Green Wave Shines Bright at the Samford Invitational

Sunday, September 25

Birmingham, AL

Tulane University

Samford Invitational Day 3

Green Wave Shines Bright at the Samford Invitational

Sep 25, 2022 | Women's Tennis

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On the final day of the Samford Invitational, the Tulane University women's tennis team showed off its skills on the court again to tally 10 victories on Sunday. The strong performance by Green Wave pushed its overall record for the weekend to an impressive 29-8.

The final day of the event began in winning fashion for the Wave as all three doubles pairings picked up wins over Samford teams. The Tulane duos of Lahari Yelamanchili and Charlotte Russell and Adelaide Lavery and Kristen Borland each finished the weekend 2-1 in doubles competition.

The hot start on the doubles courts carried over into singles action for Tulane as seven different players earned a singles win. Six players for the Green Wave finished the weekend unbeaten in singles play. Cora Barber, Borland, Lavery, Brooke Theis, Yelamanchili and Jiayun Zhu each went 3-0 on the singles courts in Birmingham, Alabama.

Up next, Tulane will send a group of players that earned a bid to Cary, North Carolina, to compete at the ITA Riviera All-American Championships beginning on Friday, October 1.

Sunday Results – Sept. 25
Doubles
Lahari Yelamanchili/Charlotte Russell (TU) def. Alexis Lopez/Lindsay Song (SAM) 6-3
Adelaide Lavery/Kristen Borland (TU) def. Samantha Nanere/Ally Hayduk (SAM) 6-4
Sean Mullen/Brooke Theis (TU) def. Samantha Maras/Lauren Waddles (SAM) 6-4

Singles
Yelamanchili (TU) def. Luminita Tutunaru (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
Jiayun Zhu (TU) def. Elysia Pool (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
Borland (TU) def. Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) 6-7, 6-1, 10-5
Russell (TU) def. Otoha Aoki (USA) 6-4, 6-1
Theis (TU) def. Sydney Clarke (UAB) 6-4, 6-0
Annalisa Smith (UAB) def. Lily Walther (TU) 4-6, 7-5, 10-6
Barber (TU) def. Alexandra da Silva (UAB) 7-5, 6-1
Mullen (TU) def. Maras (SAM) 6-4, 6-0

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