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Women's Tennis

Khirin, Smetannikov Advance at ITA Sectional Championships

ANN ARBOR – No. 9 Nicole Khirin and Daria Smetannikov claimed a victory in the first round of singles at the ITA Sectional Championships today.

ANN ARBOR – No. 9 Nicole Khirin and Daria Smetannikov claimed a victory in the first round of singles at the ITA Sectional Championships today.
 
The ITA Sectional Championship features a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw. Six singles players and three doubles teams from each section will qualify for the NCAA Championships.
 
Khirin faced off against Michigan's Emily Sartz-Lunde, downing the Wolverine in three sets (6-4, 6-3, 7-5) to pick up her third win of the season. Smetannikov battled Iowa's Daianne Hayashida, winning in three sets versus the Hawkeye (7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(5)) for her 11th victory of the year.
 
In doubles, Khirin and Smetannikov were bested by TCU's No. 47 Tomi Main/Yu-Chin Tsai. They will continue doubles in the consolation round on Friday.
 
In round two of singles, Khirin takes on Oklahoma's Ava Catanzarite, while Smetannikov battles Ohio State's No. 71 Shelly Bereznyak. In doubles, the pair faces Michigan's Piper Charney and Emily Sartz-Lunde in the consolation quarterfinals.
 
THURSDAY RESULTS
 
Singles
No. 9 Nicole Khirin (TAMU) def. Emily Sartz-Lunde (MU) – 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) def. Daianne Hayashida (IU) – 7-6(3), 3-6), 7-6(5)
 
Doubles
No. 47 Tomi Main/Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) def. Nicole Khirin/Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) – 7-5, 7-5
 
STATS & STREAMING
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