&M), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles A Flight

Wilkins/Whitehead (UNCG) defeated Siegler/Retolaza (WFU), 9-8

Doubles B Flight  

Alawi/Martin (USC) defeated Rios/Yurtkuran (UNCG), 8-1

Singles A Flight

Bryn Khoury (Elon) defeated Kayla Gammie (UNCG), 7-6 (7-0), 6-2
 

Ana Ortiz (Campbell) defeated Stephanie Falcon (UNCG), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

Singles A-2 Flight

Caroline Hunt (Meredith) defaulted Soumeya Anane (UNCG)

Rebecca Wood (NC Central) defeated Amy Ellis (UNCG), 6-0, 4-6, 6-2

Singles B Flight

Jamie Grinberg (UNCG) defeated Nicole Nielly (WCU), 6-2, 6-2

Singles B-2 Flight
Alisha Burton (UNCG) defeated Caroline Lindsey (Campbell), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles A Flight
Falcon/Gammie (UNCG) defeated Cross/Henry (NC A&T), 8-0

Doubles A-2 Flight
Khoury/Camara (Elon) defeated Ellis/Grinberg (UNCG), 8-2 

 

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