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Texas A&M’s Goldsmith, Townsend, McQuaid and Makarova Earn Titles at UNLV Rebel Invite
Nov 11, 2018 | Women's Tennis
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Texas A&M women's tennis earned three singles and a doubles flight championship at the UNLV Rebel Invite hosted at the Fertitta Tennis Complex in Las Vegas Sunday afternoon. The Maroon & White were 4-1 in singles action and 3-0 in doubles play on the day.
"This was a very good performance overall for our team and a great way to close out the fall season of play," Texas A&M women's tennis head coach Mark Weaver said. "Congratulations to Jayci, Katya and Riley for winning their individual draws and also to Tatiana and Jayci for winning their doubles draw."
Freshman Jayci Goldsmith was the first Aggie to earn a flight championship in Sin City, topping Anna Bogoslavets of UNLV, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0. Freshman Katya Townsend joined Goldsmith in the championship circle, besting Izumi Asano of UNLA, 6-1, 6-2. Sophomore Riley McQuaid rounded out the main draw crowns for the Maroon & White, defeating En-Pei Huang of UNLV 6-1, 6-2.
Sophomore Dorthea Faa-Hviding was tripped up for the first time in Nevada, falling 6-7, 6-4, 10-5 to Maria Medina of Liberty. Sophomore Tatiana Makarova took home the consolation title of flight one with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Minying Liang of North Texas.
In doubles action, Goldsmith and Makarova picked up the flight one doubles title with a 7-5 victory against No. 37 Aiwen Zhu and Huang of UNLV.
Faa-Hviding and McQuaid bested Sophia Thomas and Taylor Tamblin of Arizona in the consolation finals of flight two. Townsend and Jessica Anzo ousted Abby Wariner and Amanda Reinhart of Air Force in the third place match of doubles flight three.
Joining the Aggies in the impressive field are competitors from top national programs such as Air Force, Arizona, Iowa, Liberty, North Texas, Purdue, Texas Tech and UNLV. Featuring six flights of singles and three flights of doubles, all matches are free and open to the public.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieMTEN.
2018 Rebel Tennis Women's Invitational
Flight 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Kennedy Bridgforth (Texas Tech) def. Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Semifinals
Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Emma Wilson (Arizona) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Finals
Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Minying Liang (UNT) 6-2, 6-0
Flight 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Kalani Soli (Liberty) 6-0, 7-5
Semifinals
Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Lana Rush (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-4
Finals
Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) 6-1, 1-6, 6-0
Flight 3 Singles
Quarterfinals
Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. Ivana Babic (UNT) 6-4, 6-2
Semifinals
Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. Michelle Bacalla (Iowa) 6-1, 6-2
Finals
Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. Izumi Asano (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 4 Singles
Quarterfinals
Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Elise Van Heuvelen (Iowa) 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals
Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Amina Mukhametshina (Purdue) 6-1, 6-2
Finals
Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 5 Singles
Quarterfinals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) def. Meredith Laskey (AF) 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) def. Caitlin Calkins (Purdue) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Finals
Maria Medina (Liberty) def. Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0[5]
Flight 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Jayci Goldsmith / Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Emma Wilson / Camila Westbrooks (Arizona) 6-3
Semifinals
Jayci Goldsmith / Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Kennedy Bridgforth / Lana Rush (Texas Tech) 7-6
Finals
Jayci Goldsmith / Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. No. 37 Aiwen Zhu / En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 7-5
Flight 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Seira Shimizu / Caitlin Calkins (Purdue) def. Dorthea Faa-Hviding / Riley McQuaid (TAMU) 6-3
Consolation Semifinals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding / Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Cloe Ruette / Adorabol Huckleby (Iowa) 7-6
Consolation Finals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding / Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Sophia Thomas / Taylor Tamblyn (Arizona) 6-3
Flight 3 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Katya Townsend / Jessica Anzo (TAMU) def. Alex Kuo / Meredith Laskey (AF) 6-0
Semifinals
Maria Medina / Rebekah Anderson (Liberty) def. Katya Townsend / Jessica Anzo (TAMU) 6-4
Third Place Match
Katya Townsend / Jessica Anzo (TAMU) def. Abby Wariner / Amanda Reinhart (AF) 6-1
"This was a very good performance overall for our team and a great way to close out the fall season of play," Texas A&M women's tennis head coach Mark Weaver said. "Congratulations to Jayci, Katya and Riley for winning their individual draws and also to Tatiana and Jayci for winning their doubles draw."
Freshman Jayci Goldsmith was the first Aggie to earn a flight championship in Sin City, topping Anna Bogoslavets of UNLV, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0. Freshman Katya Townsend joined Goldsmith in the championship circle, besting Izumi Asano of UNLA, 6-1, 6-2. Sophomore Riley McQuaid rounded out the main draw crowns for the Maroon & White, defeating En-Pei Huang of UNLV 6-1, 6-2.
Sophomore Dorthea Faa-Hviding was tripped up for the first time in Nevada, falling 6-7, 6-4, 10-5 to Maria Medina of Liberty. Sophomore Tatiana Makarova took home the consolation title of flight one with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Minying Liang of North Texas.
In doubles action, Goldsmith and Makarova picked up the flight one doubles title with a 7-5 victory against No. 37 Aiwen Zhu and Huang of UNLV.
Faa-Hviding and McQuaid bested Sophia Thomas and Taylor Tamblin of Arizona in the consolation finals of flight two. Townsend and Jessica Anzo ousted Abby Wariner and Amanda Reinhart of Air Force in the third place match of doubles flight three.
Joining the Aggies in the impressive field are competitors from top national programs such as Air Force, Arizona, Iowa, Liberty, North Texas, Purdue, Texas Tech and UNLV. Featuring six flights of singles and three flights of doubles, all matches are free and open to the public.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieMTEN.
2018 Rebel Tennis Women's Invitational
Flight 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Kennedy Bridgforth (Texas Tech) def. Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Semifinals
Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Emma Wilson (Arizona) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Finals
Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Minying Liang (UNT) 6-2, 6-0
Flight 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Kalani Soli (Liberty) 6-0, 7-5
Semifinals
Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Lana Rush (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-4
Finals
Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) 6-1, 1-6, 6-0
Flight 3 Singles
Quarterfinals
Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. Ivana Babic (UNT) 6-4, 6-2
Semifinals
Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. Michelle Bacalla (Iowa) 6-1, 6-2
Finals
Katya Townsend (TAMU) def. Izumi Asano (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 4 Singles
Quarterfinals
Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Elise Van Heuvelen (Iowa) 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals
Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Amina Mukhametshina (Purdue) 6-1, 6-2
Finals
Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 5 Singles
Quarterfinals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) def. Meredith Laskey (AF) 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) def. Caitlin Calkins (Purdue) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Finals
Maria Medina (Liberty) def. Dorthea Faa-Hviding (TAMU) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0[5]
Flight 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Jayci Goldsmith / Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Emma Wilson / Camila Westbrooks (Arizona) 6-3
Semifinals
Jayci Goldsmith / Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Kennedy Bridgforth / Lana Rush (Texas Tech) 7-6
Finals
Jayci Goldsmith / Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. No. 37 Aiwen Zhu / En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 7-5
Flight 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Seira Shimizu / Caitlin Calkins (Purdue) def. Dorthea Faa-Hviding / Riley McQuaid (TAMU) 6-3
Consolation Semifinals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding / Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Cloe Ruette / Adorabol Huckleby (Iowa) 7-6
Consolation Finals
Dorthea Faa-Hviding / Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Sophia Thomas / Taylor Tamblyn (Arizona) 6-3
Flight 3 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Katya Townsend / Jessica Anzo (TAMU) def. Alex Kuo / Meredith Laskey (AF) 6-0
Semifinals
Maria Medina / Rebekah Anderson (Liberty) def. Katya Townsend / Jessica Anzo (TAMU) 6-4
Third Place Match
Katya Townsend / Jessica Anzo (TAMU) def. Abby Wariner / Amanda Reinhart (AF) 6-1
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