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Five Aggies Set to Compete in ITA All-American Main Draw
Oct 07, 2015 | Women's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Five members of the Texas A&M women's tennis team begin competition in the main draw of the Riviera/ITA All-American Thursday at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Juniors Saska Gavrilovska and Rachel Pierson will compete in the 64-player singles draw, and two Aggie teams will represent Texas A&M in doubles, including Pierson and sophomore Eva Paalma, who are the No. 4 seed in the 32-team draw. The senior tandem of Stefania Hristov and Ines Deheza also will compete in doubles.
Gavrilovska, No. 31 in the ITA preseason singles rankings, opens against fourth-ranked and No. 3 seed Maegan Manasse of California. Pierson's first-round singles opponent is to be determined, as she will take on one of the eight players who advance from the qualifying draw.
In doubles, Paalma and Pierson received a first-round bye and will open Thursday afternoon against the winner between 11th-ranked Yuliya Lysa and Shannon Hudson of Arkansas and a still-to-be-determined team that advances from the qualifying draw.
Deheza and Hristov, No. 14 in the ITA preseason doubles rankings, open against 22nd-ranked Gabriella Castaneda and Emily Fanning of Florida State. The winner advances to the second round to take on Vanderbilt's fourth-ranked and No. 3 seed Sydney Campbell and Courtney Colton, who received a first-round bye.
The Aggies are currently 0-5 overall at the tournament, with Deheza, Hristov and Anna Mamalat each suffering first-round loses in prequalifying singles, and Rutuja Bhosale suffering first round losses in both the 64-player qualifying singles draw and the 32-player qualifying singles back draw.
The singles and doubles finals are scheduled for Oct. 11.
Main draw singles semifinalists, main draw doubles finalists and main draw consolation champions receive automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 12-15 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
For more information on the All-American Championships, got to ITAtennis.com.
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.
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships results/schedule:
Pre-Qualifying Singles (64) – First Round (Oct. 3)
(9-16) Jessie Aney (North Carolina) def. (#107) Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
(9-16) Jessica Failla (USC) def. Anna Mamalat (Texas A&M), 7-5, 6-2
Matea Cutura (Pepperdine) def. Ines Deheza (Texas A&M), 7-6 (5), 6-4
Qualifying Singles (64) – First Round (Oct. 6)
Amanda Muliawan (Princeton) def. Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-2
Qualifying Singles Back Draw (32) – First Round (Oct. 6)
(#72) Caroline Brinson (Georgia) def. (#50) Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Singles Main Draw – First Round (Oct. 8)
(#18) Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M) vs. TBD
(#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M) vs. (#4) Maegan Manasse (California)
Doubles Main Draw (32) – First Round (Oct. 8)
(#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), bye
(#14) Ines Deheza/Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M) vs. (#22) Gabriella Castaneda/Emily Fanning (Florida State)
Juniors Saska Gavrilovska and Rachel Pierson will compete in the 64-player singles draw, and two Aggie teams will represent Texas A&M in doubles, including Pierson and sophomore Eva Paalma, who are the No. 4 seed in the 32-team draw. The senior tandem of Stefania Hristov and Ines Deheza also will compete in doubles.
Gavrilovska, No. 31 in the ITA preseason singles rankings, opens against fourth-ranked and No. 3 seed Maegan Manasse of California. Pierson's first-round singles opponent is to be determined, as she will take on one of the eight players who advance from the qualifying draw.
In doubles, Paalma and Pierson received a first-round bye and will open Thursday afternoon against the winner between 11th-ranked Yuliya Lysa and Shannon Hudson of Arkansas and a still-to-be-determined team that advances from the qualifying draw.
Deheza and Hristov, No. 14 in the ITA preseason doubles rankings, open against 22nd-ranked Gabriella Castaneda and Emily Fanning of Florida State. The winner advances to the second round to take on Vanderbilt's fourth-ranked and No. 3 seed Sydney Campbell and Courtney Colton, who received a first-round bye.
The Aggies are currently 0-5 overall at the tournament, with Deheza, Hristov and Anna Mamalat each suffering first-round loses in prequalifying singles, and Rutuja Bhosale suffering first round losses in both the 64-player qualifying singles draw and the 32-player qualifying singles back draw.
The singles and doubles finals are scheduled for Oct. 11.
Main draw singles semifinalists, main draw doubles finalists and main draw consolation champions receive automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 12-15 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
For more information on the All-American Championships, got to ITAtennis.com.
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.
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships results/schedule:
Pre-Qualifying Singles (64) – First Round (Oct. 3)
(9-16) Jessie Aney (North Carolina) def. (#107) Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
(9-16) Jessica Failla (USC) def. Anna Mamalat (Texas A&M), 7-5, 6-2
Matea Cutura (Pepperdine) def. Ines Deheza (Texas A&M), 7-6 (5), 6-4
Qualifying Singles (64) – First Round (Oct. 6)
Amanda Muliawan (Princeton) def. Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-2
Qualifying Singles Back Draw (32) – First Round (Oct. 6)
(#72) Caroline Brinson (Georgia) def. (#50) Rutuja Bhosale (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Singles Main Draw – First Round (Oct. 8)
(#18) Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M) vs. TBD
(#31) Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M) vs. (#4) Maegan Manasse (California)
Doubles Main Draw (32) – First Round (Oct. 8)
(#5) Eva Paalma/Rachel Pierson (Texas A&M), bye
(#14) Ines Deheza/Stefania Hristov (Texas A&M) vs. (#22) Gabriella Castaneda/Emily Fanning (Florida State)
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