Rice University
Rice Invitational
Bowtell and Zhang Grab Titles to Wrap Rice Invite
9/24/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
by Chuck Pool (cpool@rice.edu) -
Wendy Zhang picked up her second title while freshman Anna Bowtell completed a memorable first weekend of collegiate competition by giving Rice a second singles winner as the Rice Fall Invitational drew to a close on Sunday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
Zhang, who captured the Flight 2 doubles title along with Savannah Durkin on Saturday, downed Kansas' Maria Toran Ribes 6-1/7-6(6) to win the Flight 2 singles title.
Bowtell outlasted Kylie Moulin of Alabama, 7-5/6-4 to take the Flight 5 singles title.
Zhang will join Michaela Haet and Lindsey Hodge in competing in the 2017 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships next weekend in at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, California.
Zhang will open play on Saturday in the pre-qualifying singles round as will Haet and Hodge in pre-qualifying doubles. Haet and Hodge will begin singles play in the qualifying round on October 3.
Flight 1 Singles
(fourth round)
Andie Danielle (Alabama) def. Lindsey Hodge (Rice) 6-4/6-1
Michaela Haet (Rice) def. Ana Roman (USF) 6-1/7-5
Flight 2 Singles
(Championship)
Wendy Zhang (Rice) def. Maria Toran Ribes (Kansas) 6-1/7-6(6)
Flight 5 Singles
(Championship)
Anna Bowtell (Rice) def. Kylie Moulin (Alabama) 7-5/6-4
Flight 6 Singles
(fourth round)
Sofie Moenster (Rice) def. Tiffany Hollebeck (SMU) 6-3/6-0
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