W&M, CofC, Elon, JMU Win In Women's Tennis Quarters
Rob Washburn
CAA WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (April 17, 2015) – Top-seeded William & Mary, #2 College of Charleston, #3 Elon and #5 James Madison each earned 4-0 victories in the quarterfinals of the 2015 CAA Women’s Tennis Championship on Friday at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
JMU (14-7) pulled the lone upset of the day as it turned in an impressive effort to knock off the defending champion Seahawks. The Dukes claimed the doubles point as the No. 2 team of Kimmy Herrock and Rebecca Harris downed Miller Hales and Alyssa Ritchie, 8-2, and the No. 3 tandem of Rachel Nelson and Sarah Khan edged Alix Theodossiou and Hollie Champion, 8-6. In singles, the Dukes continued the momentum as Alex Huie defeated Christine Kharkevitch 6-4, 6-2, at No. 3 and Harris beat Hales, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6. JMU closed out the win at No. 2 when Nelson battled past Annika Sillanpaa, 6-4, 6-4.
William & Mary (14-6) got strong play from the top of its lineup in beating Delaware. The Tribe’s top two doubles teams each posted 8-1 victories as the No. 1 duo of Leeza Nemchinov and Jeltje Loomans beat Danea Jonjic’ and Arielle Shuren and the No. 2 tandem of Maria Groener and Olivia Thaler defeated Amanda Studnicki and Kim Milla. In singles, Nemchinov rolled past Jonjic’ 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 and Groener blanked Christina Harrington, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. Loomans ended the contest with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Shuren at No. 2.
College of Charleston (13-12) recorded a hard-fought win over #7 Drexel. The Dragons’ No. 3 team of Lea Winkler and Kendra Bunch picked up an 8-2 win over Brooke McAmis and Grace Baker, but CofC battled back to gain the doubles point. The Cougars’ top team of Jenny Falcone and Katherine Schofield were 8-3 victors over Nicole Pivonka and Clary Rodriguez and the No. 2 tandem of Samantha Maddox and Mary Argyriou also won an 8-3 decision over Erin Bowsher and Ryshena Providence. In singles, the Coguars’ Sarah Jane Jones beat Bunch, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 6, Schofield topped Rodriguez, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 3, and Falcone rallied for a three-set win over Winkler at No. 4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Elon (14-8) picked up a victory over #6 Towson in its first CAA Tournament appearance. The Phoenix earned a very competitive doubles point as the No. 2 duo of Olivia Lucas and Bridget Liddell defeated Ayana Dow and Lucy Williams, 8-4, and the No. 3 team of Taylor Casey and Erica Braschi edged Cailey Easdale and Barbora Vasilkova, 8-7 (7). Elon won three straight-set matches in singles as Kirsten Ward beat Nicole Shakhnazarova, 6-1, 6-2, Braschi downed AJ Gomer, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 and Lazarova topped Sophie Lesage, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3.
In Saturday’s semifinals at 10 a.m., #1 William & Mary will face #5 James Madison and #2 College of Charleston will take on #3 Elon.
2015 CAA WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP - Quarterfinals
Millie West Tennis Facility – Williamsburg, Va.
#1 William & Mary 4, #8 Delaware 0
Singles
#1 Leeza Nemchinov (W&M) d. Danea Jonjic’ (UD), 6-0, 6-1
#2 Jeltje Loomans (W&M) d. Arielle Shuren (UD), 6-2, 6-1
#3 Olivia Thaler (W&M) vs. Amanda Studnicki (UD) – DNF, 6-1, 4-0
#4 Melanie Roy (W&M) vs. Kim Milla (UD) – DNF, 6-0, 3-0
#5 Maria Groener (W&M) d. Christina Harrington (UD), 6-0, 6-0
#6 Julia Casselbury (W&M) vs. Abby Martinez (UD) – DNF, 6-1, 2-0
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2
Doubles
#1 Loomans/Nemchinov (W&M) d. Jonjic’/Shuren (UD), 8-1
#2 Groener/Thaler (W&M) d. Studnicki/Milla (UD), 8-1
#3 Julia Casselbury/Roy (W&M) vs. Denny LaMachia/Martinez (UD) – DNF, 5-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1
#5 James Madison 4, #4 UNCW 0
Singles
#1 Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) vs. Alyssa Ritchie (UNCW) – DNF, 3-6, 6-3, 3-2
#2 Rachel Nelson (JMU) d. Annika Sillanpaa (UNCW), 6-4, 6-4
#3 Alex Huie (JMU) d. Christine Kharkevitch (UNCW), 6-4, 6-2
#4 Kimmy Herrock (JMU) vs. Alix Theodossiou (UNCW) – DNF, 4-6, 6-1, 2-0
#5 Dylan Owens (JMU) vs. Hamilton Lovett (UNCW) – DNF, 6-2, 5-4
#6 Rebecca Harris (JMU) d. Miller Hales (UNCW), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 2
Doubles
#1 Kharkevitch/Sillanpaa (UNCW) vs. Pinchoff/Huie (JMU) – DNF, 7-5
#2 Herrock/Harris (JMU) d. Hales/Ritchie (UNCW), 8-2
#3 Nelson/Sarah Khan (JMU) d. Theodossiou/Hollie Champion (UNCW), 8-6
Order of Finish: 2, 3
#2 College of Charleston 4, #7 Drexel 0
Singles
#1 Samantha Maddox (CofC) vs. Nicole Pivonka (DU) – DNF, 5-7, 6-2, 2-2
#2 Mara Argyriou (CofC) vs. Erin Bowsher (DU) – DNF, 6-1, 3-6, 0-1
#3 Katherine Schofield (CofC) d. Clary Rodriguez (DU), 6-4. 6-4
#4 Jenny Falcone (CofC) d. Lea Winkler (DU), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
#5 Grace Baker (CofC) vs. Ryshena Providence (DU) – DNF, 7-6, 1-4
#6 Sarah Jane Jones (CofC) d. Kendra Bunch (DU), 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4
Doubles
#1 Falcone/Schofield (CofC) d. Pivonka/Rodriguez (DU), 8-3
#2 Maddox/Argyriou (CofC) d. Bowsher/Providence (DU), 8-3
#3 Winkler/Bunch (DU) d, Brooke McAmis/Baker (CofC), 8-2
#3 Elon 4, #6 Towson 0
Singles
#1 Kirsten Ward (Elon) d. Nicole Shakhnazarova (TU), 6-1, 6-2
#2 Olivia Lucas (Elon) vs. Lucy Williams (TU) – DNF, 6-2, 4-2
#3 Barbora Lazarova (Elon) d. Sophie Lesage (TU), 6-2, 6-4
#4 Erica Braschi (Elon) d. AJ Gomer (TU), 6-2, 6-1
#5 Taylor Casey (Elon) vs. Barbora Vasilkova (TU) – DNF, 4-6, 1-2
#6 Kamilla Beisenova (Elon) vs. Renate van Oorschodt (TU) - DNF, 6-4, 1-1
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3
Doubles
#1 Ward/Lazarova (Elon) vs. Shakhnazarova/van Oorschodt (TU) – DNF, 7-6
#2 Lucas/Bridget Liddell (Elon) d. Ayana Dow/Williams (TU), 8-4
#3 Casey/Braschi (Elon) d. Cailey Easdale/Vasilkova (TU), 8-7 (7)
Order of Finish: 2, 3