ORLANDO, Fla. - The Atlantic 10 Women’s Championship quarterfinals kicked off on Friday with two matchups between No.1 Fordham and No. 8 Dayton as well as No. 4 Rhode Island and No. 5 VCU at the USTA National Campus.
Match 6: No. 1 Fordham def. No. 8 Dayton 4-0
The top-seeded Fordham Rams claimed a spot in the A-10 Women’s Tennis semifinals after the Rams defeated the eighth-seeded Dayton Flyers 4-0. In doubles, Paola Ueno Dalmonico and Catalina Padilla won 6-0 over UD’s Montserrat Sierra and Grace Murphy on court three. The Rams claimed the doubles point on court two led by Lorraine Bergmann and Lily Chitambar. The Rams duo defeated Laura Greb and Haley Klein 6-1. At No. 6 singles, Padilla won in straight-sets 6-0, 6-0 over Grace Murphy. Bergmann won a 6-3, 6-2 decision against Greb. Nevena Kolarevic sealed the Rams quarterfinals win with a 6-4, 6-0 victory on court one over UD’s Natalie Osiecki.
SINGLES
1. Nevena Kolarevic (FOR) vs. Natalie Osiecki (UD) 6-4, 6-0
2. Julianne Nguyen (FOR) vs. Neena Katauskas (UD) DNF
3. Lorraine Bergmann (FOR) vs. Laura Greb (UD) 6-3, 6-2
4. Lily Chitambar (FOR) vs. Haley Klein (UD) DNF
5. Paola Ueno Dalmonico (FOR) vs. Montserrat Sierra (UD) DNF
6. Catalina Padilla (FOR) vs. Grace Murphy (UD) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 1
DOUBLES:
1. Nevena Kolarevic / Julianne Nguyen (FOR) vs. Natalie Osiecki / Neena Katauskas (UD) DNF
2. Lorraine Bergmann / Lily Chitambar (FOR) def. Laura Greb / Haley Klein (UD) 6-1
3. Paola Ueno Dalmonico / Catalina Padilla (FOR) def. Montserrat Sierra / Grace Murphy (UD) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Match 7: No. 5 VCU def. No. 4 Rhode Island 4-1
The fifth-seeded VCU Rams upset the fourth-seeded Rhode Island Rams 4-1 to move on to the A-10 Women’s Tennis semifinals. VCU secured a 7-6 victory at No. 1 doubles led by Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando and Mariam Ibrahim against URI’s Katharina Spieth and Nikki Fernando. VCU captured the doubles point at No. 2 doubles by Lea Malazdra and Sofia Jane Thorne over URI’s Grace Darcy and Anastassia Pettersson. Andrade Sabando won 6-0, 6-1 over URI’s Sophie Herrman on court two. Then VCU’s Yelizaveta Karlova claimed a 6-1, 6-2 defeat versus Pettersson on court five. Rhode Island claimed a victory at No. 1 singles behind Spieth’s 6-1, 6-3 over Sofia Jane Thorne. VCU sealed its victory from Andrea Magallanes’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over Grace Darcy on court four.
SINGLES:
1. Katharina Spieth (URI) def. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) vs. Sophie Herrman (URI) 6-0, 6-1
3. Nikki Fernando (URI) vs. Lea Malazdra (VCU) DNF
4. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) def. Grace Darcy (URI) 6-4, 6-4
5. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Anastasia Pettersson 6-1, 6-2
6. Sara Alba (VCU) vs. Klara Nelander (URI) DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 1, 4
DOUBLES:
1. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando / Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Katharina Spieth / Nikki Fernando (URI) 7-6
2. Lea Malazdra / Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) def. Grace Darcy / Anastassia Pettersson (URI) 7-6
3. Klara Nelander/ Sophie Herrman (URI) vs. Andrea Mallagnes / Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2