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Aggie Women Conclude Competition at Riviera/ITA All-American
Oct 10, 2015 | Women's Tennis
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Members of the Texas A&M women's tennis team wrapped up competition in the main draw of the Riviera/ITA All-American held at the Riviera Tennis Club.
Junior Rachel Pierson reached the second round of the 32-player main draw before falling to 13th-ranked Sinead Lohan of Miami, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Junior Saska Gavrilovska reached the second round of the singles back draw, getting an impressive 6-3, 6-3 victory over 12th-ranked Viktoriya Lushkova of Oklahoma State in the first round of 16 before retiring after dropping the first set against No. 3 ranked Julia Elbaba of Virginia, 6-0, in the quarterfinal round.
The senior doubles team of Ines Deheza and Stefania Hristov reached the second round of the 32-team doubles main draw, breezing past 22nd-ranked Gabriella Castaneda and Emily Fanning of Florida State, 8-1, in the opening round before falling to fourth-ranked Sydney Campbell and Courtney Colton of Vanderbilt, 8-3.
No. 4 seed and fifth-ranked Pierson and sophomore partner Eva Paalma received a first-round bye in the doubles main draw and suffered an 8-5 loss to 39th-ranked Beatrice Capra and Ellyse Hamlin of Duke in the second round. The Aggie duo then narrowly fell to 27th-ranked Sheila Morales-Hidalgo and Blaga Delic of Nevada, 8-7 (5), in the consolation quarterfinals.
"Overall I am pleased with the effort and the results we finished with," A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "The highlight of the tournament was Saska beating Lushkova in straight sets. She is as dangerous of an opponent that one can face. I am definitely looking forward to the team being back together over the next few weeks to prepare for and compete in the ITA Texas Regionals on our home courts."
Texas A&M will host the 2015 USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships, Oct. 22-26 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWomensTennis.
Go to ITATennis.com for more information on the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships.
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships results:
Pre-Qualifying Singles (64)
Saturday, Oct. 3
R64 (9-16) Jessie Aney (North Carolina) def. (#107) Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
R64 (9-16) Jessica Failla (USC) def. Anna Mamalat (Texas A&M), 7-5, 6-2
R64 Matea Cutura (Pepperdine) def. Ines Deheza (Texas A&M), 7-6 (5), 6-4
Qualifying Singles (64)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
R64 Amanda Muliawan (Princeton) def. Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-2
Qualifying Singles Back Draw (32)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
R32 (#72) Caroline Brinson (Georgia) def. (#50) Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Singles Main Draw (64)
Thursday, Oct. 8
R64 (#18) Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M) def. (#90) Lexi Borr (Boston College), 6-4, 7-6 (2)
R64 (#4) Maegan Manasse (California) def. (#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1
Friday, Oct. 9
R32 (#13) Sinead Lohan (Miami) def. (#18) Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Singles Main Draw Consolation (16)
Friday, Oct. 9
R16 (#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M) def. (#12) Viktoriya Lushkova (Oklahoma State), 6-3, 6-3
QF (#3) Julia Elbaba (Virginia) def. (#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M), 6-0, retired (inj.)
Doubles Main Draw (32)
Thursday, Oct. 8
R32 (#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), bye
R32 (#14) Ines Deheza/Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M) def. (#22) Gabriella Castaneda/Emily
Fanning (Florida State), 8-1
R16 (#39) Beatrice Capra/Ellyse Hamlin (Duke) def. (#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), 8-5
R16 (#4) Sydney Campbell/Courtney Colton (Vanderbilt) def. (#14) Ines Deheza/Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M), 8-3
Doubles Main Draw Consolation (16)
Friday, Oct. 9
R16 (#27) Sheila Morales-Hidalgo/Blaga Delic (Nevada) def. (#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), 8-7 (5)
Junior Rachel Pierson reached the second round of the 32-player main draw before falling to 13th-ranked Sinead Lohan of Miami, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Junior Saska Gavrilovska reached the second round of the singles back draw, getting an impressive 6-3, 6-3 victory over 12th-ranked Viktoriya Lushkova of Oklahoma State in the first round of 16 before retiring after dropping the first set against No. 3 ranked Julia Elbaba of Virginia, 6-0, in the quarterfinal round.
The senior doubles team of Ines Deheza and Stefania Hristov reached the second round of the 32-team doubles main draw, breezing past 22nd-ranked Gabriella Castaneda and Emily Fanning of Florida State, 8-1, in the opening round before falling to fourth-ranked Sydney Campbell and Courtney Colton of Vanderbilt, 8-3.
No. 4 seed and fifth-ranked Pierson and sophomore partner Eva Paalma received a first-round bye in the doubles main draw and suffered an 8-5 loss to 39th-ranked Beatrice Capra and Ellyse Hamlin of Duke in the second round. The Aggie duo then narrowly fell to 27th-ranked Sheila Morales-Hidalgo and Blaga Delic of Nevada, 8-7 (5), in the consolation quarterfinals.
"Overall I am pleased with the effort and the results we finished with," A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "The highlight of the tournament was Saska beating Lushkova in straight sets. She is as dangerous of an opponent that one can face. I am definitely looking forward to the team being back together over the next few weeks to prepare for and compete in the ITA Texas Regionals on our home courts."
Texas A&M will host the 2015 USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships, Oct. 22-26 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWomensTennis.
Go to ITATennis.com for more information on the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships.
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships results:
Pre-Qualifying Singles (64)
Saturday, Oct. 3
R64 (9-16) Jessie Aney (North Carolina) def. (#107) Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
R64 (9-16) Jessica Failla (USC) def. Anna Mamalat (Texas A&M), 7-5, 6-2
R64 Matea Cutura (Pepperdine) def. Ines Deheza (Texas A&M), 7-6 (5), 6-4
Qualifying Singles (64)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
R64 Amanda Muliawan (Princeton) def. Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-2
Qualifying Singles Back Draw (32)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
R32 (#72) Caroline Brinson (Georgia) def. (#50) Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Singles Main Draw (64)
Thursday, Oct. 8
R64 (#18) Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M) def. (#90) Lexi Borr (Boston College), 6-4, 7-6 (2)
R64 (#4) Maegan Manasse (California) def. (#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1
Friday, Oct. 9
R32 (#13) Sinead Lohan (Miami) def. (#18) Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Singles Main Draw Consolation (16)
Friday, Oct. 9
R16 (#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M) def. (#12) Viktoriya Lushkova (Oklahoma State), 6-3, 6-3
QF (#3) Julia Elbaba (Virginia) def. (#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M), 6-0, retired (inj.)
Doubles Main Draw (32)
Thursday, Oct. 8
R32 (#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), bye
R32 (#14) Ines Deheza/Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M) def. (#22) Gabriella Castaneda/Emily
Fanning (Florida State), 8-1
R16 (#39) Beatrice Capra/Ellyse Hamlin (Duke) def. (#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), 8-5
R16 (#4) Sydney Campbell/Courtney Colton (Vanderbilt) def. (#14) Ines Deheza/Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M), 8-3
Doubles Main Draw Consolation (16)
Friday, Oct. 9
R16 (#27) Sheila Morales-Hidalgo/Blaga Delic (Nevada) def. (#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), 8-7 (5)
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