Micah Pierce
Green Wave Records Five Wins over Illini at Notre Dame Invitational
Oct 4, 2024 | Women's Tennis
SOUTH BEND, IN – Tulane's women's tennis team began its 2024-25 fall campaign by winning five matches over Illinois at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday.
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The Green Wave's Micah Pierce and Summer Chandler took the No. 2 doubles match 6-4 over Illinois' McKenna Schaefbauer and Kasia Treiber, while Tulane's Brooke Theis and Natalia Fantini knocked off Sofia Carvalho Rocha and Nicole Martinez 6-2.Â
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The Olive and Blue captured singles wins at 4 (Pierce), 5 (Chandler) and 7 (Fantini).
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Complete results are below.
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The Green Wave faces Northwestern at 11 a.m. on Saturday before facing the host Fighting Irish at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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Singles
McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) def. Leigh Van Zyl (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
Valentina Martinez (Illinois) def. Campbell Ricci (Tulane) 6-3, 7-5
Kasia Treiber (Illinois) def. Jiayun Zhu (Tulane) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Micah Pierce (Tulane) def. Kida Ferrari (Illinois) 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1
Summer Chandler (Tulane) vs. Alice Xu (Illinois) 7-6 (4), 7-5
Ariel Madatali (Illinois) def. Brooke Theis (Tulane) 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
Natalia Fantini (Tulane) def. Rosie Seccia (Illinois) 1-6, 7-6(2), 10-6
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Doubles
Martinez/Ferrari (Illinois) def. Van Zyl/Ricci (Tulane) 7-5
Pierce/Chandler (Tulane) def. Schaefbauer/Treiber (Illinois) 6-4
Madatali/Seccia (Illinois) def. Zhu/Tribby (Tulane) 6-2
Theis/Fantini (Tulane) def. Sofia Carvalho Rocha/Nicole Martinez (Illinois) 6-2
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The Green Wave's Micah Pierce and Summer Chandler took the No. 2 doubles match 6-4 over Illinois' McKenna Schaefbauer and Kasia Treiber, while Tulane's Brooke Theis and Natalia Fantini knocked off Sofia Carvalho Rocha and Nicole Martinez 6-2.Â
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The Olive and Blue captured singles wins at 4 (Pierce), 5 (Chandler) and 7 (Fantini).
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Complete results are below.
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The Green Wave faces Northwestern at 11 a.m. on Saturday before facing the host Fighting Irish at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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Singles
McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) def. Leigh Van Zyl (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
Valentina Martinez (Illinois) def. Campbell Ricci (Tulane) 6-3, 7-5
Kasia Treiber (Illinois) def. Jiayun Zhu (Tulane) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Micah Pierce (Tulane) def. Kida Ferrari (Illinois) 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1
Summer Chandler (Tulane) vs. Alice Xu (Illinois) 7-6 (4), 7-5
Ariel Madatali (Illinois) def. Brooke Theis (Tulane) 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
Natalia Fantini (Tulane) def. Rosie Seccia (Illinois) 1-6, 7-6(2), 10-6
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Doubles
Martinez/Ferrari (Illinois) def. Van Zyl/Ricci (Tulane) 7-5
Pierce/Chandler (Tulane) def. Schaefbauer/Treiber (Illinois) 6-4
Madatali/Seccia (Illinois) def. Zhu/Tribby (Tulane) 6-2
Theis/Fantini (Tulane) def. Sofia Carvalho Rocha/Nicole Martinez (Illinois) 6-2
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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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