Leigh Van Zyl
Van Zyl Makes the Weekend in AAC Backdraw
Oct 25, 2024 | Women's Tennis
TOURNAMENT DRAW
HOUSTON – Tulane's Leigh Van Zyl notched a singles win on Friday in the consolation bracket of the American Athletic Conference Fall Championships in Houston.
The Paarl, South Africa native won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) over Emily Meyer of Memphis. She will now face Kristina Kurdyavtseva of Wichita State at 9 a.m. in the semifinal backdraw.
Teammate Micah Pierce is out of the singles action after she was defeated 6-2, 6-1 by Stanislava Shulzhenko of North Texas on Friday afternoon.
Tulane's duo also fell in the doubles competition as the bracket's top seeds, Florida Atlantic's Mille-Mae Matthews and Malwina Rowinska downed the Green Wave 8-4.
The American Individual Championships is being conducted for the first time in 2024 as the conference determines men's and women's champions in singles and doubles. The singles and doubles champions will represent the American Athletic Conference at the ITA Conference Masters Championships November 7-10 in Rome, Georgia.
Two singles players and one doubles tandem from each of the American Athletic Conference's 11 men's teams and 13 women's teams will compete for the individual titles.
Live coverage of the four championship finals begins at 9 a.m. CT on ESPN+. The most up-do-date information on The American Individual Tennis Championships, including links to live streams and scoring, is available on the conference's Championship Central.
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HOUSTON – Tulane's Leigh Van Zyl notched a singles win on Friday in the consolation bracket of the American Athletic Conference Fall Championships in Houston.
The Paarl, South Africa native won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) over Emily Meyer of Memphis. She will now face Kristina Kurdyavtseva of Wichita State at 9 a.m. in the semifinal backdraw.
Teammate Micah Pierce is out of the singles action after she was defeated 6-2, 6-1 by Stanislava Shulzhenko of North Texas on Friday afternoon.
Tulane's duo also fell in the doubles competition as the bracket's top seeds, Florida Atlantic's Mille-Mae Matthews and Malwina Rowinska downed the Green Wave 8-4.
The American Individual Championships is being conducted for the first time in 2024 as the conference determines men's and women's champions in singles and doubles. The singles and doubles champions will represent the American Athletic Conference at the ITA Conference Masters Championships November 7-10 in Rome, Georgia.
Two singles players and one doubles tandem from each of the American Athletic Conference's 11 men's teams and 13 women's teams will compete for the individual titles.
Live coverage of the four championship finals begins at 9 a.m. CT on ESPN+. The most up-do-date information on The American Individual Tennis Championships, including links to live streams and scoring, is available on the conference's Championship Central.
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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