Owls Wrap Fall Invitational By Winning Five of Six
11/5/2022 3:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
El Jardi Named Singles Champion
In Brief: Diae El Jardi closed out an undefeated weekend with a straight-set win on Saturday to be named the singles champion of the 2022 Rice Fall Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Saturday. Sarina Reinertsen and Liz Chileno of UTA were named doubles champions.
The Details: El Jardi won all three of her weekend matches in straight sets, completing the weekend sweep with a 6-1, 7-6 win over Tina Li of BYU. Teammates Maria Budin, Saara Orav and Federica Trevisan also close the weekend undefeated as the Owls won 14 of 18 singles matches over the three days of competition against BYU, Houston and UTA.
2022 Rice Fall Invitational Day Three
Singles
Diae El Jardi def. Tina Li (BYU) 6-1, 7-6
Federica Trevisan def. Helen Jiao (BYU) 6-4, 6-0
Maria Budin def. Jacque Dunyon (BYU) 7-6, 3-1, retired
Saara Orav def. Win Ka Lin (BYU) 6-4, 7-6
Emmie Moore (BYU) def. Marte Lambrecht 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Darya Schwartzman def. Sophie Schouten (Houston) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Sonya Kovalenko (Houston) def. Avery Pope (BYU) 6-1, 6-3
Xenia de Luna (BYU) def. Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 6-3, 6-1
Novikova, Nika (UT Arlington) def. Madison Smith (BYU) 6-4, 7-6
Reinertsen, Sarina (UT Arlington) def. Elena Trencheva (Houston) 6-3, 6-2
Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) def. Gorinsek, Tara (UT Arlington) 6-4, 6-0
Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Paula Jimenez, Ana (UT Arlington) 6-1, 6-1
Chileno, Liz (UT Arlington) def. B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) 6-1, 6-2
Casasampere, Bruna (UT Arlington) def. Azul Pedemonti (Houston) 6-4, 6-3
Elizabeth Schmidt: "Proud of the team for the growth they have made this fall. They have been working very hard and have gotten better with each tournament. Now we will continue to put in the work as we head into this training block and prepare for the dual match season in January."
Up Next: Saturday's action was the final competition for the Owls this semester. They will open their dual season on January 21, 2023 hosting Lamar at 1 p.m. at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
The Details: El Jardi won all three of her weekend matches in straight sets, completing the weekend sweep with a 6-1, 7-6 win over Tina Li of BYU. Teammates Maria Budin, Saara Orav and Federica Trevisan also close the weekend undefeated as the Owls won 14 of 18 singles matches over the three days of competition against BYU, Houston and UTA.
2022 Rice Fall Invitational Day Three
Singles
Diae El Jardi def. Tina Li (BYU) 6-1, 7-6
Federica Trevisan def. Helen Jiao (BYU) 6-4, 6-0
Maria Budin def. Jacque Dunyon (BYU) 7-6, 3-1, retired
Saara Orav def. Win Ka Lin (BYU) 6-4, 7-6
Emmie Moore (BYU) def. Marte Lambrecht 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Darya Schwartzman def. Sophie Schouten (Houston) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Sonya Kovalenko (Houston) def. Avery Pope (BYU) 6-1, 6-3
Xenia de Luna (BYU) def. Gabriela Cortes (Houston) 6-3, 6-1
Novikova, Nika (UT Arlington) def. Madison Smith (BYU) 6-4, 7-6
Reinertsen, Sarina (UT Arlington) def. Elena Trencheva (Houston) 6-3, 6-2
Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) def. Gorinsek, Tara (UT Arlington) 6-4, 6-0
Laura Slisane (Houston) def. Paula Jimenez, Ana (UT Arlington) 6-1, 6-1
Chileno, Liz (UT Arlington) def. B. Cortijo Parreno (Houston) 6-1, 6-2
Casasampere, Bruna (UT Arlington) def. Azul Pedemonti (Houston) 6-4, 6-3
Elizabeth Schmidt: "Proud of the team for the growth they have made this fall. They have been working very hard and have gotten better with each tournament. Now we will continue to put in the work as we head into this training block and prepare for the dual match season in January."
Up Next: Saturday's action was the final competition for the Owls this semester. They will open their dual season on January 21, 2023 hosting Lamar at 1 p.m. at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
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