Huntingdon wraps up first day of USTA/ITA South Regional Championships
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon women's tennis team picked up three singles wins and four doubles victories on the opening day of the USTA/ITA South Regional Championships on Friday.
Entering the second day of the three-day tournament at Lagoon Park, three Huntingdon singles players are left in the main draw consolation brackets and three doubles teams are still in contention in their respective brackets.
Play resumes on Saturday with singles at 8 a.m. Doubles play is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
In the main draw singles, Huntingdon senior Katie Scott and sophomore Taylor Clark each won their first-round matches before falling in the second round. Sophomore Hannah Still and freshmen Britni Thibodeau and Rory Wilson lost their first-round matches but are still alive in the second round of the consolation bracket.
All three play at 8 a.m. Saturday as Still takes on Millsaps' Callie Creekmore, Thibodeau plays Rhodes' Courtney Hornsby and Wilson faces Covenant's Madi Hyatt.
In the main draw doubles, the team of Scott-Clark won in the first round but fell to the top-seeded team of Bronte Goodhue-Jenny Liles (University of the South) in Round 2. The team of Still-Thibodeau lost its first match but will play in the consolation quarterfinals on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Birmingham-Southern's Sara Cohen-Lindsey Farrell.
In the B-draw singles, sophomore Micaela White won her opening match before losing in the second round. Huntingdon's team of White-Arielle Barraca had a strong showing in the B-draw doubles.
The duo won both matches on Friday to advance to the semifinals. White-Barraca will play the University of the South's Kate Johnston-Meredith Lawrence in the semifinals at 2 p.m.
Also in the B-draw, Huntingdon's team of Farrah Mahan-Wilson lost in the first round before picking up a win in the consolation quarterfinals. Mahan-Wilson play in the consolation semifinals on Saturday at 2 p.m.
For draws and complete tournament information, go to http://www.huntingdonhawks.com/sports/wten/2012-13/ITAhomepage or http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome_New/Tournament.aspx?T=130073
Huntingdon Results
Main Draw Singles
Katie Scott
Friday
Rd. 1 – def. El Prewitt, Rhodes 6-1, 6-2
Rd. 2 – lost to Kathryn Hays, Centre College 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Taylor Clark
Friday
Rd. 1 – def. Sara Cohen, Birmingham-Southern 6-1, 6-2
Rd. 2 – lost to Lauren Pinsky, Emory 6-2, 6-1
Hannah Still
Friday
Rd. 1 – lost to Annie Veron, Sewanee 6-3, 6-4
Consolation, Rd. 1 – BYE
Saturday
Consolation, Rd. 2 – vs. Callie Creekmore, Millsaps at 8 a.m.
Britni Thibodeau
Friday
Main Draw, Rd. 1 – lost to Anne Garland, University of the South 6-1, 6-2
Consolation, Rd. 1 - def. Shelby Wagner, Mississippi College (wd/injury)
Saturday
Consolation, Rd. 2 – vs. Courtney Hornsby, Rhodes at 8 a.m.
Rory Wilson
Friday
Main Draw Rd. 1 – lost to Mitzi Morgan, Mississippi College 6-0, 6-4
Consolation, Rd. 1 – BYE
Saturday
Consolation, Rd. 2 – vs. Madi Hyatt, Covenant at 8 a.m.
B –Draw
Micaela White
Friday
Rd. 1 – def. Bianca Suarez, Millsaps 6-1, 7-5
Rd. 2 – lost to Connor Thomas, University of the South 6-2, 6-2
Arielle Barraca
Friday
Rd. 1 – lost to Emily Upchurch, Mississippi College 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
Consolation, Rd. 1 – lost to Anna Brahce, Millsaps 8-5
Friday
Rd. 1 – lost to Emily Talley, Methodist 6-1, 6-0
Consolation, Rd. 1 – lost to Mariah Smith, University of the South 8-5
Farrah Mahan
Friday
Rd. 1 – lost to Katie Kema, Mississippi College 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
Friday
Katie Scott-Taylor Clark
Rd. 1 – def. Courtney Hornsby-Emily Rizer, Rhodes 8-3
Rd. 2 – lost to Bronte Goodhue-Jenny Liles, University of the South 8-2
Hannah Still-Britni Thibodeau
Friday
Rd. 1 – lost to Liz Lucas-Mary Taylor Tepper, University of the South 8-0
Consolation, Rd. 1 -- BYE
Saturday
Consolation Quarterfinals – vs. Sara Cohen-Lindsey Farrell, Birmingham-Southern at 2 p.m.
B Draw
Micaela White-Arielle Barraca
Friday
Rd. 1 – def. Morgan Reed-Katie Sailors, Piedmont 8-6
Quarterfinals– def. Mary Catherine Horne-Connor Thomas, University of the South 8-2
Saturday
Semifinals – vs. Kate Johnston-Meredith Lawrence, University of the South at 2 p.m.
Farrah Mahan-Rory Wilson
Friday
Rd. 1 – lost to Elske Parker-Mariah Smith, University of the South 8-0
Consolation Quarterfinals – def. Chelsea Prince-Meghan Smith, Piedmont 9-7
Saturday
Consolation Semifinals – vs. Maddie Pitt-Kimberly Randall, Centre College at 2 p.m.