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No.2 Stanford University women's tennis team qualified for the quarterfinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, thanks to the victory against No.8 Florida Gators for 4-0. In the quarterfinals, the Cardinals will face No.12 Ohio State University, which defeated No.4 Georgia.
For the Cardinal, who snapped a three-game losing streak against the Gators, it was the program's first win over Florida since a 4-3 win in the NCAA Round of 16 on May 19, 2016.
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— Stanford Women’s Tennis (@StanfordWTennis) February 9, 2024
It'll be a rematch of last season's NCAA Super Regionals in tomorrow's #ITAIndoors quarterfinal.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/UCJGU672nG
The Cardinal Advance 🌲
— ITA (@ITA_Tennis) February 9, 2024
Stanford advances to the quarterfinals of the ITA Division I Women's National Team Indoor Championships!#WeAreCollegeTennis | #ITAIndoors pic.twitter.com/35CocZyCmJ
The Cardinal triumphed in the doubles thanks to victories by Connie Ma and Alexandra Yepifanova on court two and Katherine Hui and Valencia Xu on court three.
In singles, Yepifanova and Angelica Blake finished their victories in less than an hour. Yepifanova eliminated Emily De Oliveria 6-0, 6-2, and Blake beat Carly Briggs for 6-1, 6-2. Connie Ma needed an hour and 13 minutes, but she triumphed over Rachel Gailis, with the final score of 6-3, 6-2, to send Stanford ahead.
Women's doubles:
Alicia Didney/Bente Spee (UF) led the no. 56 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) 5-4, disqualified
Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Qavia Lopez/Malwina Rowinska (UF) 6-2
Katherine Hui/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Carly Briggs/Rachel Gailis (UF) 6-4
Women's singles:
No. 56 Angelica Blake (STAN) d. No. 67 Carly Briggs (UF) 6-1, 6-2
No. 12 Connie Ma (STAN) d. No. 70 Rachel Gailis (UF) 6-3, 6-2
No. 75 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. No. 44 Emily De Oliveira (UF) 6-0, 6-2
Alicia Dudney (UF) led No. 55 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) 6-4, 4-4, disqualified
Katherine Hui (STAN) also with Qavia Lopez (UF) 6-4, 2-6, disqualified
Valencia's number 69 Xu (STAN) preceded Malwina Rowinska (UF) 6-2, 3-5, disqualified
With four singles wins, the Ohio State women's tennis team defeated Georgia in the first round of the ITA National Indoor Team Championship, on Friday, in Seattle.
The Buckeyes lost the doubles point and first singles match to the Bulldogs. Irina Cantos Siemers put Ohio State on the board but Georgia responded to make it 3-1. It was all Buckeyes from there on out, as Luciana Perry, Shelly Bereznyak and Sydni Ratliff all picked up wins for the team. Buckeye's four singles victories all came in straight sets.
A Buckeye WIN over the Bulldogs💥 #GoBucks | #ITAIndoors pic.twitter.com/JYJLMq1ZV5
— Ohio State Women’s Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) February 9, 2024
Go Bucks! https://t.co/YyGMooh0Hd
— Ohio State Women’s Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) February 9, 2024
Women's singles:
1. #14 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) 6-1, 6-4
2. #123 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #38 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
3. #73 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. #66 Mell Reasco (UGA) 6-4, 6-4
4. #114 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. #111 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 6-2, 6-3
6. Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
Women's doubles:
1. #31 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #24 Sydni Ratliff/Luciana Perry (OSU) 6-1
2. #32 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-1
3. Alexandra Vecic/Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. Teah Chavez/Madeline Atway (OSU) 4-4, unfinished