Tuesday, May 24
Champaign, Ill.
6:30 P.M.
Tulane University
vs
Amelia Rajecki/Abigail Rencheli
Russell, Yelamanchili Set for NCAA Doubles Championship Round One Match Tuesday
May 23, 2022 | Women's Tennis
2022 NCAA Doubles Bracket (PDF)
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University women's tennis doubles team of junior Lahari Yelamanchili and sophomore Charlotte Russell begin the 2022 NCAA Division I Doubles Championship Tuesday in Champaign, Illinois. Yelamanchili and Russell will take on the duo of Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli from North Carolina State in the Round of 32.
The NCAA Doubles Championship is being hosted by the University of Illinois at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. Tulane's Yelamanchili and Russell will take the court Tuesday for their Round of 32 match against Rajecki and Rencheli of NC State.
Yelamanchili and Russell are the first duo from Tulane to be selected for nationals since Maria and Darya Ivanov in 2005. The pair earned an automatic bid from the American Athletic Conference as the 31st-ranked doubles team in the nation in the latest ITA rankings. The duo was outstanding for the Green Wave all season, boasting 23-6 overall record, including a 14-3 mark during the spring. In the three times they battled other nationally ranked pairs, they went 2-1 with wins over the No. 48 ranked pair in Auburn's Selin Ovunc and Ariana Arseneault and the No. 78 ranked duo in North Texas' Lucie Devier and Maria Ponomareva.
The NC State Wolfpack pairing, Rencheli and Rajecki, ranked as high as 18th nationally during dual match play and checked in at No. 25 in the most recent rankings. They have put together a six-match winning streak that started with a March 20 victory over the nation's 13th-ranked duo.
All matches will be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.
Fans can follow along with live scoring from the tournament by clicking HERE.
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NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University women's tennis doubles team of junior Lahari Yelamanchili and sophomore Charlotte Russell begin the 2022 NCAA Division I Doubles Championship Tuesday in Champaign, Illinois. Yelamanchili and Russell will take on the duo of Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli from North Carolina State in the Round of 32.
The NCAA Doubles Championship is being hosted by the University of Illinois at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. Tulane's Yelamanchili and Russell will take the court Tuesday for their Round of 32 match against Rajecki and Rencheli of NC State.
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Yelamanchili and Russell are the first duo from Tulane to be selected for nationals since Maria and Darya Ivanov in 2005. The pair earned an automatic bid from the American Athletic Conference as the 31st-ranked doubles team in the nation in the latest ITA rankings. The duo was outstanding for the Green Wave all season, boasting 23-6 overall record, including a 14-3 mark during the spring. In the three times they battled other nationally ranked pairs, they went 2-1 with wins over the No. 48 ranked pair in Auburn's Selin Ovunc and Ariana Arseneault and the No. 78 ranked duo in North Texas' Lucie Devier and Maria Ponomareva.
The NC State Wolfpack pairing, Rencheli and Rajecki, ranked as high as 18th nationally during dual match play and checked in at No. 25 in the most recent rankings. They have put together a six-match winning streak that started with a March 20 victory over the nation's 13th-ranked duo.
All matches will be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.
Fans can follow along with live scoring from the tournament by clicking HERE.
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
FOLLOW THE GREEN WAVE
Follow Tulane women's tennis on Twitter and Facebook (@GreenWaveWTenn), as well as Instagram (@TulaneWTennis) for behind-the-scenes coverage of the program.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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