Women's Tennis Goes to Quarterfinals; Falls short of Semis
Oct 8, 2023 | Women's Tennis
BATON ROUGE, La. - Women's tennis advanced the duo of Lahari Yelamanchili/Kristen Borland to the quarterfinals but fell just short of the semifinals after a tough battle including a tie-breaker.
Cora Barber and Lulu Zhu also played in the doubles main draw today with stiff competition against Petra Sedlackova and Margaux Maquet of the University of Alabama, falling in the Round of 16, 8-1.
The Wave will return home for two and a half weeks before traveling to the University of Alabama for the Roberta Allison Fall Classic.
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) def. Elysia Pool/Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) 8-4
Petra Sedlackova/Margaux Maquet (Ala.) def. Jiayun Zhu/Cora Barber (TU) 8-1
Doubles Main Draw – Quarterfinals
Alexandra Mikhailuk/Athina Pitta def. Lahari Yelamanchili/Kristen Borland (TU)  87-73
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Cora Barber and Lulu Zhu also played in the doubles main draw today with stiff competition against Petra Sedlackova and Margaux Maquet of the University of Alabama, falling in the Round of 16, 8-1.
The Wave will return home for two and a half weeks before traveling to the University of Alabama for the Roberta Allison Fall Classic.
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) def. Elysia Pool/Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) 8-4
Petra Sedlackova/Margaux Maquet (Ala.) def. Jiayun Zhu/Cora Barber (TU) 8-1
Doubles Main Draw – Quarterfinals
Alexandra Mikhailuk/Athina Pitta def. Lahari Yelamanchili/Kristen Borland (TU)  87-73
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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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