ATHENS, Ga. – A day after their team’s heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Stanford in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Championship final, Florida freshmen Allie Will and Lauren Embree were back on the courts at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex as the singles competition began.
Will, the seventh seed from Boca Raton, rebounded from her singles loss in the team championship match with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Washington State’s Liudmila Vasilieva. The victory improved Will’s singles record to 47-4, the 47 victories tying for fourth most in Florida’s record books. Next for Will is a high-noon showdown Thursday with UCLA’s Andrea Remynse, who scored a 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 6-4 victory over UNLV’s Kristina Nedeltcheva.
Embree, the No. 9-ranked player in the nation from Marco Island, was not as fortunate, watching her 17-match singles winning streak ended by California’s Mari Andersson, who won 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. The loss ends Embree’s remarkable rookie season in singles at 32-6. Andersson meets UCLA’s Nicole Hickey in Thursday’s second round at 12:30 p.m.
Both Will and Embree will be competing in the 32-team doubles draw that begins Thursday with senior partners Marrit Boonstra and Anastasia Revzina. Boonstra and Will, seeded 5-8, will play Michigan’s Whitney Taney and Rika Tatsuno at 6 p.m. Boonstra and Will are 22-3 as partners and Boonstra is 73-21 in doubles play during her career.
Embree and Revzina play the California team of Andersson and Jana Juricova at 5 p.m. Revzina and Embree are 17-3 as a team and Revzina’s next doubles victory will be the 100th of her career (against 23 setbacks).
NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP / Dan Magill Tennis Complex / University of Georgia / Athens, Ga. / First round / Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Seedings: (1) Irina Falconi (Georgia Tech); (2) Jana Juricova (California); (3) Maria Sanchez (Southern California); (4) Hilary Barte (Stanford); (5) Lenka Broosova (Baylor); (6) Yasmin Schnack (UCLA); (7) Allie Will (Florida); (8) Laura Vallverdu (Miami, Fla.).
(9-16): Lauren Embree (Florida); Denise Dy (Washington); Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee); Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia); Maria Mosolova (Northwestern); Anastasia Petukhova (Fresno State); Venise Chan (Washington); Kristy Frilling (Notre Dame).
Results
(1) Irina Falconi (Georgia Tech) def. Jackie Wu (Vanderbilt), 6-4, 6-1; Samantha Murray (Northwestern) def. Marina Cossou (California), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; (9-16) Venise Chan (Washington) def. Marta Lesniak (Southern Methodist), 1-6, 7-5, 6-0; Alison Ramos (Southern California) def. Elze Potgieter (Texas A&M), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
(7) Allie Will (Florida) def. Liudmila Vasilieva (Washington State), 6-1, 6-1; Andrea Remynse (UCLA) def. Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 6-4; (9-16) Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) def. Martina Rubesova (Northwestern State), 6-1, 6-1; Sanaz Marand (North Carolina) def. Jenifer Widjaja (Pacific), 6-1, 6-4.
(4) Hilary Barte (Stanford) def. Michaela Kissell (Marshall), 6-3, 6-1; Ute Schnoy (Denver) def. Selma Babic (Long Island), 6-2, 6-1; (9-16) Kristy Frilling (Notre Dame) def. Josipa Bek (Clemson), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Kristi Boxx (Mississippi) def. Martina Pavelec (Wake Forest), 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-3.
(5) Lenka Broosova (Baylor) def. Lauren McCreless (Florida State), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Anouk Tigu (Arkansas) def. Reka Zsilinszka (Duke), 7-5, 6-2; Micaela Hein (Arizona State) def. (9-16) Anastasia Petukhova (Fresno State), 7-5, 6-0; Bianca Eichkorn (Miami) def. Nina Munch-Soegaard (Texas Christian), 7-5, 6-3.
Nadja Gilchrist (Georgia) def. Nadine Fahoum (Old Dominion), 6-3, 6-1; (9-16) Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee) def. Nazari Urbina (Texas A&M), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; Mallory Burdette (Stanford) def. Alexa Guarachi (Alabama), 6-1, 6-3; (8) Laura Vallverdu (Miami, Fla.) def. Aeriel Ellis (Texas), 6-2, 6-2.
Noelle Hickey (UCLA) def. Lutfiana Budiharto (Wichita State), 6-1, 6-0; Mari Andersson (California) def. (9-16) Lauren Embree (Florida), 6-1, 1-6, 6-2; Fani Chifchieva (Auburn) def. Lindsey Hardenbergh (Virginia), 6-4, 6-2; (3) Maria Sanchez (Southern California) def. McCall Jones (Brigham Young), 6-0, 6-1.
Ellah Nze (Duke) def. Elisabeth Fournier (Washington State), 6-0, 6-4; Pichittra Thongdach (Boise State) def. (9-16) Denise Dy (Washington), 2-6, 6-1, 6-1; Danielle Lao (Southern California) def. Zaruhi Harutyunyan (Akron), 6-0, 6-3; Nina Secerbegovic (Baylor) def. (6) Yasmin Schnack (UCLA), 6-4, 6-3.
Katrina Tsang (North Carolina) def. Denise Muresan (Michigan), 6-0, 7-6 (7-1); (9-16) Maria Mosolova (Northwestern) def. Holly Cao (Harvard), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; Irene Rehberger (South Florida) def. Jennifer Heinser (San Francisco), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; (2) Jana Juricova (California) def. Catherine Newman (Vanderbilt), 6-0, 6-2.
SECOND ROUND / Pairings / Thursday, May 27, 2010
(1) Irina Falconi (Georgia Tech) vs. Samantha Murray (Northwestern), 11:30 a.m.; (9-16) Venise Chan (Washington) vs. Alison Ramos (Southern California), 1 p.m.; (7) Allie Will (Florida) vs. Liudmila Vasilieva (Washington State), 12 p.m.; (9-16) Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) vs. Sanaz Marand (North Carolina), 10 a.m.
(4) Hilary Barte (Stanford) vs. Ute Schnoy (Denver), 12 p.m.; (9-16) Kristy Frilling (Notre Dame) vs. Kristi Boxx (Mississippi), 10 a.m.; (5) Lenka Broosova (Baylor) vs. Anouk Tigu (Arkansas), 11 a.m.; Micaela Hein (Arizona State) vs. Bianca Eichkorn (Miami, Fla.), 1 p.m.
Nadja Gilchrist (Georgia) vs. (9-16) Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee), 10 a.m.; Mallory Burdette (Stanford) vs. (8) Laura Vallverdu (Miami, Fla.), 12 p.m.; Noelle Hickey (UCLA) vs. Mari Andersson (California), 12:30 p.m.; Fani Chifchieva (Auburn) vs. (3) Maria Sanchez (Southern California), 1:30 p.m.
Ellah Nze (Duke) vs. Pichittra Thongdach (Boise State), 11:30 a.m.; Danielle Lao (Southern California) vs. Nina Secerbegovic (Baylor), 1:30 p.m.; Katrina Tsang (North Carolina vs. (9-16) Maria Mosolova (Northwestern), 1:30 p.m.; Irene Rehberger (South Florida) vs. (2) Jana Juricova (California), 11:30 a.m.
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP / Dan Magill Tennis Complex / University of Georgia / Athens, Ga. / First round / Thursday, May 27, 2010
Seedings: (1) Natalie Pluskota-Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee); (2) Hilary Barte-Lindsay Burdette (Stanford); (3) Kristy Frilling-Kali Krisik (Notre Dame); (4) Andrea Remynse-Yasmin Schnack (UCLA).
(5-8): Marrit Boonstra-Allie Will (Florida); Gabriela Mejia-Laura Vallverdu (Miami, Fla.); Josipa Bek-Ina Hadziselimovic (Clemson); Nadja Gilchrist-Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia).
Pairings
(1) Natalie Pluskota-Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee) vs. Joyce Ardies-Denise Dy (Washington), 3 p.m.; Anna Redecsi-Selma Salkovic (DePaul) vs. Holly Dowse-Emma Hayman (College of Charleston), 2 p.m.; (5-8) Marrit Boonstra-Allie Will (Florida) vs. Whitney Taney-Rika Tatsuno (Michigan), 6 p.m.; Stephanie Dalmacio-Delia Damaschin (Wichita State) vs. Carolina de los Santos-Valentina Galbarini (Stetson), 2 p.m.
(2) Hilary Barte-Lindsay Burdette (Stanford) vs. Irina Falconi-Sasha Krupina (Georgia Tech), 5:30 p.m.; Alexa Guarachi-Courtney McLane (Alabama) vs. Lauren Megale-Pichittra Thongdach (Boise State), 4:30 p.m.; (5-8) Josipa Bek-Ina Hadziselimovic (Clemson) vs. Michaela Kissell-Dominica Zaprazna (Marshall), 6:30 p.m.; Csilla Borsanyi-Lenka Broosova (Baylor) vs. Brittany Blalock-Suzie Matzenauer (Cal Poly), 4:30 p.m.
(3) Kristy Frilling-Kali Krisik (Notre Dame) vs. Sophie Grabinsk-Sanaz Marand (North Carolina), 3 p.m.; Elena Chernyakova-Lauren Lui (Northwestern) vs. Kayla Duncan-Katarina Tuohimaa (Texas Christian), 2 p.m.; (5-8) Nadja Gilchrist-Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) vs. Merel Beelen-Sonja Molnar (Iowa), 3:30 p.m.; Sasha Kulikova-Kathryn Talbert (Wake Forest) vs. Kristi Boxx-Karen Nijssen (Mississippi), 3:30 p.m.
(4) Andrea Remynse-Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) vs. Joanna Dobrowolska-Nadine Fahoum (Old Dominion), 5:30 p.m.; Melissa Koning-Irene Rehberger (South Florida) vs. Hilary Bartlett-Taylor Marable (Princeton), 6 p.m.; (5-8) Gabriela Mejia-Laura Vallverdu (Miami) vs. Sophia Bergner-Ute Schnoy (Denver), 6:30 p.m.; Mari Anderson-Jana Juricova (California) vs. Lauren Embree-Anastasia Revzina (Florida). 5 p.m.