Texas A&M
ITA Regional Qualifier
A&M Falls in Finals at Texas Regional Championships
Oct 25, 2011 | Women's Tennis
"Obviously it was a tough day," A&M coach Howard Joffe said. "Early on in both matches, we had opportunities, but for various reasons it was just not our day. But it was no accident that we were in the finals in both singles and doubles, and as an aggregate, I am very delighted with Sun (Wen) and Cristina (Sanchez-Quintanar) and our results in the tournament."
The Aggie tandem of Wen and Sanchez-Quintanar fell to No. 6 seed Millie Nichols and Olivia Smith of TCU, 8-5, in the doubles championship on the Frogs' home court.
"We led 3-1 and had chances to go up 4-1 and later tie at 4-4, but we had some missed opportunities," Joffe said. "Certainly the TCU team deserves credit as they came up with insane shots and made the plays when it counted."
Sanchez-Quintanar returned to the court immediately following the doubles event to compete in the singles championship match, where she fell to No. 4 seed Diana Nakic of Baylor, 6-3, 6-1.
"Cristina was just mentally fatigued and not at her best in the end, but she gave great effort and conducted herself well," Joffe added. "Most importantly, Cristina has made many improvements, not only in the adjustments to her game but in her personal growth in coming to A&M and doing well in school."
The Aggies wrap up the fall schedule Nov. 4-6 as they compete in the UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C.
"Our goal continues to be to get better, and the trajectory is definitely on the way up," Joffe said. "The girls are playing better, and I am very pleased with the progress. Our challenge is to keep improving."
Complete Texas A&M results:
Day 5 Results (Tuesday, Oct. 25)
Doubles
F (6) Millie Nichols/Olivia Smith (TCU) def. (2) Sanchez-Quintanar/Wen (Texas A&M), 8-5
Singles
F (4) Diana Nakic (Baylor) def. (3) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M), 6-3, 6-1
Day 4 Results (Monday, Oct. 24)
Singles
SF (3) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) def. (2) Aeriel Ellis (Texas), 3-2 Ret (ill)
Doubles
SF (2) Sanchez-Quintanar/Wen (Texas A&M) def. (3) Diana Nakic/Jordaan Sanford (Baylor) 8-6
Day 3 Results (Sunday, Oct. 23)
Singles
QF (3) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) def. (7) Edyta Cieplucha (SMU), 6-4, 6-1
Singles - Consolation
QF Liselot Koenen (Houston) def. Sheri Olivier (Texas A&M), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-5)
Doubles
QF (2) Sanchez-Quintanar/Wen (Texas A&M) def. (5) Krista Damico/Aeriel Ellis (Texas), 9-7
Day 2 Results (Saturday, Oct. 22)
Singles
16 (3) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) def. (9) Samantha Adams (Texas Tech), 6-2, 6-3
32 (3) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) def. Frederica Denti (TCU), 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
16 (2) Sanchez-Quintanar/Wen (Texas A&M) def. Kseniya Bardabush/Valentina Starkova (North Texas), 8-3
Singles Consolation
R4 Sheri Olivier (Texas A&M) def. Wanda Beguelin (UT-Pan American) 6-1, 6-1
R3 Sheri Olivier (Texas A&M) def. Dariya Abdrakhmanova (UTEP), 6-3, 6-1
R3 Natalia Mayuk (UT Arlington) def. Janelle Cuthbertson (Texas A&M), 6-0, 6-1
Day 1 Results (Friday, Oct. 21)
Singles
64 (3) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) def. Ilona Serchenko (North Texas), 6-1, 6-2
64 Millie Nichols (TCU) def. Lauren Santacroce (Texas A&M), 7-6, 2-6, 6-3
64 Stefania Nicolae (TAMU-CC) def. Sheri Olivier (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-2
128 Lauren Santacroce (Texas A&M) def. LeAnne Mascall (TAMU-CC), 6-2, 6-3
128 Olivia Smith (TCU) def. Sun Wen (Texas A&M), 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
128 Kenna Kilgo (Texas Tech) def. Janelle Cuthbertson (Texas A&M), 6-2, 6-0
128 Nikki Sanders (Texas Tech) def. Dané Vorster (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-2
Singles - Consolation
R1 Charlotte Phillips (Houston) def. Dané Vorster (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-2
R2 Janelle Cuthbertson (Texas A&M) def. Isabelle Jonsson (UTSA), 6-2, 6-4
R2 Sheri Oliver (Texas A&M) d. Maya Zein-El-Abdin (Texas), Wd (inj)
R2 Juliana Gajic (Texas) def. Sun Wen (Texas A&M), walkover (inj.)
Doubles
32 (2) Sanchez-Quintanar/Wen (Texas A&M) def. Perri Anderson/Kris Roberts (SMU), 8-0
32 (1) Edyta Cieplucha/Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. Cuthbertson/Vorster (Texas A&M), 8-2
32 (4) Cierra Gaytan-Leach/Noel Scott (Texas) def. Oliver/Santacroce (Texas A&M), 8-0
64 Olivier/Santacroce (Texas A&M) def. Christine Foote/Liucija Smaizte (UT Arlington), 8-0
64 Cuthbertson/Vorster (Texas A&M) def. Bryony Hunter/Giorgia Pozzan (Houston), 9-8)
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