Women's Tennis Advances Two Duos to Round of 16
Oct 7, 2023 | Women's Tennis
BATON ROUGE, La. - Women's tennis advanced two duos to the round of 16 on Saturday after being knocked out in the singles main draw.
The Wave struggled early on in the day, with three losing their singles matches in the Round of 32. Cora Barber was the only one to advance on to the Round of 16 after defeating Paige Wise of Northwestern State University 6-0, 6-2, but fell just short of quarterfinals.
Tulane rallied back in the second half of the day, advancing two of the duos to the Round of 16 set to take place on Sunday. Kristen Borland and Lahari Yelamanchili defeated Annalisa Smith and Enya Ratkic of UAB 8-3, while Cora Barber and Lulu Zhu defeated Rachel Krzyzak and Andrea Nova of Ole Miss 8-3 as well.
The next round of doubles will commence on Sunday at 2pm CST.Â
Thursday Results – Oct. 5
Singles Qualifying Draw – Round of 64
Zuzana Pavelekova (JSU) def. Sean Mullen (TU) 6-4, 5-7, [10]-[8]
Doubles Qualifying Draw – Round of 32
Brooke Theis/Sean Mullen (TU) def. Emilia Namyslo/Hagar Ramadan 8-4
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Friday Matchups – Oct. 6
Singles Main Draw – Round of 64
Cora Barber (TU) def. Ana Rodrigues 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
Kristen Borland (TU) def. Kristina Kukaras (Troy) 710-68, 3-6, 6-2
Mackenzie Clark (TU) def. Emma Kette (Miss.) 77-65, 6-1
Lahari Yelamanchili (TU) def. Lucie Devier (Miss.) 3-6, 6-3, 77-65
Olga Bienzobas (LA Tech) def. Jiayun Zhu (TU) 6-3, 6-4
Briana Crowley (Miss.) def. Brooke Theis (TU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Qualifying Draw - Round of 16
Brooke Theis/Sean Mullen (TU) def. Carla Bouygues/Lea Grinberg (Nicholls) 8-3
Saturday Matchups – Oct. 7
Singles Main Draw – Round of 32
Cora Barber (TU) def. Paige Wise (NWSU) 6-0, 6-2
Anita Sahdiieva (LSU) def. Kristen Borland (TU) 6-0, 6-3
Nikola Novotna (USA) def. Mackenzie Clark (TU) 6-2, 6-2
Anna Parkhomenko (Ala.) def. Lahari Yelamanchili (TU) 77-63, 6-1
Singles Main Draw – Round of 16
Ludmila Kareisova (Miss.) def. Cora Barber (TU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Main Draw – Round of 32
Lahari Yelamanchili/Kristen Borland (TU) def. Annalisa Smith/Enya Ratkic (UAB) 8-3
Jiayun Zhu/Cora Barber (TU) def. Rachel Krzyzak/Andrea Nova (Miss.) 8-3
Sunday Matchups – Oct. 8
Doubles Main Draw – Round of 16
Lahari Yelamanchili/Kristen Borland (TU) vs. Elysia Pool/Tereza Dejnozkova (USA)
Jiayun Zhu/Cora Barber (TU) vs. Petra Sedlackova/Margaux Maquet (Ala.)
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The Wave struggled early on in the day, with three losing their singles matches in the Round of 32. Cora Barber was the only one to advance on to the Round of 16 after defeating Paige Wise of Northwestern State University 6-0, 6-2, but fell just short of quarterfinals.
Tulane rallied back in the second half of the day, advancing two of the duos to the Round of 16 set to take place on Sunday. Kristen Borland and Lahari Yelamanchili defeated Annalisa Smith and Enya Ratkic of UAB 8-3, while Cora Barber and Lulu Zhu defeated Rachel Krzyzak and Andrea Nova of Ole Miss 8-3 as well.
The next round of doubles will commence on Sunday at 2pm CST.Â
Thursday Results – Oct. 5
Singles Qualifying Draw – Round of 64
Zuzana Pavelekova (JSU) def. Sean Mullen (TU) 6-4, 5-7, [10]-[8]
Doubles Qualifying Draw – Round of 32
Brooke Theis/Sean Mullen (TU) def. Emilia Namyslo/Hagar Ramadan 8-4
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Friday Matchups – Oct. 6
Singles Main Draw – Round of 64
Cora Barber (TU) def. Ana Rodrigues 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
Kristen Borland (TU) def. Kristina Kukaras (Troy) 710-68, 3-6, 6-2
Mackenzie Clark (TU) def. Emma Kette (Miss.) 77-65, 6-1
Lahari Yelamanchili (TU) def. Lucie Devier (Miss.) 3-6, 6-3, 77-65
Olga Bienzobas (LA Tech) def. Jiayun Zhu (TU) 6-3, 6-4
Briana Crowley (Miss.) def. Brooke Theis (TU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Qualifying Draw - Round of 16
Brooke Theis/Sean Mullen (TU) def. Carla Bouygues/Lea Grinberg (Nicholls) 8-3
Saturday Matchups – Oct. 7
Singles Main Draw – Round of 32
Cora Barber (TU) def. Paige Wise (NWSU) 6-0, 6-2
Anita Sahdiieva (LSU) def. Kristen Borland (TU) 6-0, 6-3
Nikola Novotna (USA) def. Mackenzie Clark (TU) 6-2, 6-2
Anna Parkhomenko (Ala.) def. Lahari Yelamanchili (TU) 77-63, 6-1
Singles Main Draw – Round of 16
Ludmila Kareisova (Miss.) def. Cora Barber (TU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Main Draw – Round of 32
Lahari Yelamanchili/Kristen Borland (TU) def. Annalisa Smith/Enya Ratkic (UAB) 8-3
Jiayun Zhu/Cora Barber (TU) def. Rachel Krzyzak/Andrea Nova (Miss.) 8-3
Sunday Matchups – Oct. 8
Doubles Main Draw – Round of 16
Lahari Yelamanchili/Kristen Borland (TU) vs. Elysia Pool/Tereza Dejnozkova (USA)
Jiayun Zhu/Cora Barber (TU) vs. Petra Sedlackova/Margaux Maquet (Ala.)
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