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JMU Competes on Day Two of Hokie Fall Invitational
10/4/2014 11:23:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The James Madison women's tennis team is set to compete for three flight titles tomorrow, Oct. 5, on the final day of the Hokie Fall Invitational after a solid second day of competition.
"Today we competed very well," Head Coach James Bryce said. "The conditions were tough outside, but we battled well. Just like yesterday, we let some sets slip away but overall we did a good job. Cara and Rachel get to play in their flight finals, and we have some intrasquad matches that will be great to watch."
Sophomore Rachel Nelson (Big Prairie, Ohio/West Holmes) and junior Cara Wirth (Reading, Pa./Wilson) will compete for the Flight 'D' Singles and Flight 'E' Singles titles respectively. Freshman Kimmy Herrock (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake) and senior Sarah Khan (Islamabad, Pakistan/Overseas Pakistani Foundation College) will battle for the Flight 'C' Doubles championship.
Nelson advanced to the Flight 'D' Singles championship match after rolling to a two-set win (6-1, 6-0) over Laura Ramthun (Virginia Tech) in the quarterfinals and blanking Meg Napolitano (Radford) in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) in the semifinals.
Wirth earned her bid to the Flight 'E' Singles title match with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Wofford's Brook Graham in the quarterfinals and a 6-3, 6-2 win over Liberty's Valerie Thong in the semifinals.
Herrock and Khan defeated Virginia Tech's Ramthun and Frances Peyton in the Flight 'C' Doubles semifinal round 8-1. In singles action, Khan advanced to the consolation finals of the Flight 'D' bracket through wins in the consolation quarterfinals and semifinals. She led her consolation quarterfinals match 5-2 before Charlotte Tenjann (UMBC) retired due to injury, sending her to the consolation semifinals, where she took down Taylor Carlson (Wofford) 6-3, 6-1.
In the Flight 'B' Singles bracket, Herrock fell in her quarterfinal match-up 6-4, 6-3 to VCU's Olga Barscheuskaya. She dropped a 6-1, 7-6(2) decision to Penn State's Katia Blik in a consolation match.
Freshman Dylan Owens (Olney, Md./Sherwood) saw her undefeated streak come to a close on Saturday after opening her collegiate career a combined 9-0 over singles and doubles action. Her first singles loss came in three-set fashion in the Flight 'B' Singles quarterfinals. After falling behind 6-1 to Mariely Hassey (Liberty) in set one, Owens bounced back for the 6-4 win in set two to draw the match to an even 1-1. Hassey took set three for the match win 6-2. Owens then fell to Rachel Morales (Marshall) 6-3, 6-2 in a consolation match.
Owens and sophomore Emily Bradshaw (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) fell 8-4 to Liberty's Emily Groeneveld and Valerie Thong 8-4 in the semifinal round of Flight 'B' Doubles. Nelson and Wirth lost in the same round of the bracket 8-1 to Virginia Tech's Elena Cerezo-Codina and Sansitha Nandakumar.
Senior Taylor Pinchoff (Sylvan Lake, Mich./West Bloomfield) advanced via default through the Flight 'A' Singles consolation quarterfinals and advanced through the consolation semifinals via a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Morehead State's Andrea Leblanc. In the same flight, sophomore Alex Huie (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands) battled for a three-set win (6-2, 1-6, 6-3) over Wofford's Catherine Martin in the consolation quarterfinals before dropping a three-set decision (0-6, 6-1, 6-1) to Marshall's Kai Broomfield in the consolation semifinals.
The duo teamed up for an 8-5 win over Virginia Tech's Katherine Butler and Kelly Williford in a consolation match for Flight 'A' Doubles.
JMU wraps up the Hokie Fall Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Singles
Flight A
CQF: Alex Huie (JMU) def. Catherine Martin (Wofford) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
CSF: Kai Broomfield (Marshall) def. Alex Huie (JMU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
CQF: Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) advances via default
CSF: Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) def. Andrea Leblanc (Morehead State) 6-2, 6-1
Flight B
QF: Mariely Hassey (Liberty) def. Dylan Owens (JMU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
CO: Rachel Morales (Marshall) def. Dylan Owens (JMU) 6-3, 6-2
QF: Olga Barscheuskaya (VCU) def. Kimmy Herrock (JMU) 6-4, 6-3
CO: Katia Blik (Penn State) def. Kimmy Herrock (JMU) 6-1, 7-6(2)
Flight C
CQF: Emily Bradshaw (JMU) def. Dominique McLean (Morehead State) 6-3, 6-3
CSF: Emily Bradshaw (JMU) def. Grace Sarver (Radford) 6-1, 6-4
Flight D
QF: Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Laura Ramthun (VT) 6-1, 6-0
SF: Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Meg Napolitano (Radford) 6-0, 6-0
CQF: Sarah Khan (JMU) def. Charlotte Tenjann (UMBC) 5-2, ret. (injury)
CSF: Sarah Khan (JMU) def. Taylor Carlson (Wofford) 6-3, 6-1
Flight E
QF: Cara Wirth (JMU) def. Brook Graham (Wofford) 6-2, 6-0
SF: Cara Wirth (JMU) def. Valerie Thong (Liberty) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Flight A
CO: Huie/Pinchoff (JMU) def. Butler/Williford (VT) 8-5
Flight B
SF: Groeneveld/Thong (Liberty) def. Owens/Bradshaw (JMU) 8-4
SF: Cerezo-Codina/Nandakumar (VT) def. Nelson/Wirth (JMU) 8-1
Flight C
SF: Herrock/Khan (JMU) def. Peyton/Ramthun (VT) 8-1
"Today we competed very well," Head Coach James Bryce said. "The conditions were tough outside, but we battled well. Just like yesterday, we let some sets slip away but overall we did a good job. Cara and Rachel get to play in their flight finals, and we have some intrasquad matches that will be great to watch."
Sophomore Rachel Nelson (Big Prairie, Ohio/West Holmes) and junior Cara Wirth (Reading, Pa./Wilson) will compete for the Flight 'D' Singles and Flight 'E' Singles titles respectively. Freshman Kimmy Herrock (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake) and senior Sarah Khan (Islamabad, Pakistan/Overseas Pakistani Foundation College) will battle for the Flight 'C' Doubles championship.
Nelson advanced to the Flight 'D' Singles championship match after rolling to a two-set win (6-1, 6-0) over Laura Ramthun (Virginia Tech) in the quarterfinals and blanking Meg Napolitano (Radford) in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) in the semifinals.
Wirth earned her bid to the Flight 'E' Singles title match with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Wofford's Brook Graham in the quarterfinals and a 6-3, 6-2 win over Liberty's Valerie Thong in the semifinals.
Herrock and Khan defeated Virginia Tech's Ramthun and Frances Peyton in the Flight 'C' Doubles semifinal round 8-1. In singles action, Khan advanced to the consolation finals of the Flight 'D' bracket through wins in the consolation quarterfinals and semifinals. She led her consolation quarterfinals match 5-2 before Charlotte Tenjann (UMBC) retired due to injury, sending her to the consolation semifinals, where she took down Taylor Carlson (Wofford) 6-3, 6-1.
In the Flight 'B' Singles bracket, Herrock fell in her quarterfinal match-up 6-4, 6-3 to VCU's Olga Barscheuskaya. She dropped a 6-1, 7-6(2) decision to Penn State's Katia Blik in a consolation match.
Freshman Dylan Owens (Olney, Md./Sherwood) saw her undefeated streak come to a close on Saturday after opening her collegiate career a combined 9-0 over singles and doubles action. Her first singles loss came in three-set fashion in the Flight 'B' Singles quarterfinals. After falling behind 6-1 to Mariely Hassey (Liberty) in set one, Owens bounced back for the 6-4 win in set two to draw the match to an even 1-1. Hassey took set three for the match win 6-2. Owens then fell to Rachel Morales (Marshall) 6-3, 6-2 in a consolation match.
Owens and sophomore Emily Bradshaw (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) fell 8-4 to Liberty's Emily Groeneveld and Valerie Thong 8-4 in the semifinal round of Flight 'B' Doubles. Nelson and Wirth lost in the same round of the bracket 8-1 to Virginia Tech's Elena Cerezo-Codina and Sansitha Nandakumar.
Senior Taylor Pinchoff (Sylvan Lake, Mich./West Bloomfield) advanced via default through the Flight 'A' Singles consolation quarterfinals and advanced through the consolation semifinals via a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Morehead State's Andrea Leblanc. In the same flight, sophomore Alex Huie (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands) battled for a three-set win (6-2, 1-6, 6-3) over Wofford's Catherine Martin in the consolation quarterfinals before dropping a three-set decision (0-6, 6-1, 6-1) to Marshall's Kai Broomfield in the consolation semifinals.
The duo teamed up for an 8-5 win over Virginia Tech's Katherine Butler and Kelly Williford in a consolation match for Flight 'A' Doubles.
JMU wraps up the Hokie Fall Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Singles
Flight A
CQF: Alex Huie (JMU) def. Catherine Martin (Wofford) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
CSF: Kai Broomfield (Marshall) def. Alex Huie (JMU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
CQF: Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) advances via default
CSF: Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) def. Andrea Leblanc (Morehead State) 6-2, 6-1
Flight B
QF: Mariely Hassey (Liberty) def. Dylan Owens (JMU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
CO: Rachel Morales (Marshall) def. Dylan Owens (JMU) 6-3, 6-2
QF: Olga Barscheuskaya (VCU) def. Kimmy Herrock (JMU) 6-4, 6-3
CO: Katia Blik (Penn State) def. Kimmy Herrock (JMU) 6-1, 7-6(2)
Flight C
CQF: Emily Bradshaw (JMU) def. Dominique McLean (Morehead State) 6-3, 6-3
CSF: Emily Bradshaw (JMU) def. Grace Sarver (Radford) 6-1, 6-4
Flight D
QF: Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Laura Ramthun (VT) 6-1, 6-0
SF: Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Meg Napolitano (Radford) 6-0, 6-0
CQF: Sarah Khan (JMU) def. Charlotte Tenjann (UMBC) 5-2, ret. (injury)
CSF: Sarah Khan (JMU) def. Taylor Carlson (Wofford) 6-3, 6-1
Flight E
QF: Cara Wirth (JMU) def. Brook Graham (Wofford) 6-2, 6-0
SF: Cara Wirth (JMU) def. Valerie Thong (Liberty) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Flight A
CO: Huie/Pinchoff (JMU) def. Butler/Williford (VT) 8-5
Flight B
SF: Groeneveld/Thong (Liberty) def. Owens/Bradshaw (JMU) 8-4
SF: Cerezo-Codina/Nandakumar (VT) def. Nelson/Wirth (JMU) 8-1
Flight C
SF: Herrock/Khan (JMU) def. Peyton/Ramthun (VT) 8-1
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