MALIBU, Calif. – Texas A&M senior Rachel Pierson has advanced to the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships qualifying draw in both singles and doubles. She moves on from the pre-qualifying draws after winning a round of 16 singles match and winning doubles matches in both the round of 16 and quarterfinals with Aggie senior Rutuja Bhosale today at Pepperdine University.
Pierson is one of eight players to proceed from the 64-player pre-qualifying singles draw to the qualifying draw, having defeated Maureen Slattery of Denver, 6-1, 6-2, in the round of 16. It was the third consecutive straight-set victory for Pierson, who opens the 64-player qualifying draw against Pepperdine's Ashley Lahey on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. (PT) at the at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Lahey also advanced out of the pre-qualifying draw with three straight-set victories.
Bhosale, No. 45 in the ITA preseason singles rankings, begins singles competition in the qualifying draw Tuesday as she faces 71st-ranked Maeva Razakasoa of Long Beach State at 10:45 a.m.
In doubles, Person and Bhosale defeated Marina Hruba and Petra Melounova of Hawaii, 8-4 in the pre-qualifier round of 16 and held off Rianna Valdes and Jessica Failla of USC, 8-5 in the quarterfinals to be one of four teams to advance to the 32-player qualifying draw. The Aggie tandem opens the qualifying doubles draw against 49th-ranked Shannon Hudson and Ana Oparenovic of Arkansas, Tuesday at 9 a.m.
In other doubles action, Texas A&M's Tina Bokhua and Macarena Olivares completed competition with a tightly contested 8-7 (4) setback to Hayley Thompson and Lena Pacholski of Long Beach State University in the pre-qualifying consolation draw.
The Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship is the first national championship tournament of the 2016-17 season. Main draw contests get underway Oct. 6 at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific, with the singles and doubles finals scheduled for Oct. 9.
Main draw singles semifinalists, main draw doubles finalists and main draw consolation champions will receive automatic entry into the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 3-6 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
Updated draws and main draw daily recaps can be found at the ITA Championship Central page http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/WomensAllAmerican.htm. FloTennis will provide live streaming of the main draw matches (four courts) at www.flotennis.com. Information also can be obtained on Twitter by following @ITA_Tennis and using the hashtag #RivieraITA.
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.
Tuesday, October 4 (Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific, Palisades, Calif.)
Qualifier – Singles
R64 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) vs. Ashley Lahey (Pepperdine), 10:45 a.m.
R64 #45 Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) vs. #71 Maeva Razakasoa (LBSU), 10:45 a.m.
Qualifier – Doubles
R32 Rachel Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) vs. #49 Shannon Hudson/Ana Oparenovic (Arkansas), 9 a.m.
Sunday, October 2 (Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.)
Pre-Qualifier – Singles
R16 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Maureen Slattery (Denver), 6-1, 6-2
Pre-Qualifier – Doubles
QF Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Rianna Valdes/Jessica Failla (USC), 8-5
R16 Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Marina Hruba/Petra Melounova (Hawaii), 8-4
Pre-Qualifier – Doubles Backdraw
R16 Hayley Thompson/Lena Pacholski (LBSU) def. Bokhua/Olivares (A&M), 8-7 (4)
Saturday, October 1 (Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.)
Pre-Qualifier – Singles
R32 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Aliona Bolsova (OSU), 6-1, 6-2
R64 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Mariana Gould (UGA), 6-2, 6-1
R64 Sybille Gauvain (SJSU) def. #102 Tina Bokhua (A&M), 6-4, 6-4
R64 Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. Macarena Olivares (A&M), 6-0, 6-4
Pre-Qualifier – Singles Backdraw
R32 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Palina Dubavets (UCSB), 7-5, 6-4
R32 Gabby Smith (USC) def. Tina Bokhua, 6-1, 6-1
Pre-Qualifier – Doubles
R32 Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Petra Horakova/Stefana Andrei (ULM), 8-3
R32 Anastasia Rychagova/Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum (KU) def. Bokhua/Olivares (A&M), 8-6
Pierson is one of eight players to proceed from the 64-player pre-qualifying singles draw to the qualifying draw, having defeated Maureen Slattery of Denver, 6-1, 6-2, in the round of 16. It was the third consecutive straight-set victory for Pierson, who opens the 64-player qualifying draw against Pepperdine's Ashley Lahey on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. (PT) at the at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Lahey also advanced out of the pre-qualifying draw with three straight-set victories.
Bhosale, No. 45 in the ITA preseason singles rankings, begins singles competition in the qualifying draw Tuesday as she faces 71st-ranked Maeva Razakasoa of Long Beach State at 10:45 a.m.
In doubles, Person and Bhosale defeated Marina Hruba and Petra Melounova of Hawaii, 8-4 in the pre-qualifier round of 16 and held off Rianna Valdes and Jessica Failla of USC, 8-5 in the quarterfinals to be one of four teams to advance to the 32-player qualifying draw. The Aggie tandem opens the qualifying doubles draw against 49th-ranked Shannon Hudson and Ana Oparenovic of Arkansas, Tuesday at 9 a.m.
In other doubles action, Texas A&M's Tina Bokhua and Macarena Olivares completed competition with a tightly contested 8-7 (4) setback to Hayley Thompson and Lena Pacholski of Long Beach State University in the pre-qualifying consolation draw.
The Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship is the first national championship tournament of the 2016-17 season. Main draw contests get underway Oct. 6 at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific, with the singles and doubles finals scheduled for Oct. 9.
Main draw singles semifinalists, main draw doubles finalists and main draw consolation champions will receive automatic entry into the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 3-6 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
Updated draws and main draw daily recaps can be found at the ITA Championship Central page http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/WomensAllAmerican.htm. FloTennis will provide live streaming of the main draw matches (four courts) at www.flotennis.com. Information also can be obtained on Twitter by following @ITA_Tennis and using the hashtag #RivieraITA.
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.
Tuesday, October 4 (Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific, Palisades, Calif.)
Qualifier – Singles
R64 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) vs. Ashley Lahey (Pepperdine), 10:45 a.m.
R64 #45 Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) vs. #71 Maeva Razakasoa (LBSU), 10:45 a.m.
Qualifier – Doubles
R32 Rachel Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) vs. #49 Shannon Hudson/Ana Oparenovic (Arkansas), 9 a.m.
Sunday, October 2 (Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.)
Pre-Qualifier – Singles
R16 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Maureen Slattery (Denver), 6-1, 6-2
Pre-Qualifier – Doubles
QF Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Rianna Valdes/Jessica Failla (USC), 8-5
R16 Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Marina Hruba/Petra Melounova (Hawaii), 8-4
Pre-Qualifier – Doubles Backdraw
R16 Hayley Thompson/Lena Pacholski (LBSU) def. Bokhua/Olivares (A&M), 8-7 (4)
Saturday, October 1 (Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.)
Pre-Qualifier – Singles
R32 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Aliona Bolsova (OSU), 6-1, 6-2
R64 #91 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Mariana Gould (UGA), 6-2, 6-1
R64 Sybille Gauvain (SJSU) def. #102 Tina Bokhua (A&M), 6-4, 6-4
R64 Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. Macarena Olivares (A&M), 6-0, 6-4
Pre-Qualifier – Singles Backdraw
R32 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Palina Dubavets (UCSB), 7-5, 6-4
R32 Gabby Smith (USC) def. Tina Bokhua, 6-1, 6-1
Pre-Qualifier – Doubles
R32 Pierson/Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Petra Horakova/Stefana Andrei (ULM), 8-3
R32 Anastasia Rychagova/Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum (KU) def. Bokhua/Olivares (A&M), 8-6