Andie Daniell Leads the Way in Day Two at ITA Southern Regional Championships
10/13/2018 8:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
No. 70 Daniell advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and semifinals with partner Moka Ito in doubles
OXFORD, Miss. – Senior Andie Daniell and sophomore Moka Ito advanced to the semifinals in doubles after winning two matches at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday.
No. 6 seed Daniell/Ito bested Braun/Rentouli (Mississippi State), 8-4, before defeating Vrbenska/Sanford (Ole Miss), 8-5, to move on to the semifinals. The tandem will match up with No. 31 and No. 2 seed in the tournament, Bortles/de Jong (Ole Miss), tomorrow at 8 a.m. CT for a spot in the finals.
In singles play, No. 5 seed Daniell cruised to a 6-0, 6-1, victory over No. 12 seed Magda Adaloglou (Mississippi State), and will advance to the quarterfinals to take on No. 53 and No. 4 seed in the tournament, Sabina Machalova (Ole Miss), on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT.
In singles consolation, junior Jacqueline Pelletier dominated No. 8 seed Tanit Lopez (Southern Miss), 6-0, 6-0, and then moved past Giovanna Fioretti (McNeese State), 6-3, 6-0, to earn a spot in the semifinals of the consolation draw.
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Alabama Results
Singles (Round 3)
No. 70 Andie Daniell def. Magda Adaloglou (Mississippi State), 6-0, 6-1
(Round 2 Consolation)
Jacqueline Pelletier def. Tanit Lopez (Southern Miss), 6-2, 6-0
(Round 3 – Consolation)
Jacqueline Pelletier def. Giovanna Fioretti (McNeese State), 7-5, 6-3
Doubles (Round 2)
Daniell/Ito def. Braun/Rentouli (Mississippi State), 8-4
Graver/Russo (Auburn) def. Cortina Pou/Fabian, 8-0
(Round 2 – Consolation)
Gintrand/Pelletier def. Barnett/Vigil (Nicholls State), 8-1
(Round 3)
Daniell/Ito def. Vrbenska/Sanford (Ole Miss), 8-5
(Round 3 – Consolation)
Mutel/Skyba (Northwestern State) def. Gintrand/Pelletier, 8-5
