Women's Tennis Opens Fall Slate

Takes Part in Battle of Blue Ridge

9/7/2019 5:37:00 PM

Box Score SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's tennis team had a pair of consolation champions and the Pink Draw runner-up at the Battle of the Blue Ridge hosted by Sweet Briar College.

SUNDAY REVIEW

The Hornets entered the second day of play with Jada Lewis as the only woman remaining in a winners bracket as she had advanced to the Pink Draw semi-finals. Lewis got the day started on a positive note by qualifying for the final with a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) win over Megan Hughes from Catholic.

Lewis then fell 6-0, 7-5 to Sarah Iocovozzi from Brevard.

In the consolation brackets, Lily Kimble won the Pink Draw championship with an 8-5 win over McKenzie Bowman from Brevard. Madison Rogers won the Green Draw with an 8-0 win over teammate Caitlin Bennett. 

SATURDAY REVIEW

The Hornets had four wins in the opening matches of the day, including a main draw singles victory by freshman Javheesha Combs. She downed Grace Connell from Catholic, 6-3, 6-2.

Combs then fell to Kate Kotany from Sweet Briar in a quarterfinal round third-set super-tiebreaker. Combs won the opening set 6-1 before Kotany answered with a 6-2 victory in the second. Kotany then advanced with a 10-4 win in the tiebreak.

Three women: Lily Kimble in singles and the doubles tandem of Emma Crue and Lindsey Harford, will play for consolation championships.
 
SU RESULTS
Singles Main Draw
Opening Round:             Javheesha Combs def. Grace Connell (Catholic) 6-3, 6-2
                                       Emily Wandling (Sweet Briar) def. Lindsey Harford 6-0, 6-0
 
Quarterfinals:                 Kate Kotany (Sweet Briar) def. Combs 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
 
Consolation:                  Jennifer Cox (Brevard) def. Harford 8-3
 
Singles Pink Draw
Opening Round:            Sarah Iocovozzi (Brevard) def. Lily Kimble 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)
                                       Bridget Kilkelly (Catholic) def. Emma Crue 6-1, 6-2
                                       Jada Lewis def. McKenzie Bowman (Brevard) 6-3, 6-4
 
Semi-Final:                     Lewis def. Megan Hughes (Catholic) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

Championship:              Iocovozzi def. Lewis 6-0, 7-5
 
Consolation:                   Kimble def Crue 8-1

Consolation Champ:      Kimble def. McKenzie Bowman (Brevard) 8-5
 
Singles Green Draw
Opening Round:          Josie Cost (Catholic) def. Madison Rogers 6-4, 6-3
                                    Allison Kogoy (Brevard) def. Sydney Palmer 6-0, 6-0
                                    Kathleen O'Connell (Catholic) def. Caitlin Bennett 6-2, 6-2
 
Consolation:                Rogers def. Palmer 8-2
                                    Bennett vs Emily Wrenn (Sweet Briar) 8-5

Consolation Champ:    Rogers def. Bennett 8-0
 
Doubles Main Draw
Opening Round:          De Souza/E. Wandling (Sweet Briar) def. Lewis/Rogers 8-0
                                    Combs/Kimble def. Correll/Flannery (Brevard) 8-4
 
Semi-Finals:                 Kotany/A. Wandling (Sweet Briar) def. Combs/Kimble 8-6
 
Consolation:                Connell/McLaughlin (Catholic) def. Lewis/Rogers 8-1
 
Doubles Pink Draw
Opening Round:          Garland/Kogoy (Brevard) def. Crue/Harford 8-4
 
Consolation Semi:       Crue/Harford def. Hughes/O'Connell 8-6
 
Consolation Final:       Iocovozzi/Perry (Brevard) def. Crue/Harford 8-2
 
 
 
 
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