Doubles Duos Advance on Saturday
10/16/2021 9:36:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ITA Texas Regional Championship
In Brief: The Rice women's tennis team advanced a pair of teams to the round of 16 in doubles to highlight action at the third day of the ITA Women's Texas Regional in Fort Worth on Saturday.
The Details: Both of the Owls teams advanced with 8-0 wins as Diae El Jardi and Federica Trevisan downing North Texas' Likhitha Kalava and Sophia Humm while the duo of Saara Orav and Victoria Smirnova blanked Gabby Cusano and Simran Kortikere of Texas.
Tennis Tournament Results
ITA Division I Women's Texas Regional
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center
Singles Consolation
C16 Saara Orav def. Lucy Furness (Stephen F. Austin) 1-6, 6-3, 11-9
C16 Anastasia Smirnova ) def. Sarina Reinertsen (Texas-Arlington) 6-1, 6-4
CQTR Gabriela Giraldo (Houston) def. Saara Orav 2-6, 7-5, 10-6
CQTR Olivia Peet def. Anastasia Smirnova 7-6, 7-5
Doubles Main Draw
32 Brandelyn Fulgenzi/Jaci Fulgenzi (Incarnate Word) def. Anastasia Smirnova/Allison Zipoli 8-6
32 Diae El Jardi/Federica Trevisan def. Likhitha Kalava/Sophia Hummel (North Texas) 8-0
32 Saara Orav/Victoria Smirnova def. Gabby Cusano/Simran Kortikere (Texas) 8-0
Up Next: Play resumes for the Owls at 9 a.m. with the winners advancing the quarterfinals at 1:30 on Sunday.
Doubles Schedule:
16 Diae El Jardi/Federica Trevisan vs. Kailey Evans/Avelina Sayfetdinova (Texas Tech)
16 Saara Orav/Victoria Smirnova vs. Liz Chileno/Tara Gorinsek (Texas-Arlington)
The Details: Both of the Owls teams advanced with 8-0 wins as Diae El Jardi and Federica Trevisan downing North Texas' Likhitha Kalava and Sophia Humm while the duo of Saara Orav and Victoria Smirnova blanked Gabby Cusano and Simran Kortikere of Texas.
Tennis Tournament Results
ITA Division I Women's Texas Regional
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center
Singles Consolation
C16 Saara Orav def. Lucy Furness (Stephen F. Austin) 1-6, 6-3, 11-9
C16 Anastasia Smirnova ) def. Sarina Reinertsen (Texas-Arlington) 6-1, 6-4
CQTR Gabriela Giraldo (Houston) def. Saara Orav 2-6, 7-5, 10-6
CQTR Olivia Peet def. Anastasia Smirnova 7-6, 7-5
Doubles Main Draw
32 Brandelyn Fulgenzi/Jaci Fulgenzi (Incarnate Word) def. Anastasia Smirnova/Allison Zipoli 8-6
32 Diae El Jardi/Federica Trevisan def. Likhitha Kalava/Sophia Hummel (North Texas) 8-0
32 Saara Orav/Victoria Smirnova def. Gabby Cusano/Simran Kortikere (Texas) 8-0
Up Next: Play resumes for the Owls at 9 a.m. with the winners advancing the quarterfinals at 1:30 on Sunday.
Doubles Schedule:
16 Diae El Jardi/Federica Trevisan vs. Kailey Evans/Avelina Sayfetdinova (Texas Tech)
16 Saara Orav/Victoria Smirnova vs. Liz Chileno/Tara Gorinsek (Texas-Arlington)
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