Rice Invite Day Two
10/29/2021 10:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Orav and Zipoli each win twice
In Brief: Saara Orav and Allison Zipoli combined for a win in doubles and added wins in singles on Day Two of the Rice Fall Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Friday.
The Details: Orav and Zipoli opened their morning by racing to an 8-4 win over Texas A&M's Renee McBryde and Isa Di Laura. The followed with straight set wins in singles, with Zipoli dispatching Leah Heimuli of BYU 6-3, 7-6 and Orav downing Sarina Reinertsen of UTA 6-0, 7-6.
Singles Competition
Allison Zipoli def. Leah Heimuli (BYU) 6-3, 7-6
Emilee Astle (BYU) def. Diae El Jardi 7-6, 6-2
Saara Orav def. Sarina Reinertsen (Texas Arlington) 6-0, 7-6
Anastasia Smirnova def. Carla Pons (Texas Arlington) 6-3, 6-0
Federica Trevisan def. Momoka Horiguchi (Texas Arlington) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
Diae El Jardi/Anastasia Smirnova def. Jeanette Mireles/Gianna Pielet (Texas A&M) 8-4
Saara Orav/Allison Zipoli def. Renee McBryde/Isa Di Laura (Texas A&M) 8-4
Up Next. Saturday's final round of competition will follow the format of the first two, with the day opening with a round of doubles followed by singles.
The Details: Orav and Zipoli opened their morning by racing to an 8-4 win over Texas A&M's Renee McBryde and Isa Di Laura. The followed with straight set wins in singles, with Zipoli dispatching Leah Heimuli of BYU 6-3, 7-6 and Orav downing Sarina Reinertsen of UTA 6-0, 7-6.
Singles Competition
Allison Zipoli def. Leah Heimuli (BYU) 6-3, 7-6
Emilee Astle (BYU) def. Diae El Jardi 7-6, 6-2
Saara Orav def. Sarina Reinertsen (Texas Arlington) 6-0, 7-6
Anastasia Smirnova def. Carla Pons (Texas Arlington) 6-3, 6-0
Federica Trevisan def. Momoka Horiguchi (Texas Arlington) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
Diae El Jardi/Anastasia Smirnova def. Jeanette Mireles/Gianna Pielet (Texas A&M) 8-4
Saara Orav/Allison Zipoli def. Renee McBryde/Isa Di Laura (Texas A&M) 8-4
Up Next. Saturday's final round of competition will follow the format of the first two, with the day opening with a round of doubles followed by singles.
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