ATHENS, Ga. – The season ended for the Florida women’s doubles team of Marrit Boonstra and Allie Will Saturday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the University of Georgia campus.
Boonstra, a senior from The Netherlands, and Will, a freshman from Boca Raton, ran into the top-seeded team of Natalie Pluskota and Caitlin Whoriskey of Tennessee. The Volunteers prevailed in a thrilling three-setter, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6).
Boonstra concludes her Florida career with a 75-22 career doubles record, including 24-4 playing with Will, who was 37-7 on the doubles courts this season.
NCAA DIVISION I TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
WOMEN’S SINGLES / Dan Magill Tennis Complex / University of Georgia / Athens, Ga. / Saturday, May 29, 2010 / Quarterfinals
(9-16) Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) def. (1) Irini Falconi (Georgia Tech), 6-2, 6-4.
(4) Hilary Barte (Stanford) def. Bianca Eichkorn (Miami, Fla.), 6-4, 6-4.
(8) Laura Vallverdu (Miami, Fla.) def. (3) Maria Sanchez (Southern California), 6-3, 6-0.
(2) Jana Juricova (California) def. Nina Secerbegovic (Baylor), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Sunday, May 30, 2010 semifinal pairings
(9-16) Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) vs. (4) Hilary Barte (Stanford).
(8) Laura Vallverdu (Miami, Fla.) vs. (2) Jana Juricova (California).
WOMEN’S DOUBLES / Quarterfinals
(1) Natalie Pluskota-Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee) def. (5) Marrit Boonstra-Allie Will (Florida), 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6).
(8) Nadja Gilchrist-Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) def. (3) Kristy Frilling-Kali Krisik (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-1.
(4) Andrea Remynse-Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. (6) Gabriela Mejia-Laura Vallverdu (Miami, Fla.), 7-6 (11-9), 6-2.
(2) Hilary Barte-Lindsay Burdette (Stanford) def. (11) Csilla Borsanyi-Lenka Broosova (Baylor), 6-4, 6-4.
Sunday, May 30, 2010 semifinal pairings
(1) Natalie Pluskota-Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee) vs. (8) Nadia Gilchrist-Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia).
(4) Andrea Remynse-Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) vs. (2) Hilary Barte-Lindsay Burdette (Stanford), 6-4, 6-4.
MEN’S SINGLES / Quarterfinals
(1) Henrique Cunha (Duke) def. (9-16) Robert Farah (Southern California), 4-1, retired (injury).
(9-16) Bradley Klahn (Stanford) def. Marcel Thiemann (Mississippi), 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
Austen Childs (Louisville) def. (9-16) Dimitar Kutrovsky (Texas), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
(9-16) Tim Puetz (Auburn) def. (9-16) Michael Shabazz (Virginia), 6-4, 6-2.
Sunday, May 30, 2010 semifinal pairings
(1) Henrique Cunha (Duke) vs. (9-16) Bradley Klahn (Stanford).
Austen Childs (Louisville) vs. (9-16) Tim Puetz (Auburn).
MEN’S DOUBLES / Quarterfinals
Drew Courtney-Michael Shabaz (Virginia) def. (1) Reid Carleton-Henrique Cunha (Duke), 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3.
(4) Bradley Klahn-Ryan Thacher (Stanford) def, Andrei Daescu-Costin Paval (Oklahoma), 6-2, 7-6 (11-9).
Clay Donata-Stefan Hardy (North Carolina) def. Brad Cox-Eric Quigley (Kentucky), 6-3, 6-1.
(2) John-Patrick Smith-Davey Sandgren (Tennessee) def. Iain Atkinson-Steven Forman (Wake Forest), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-3.
Sunday, May 30, 2010 semifinal pairings
Drew Courtney-Michael Shabaz (Virginia) vs. (4) Bradley Klahn-Ryan Thacher (Stanford).
Clay Donata-Stefan Hardy (North Carolina) vs. (2) John-Patrick Smith-Davey Sandfren (Tennessee).