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Tribe Moves on at Kitty Harrison Invitational
Three singles players and a doubles team advanced on day one at the Invite.
11/10/06 11:30PM
Chapel Hill, N.C. - The William and Mary womens tennis team had three singles players and one doubles team advance on the opening day of the Kitty Harrison Invitational at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on Nov. 10. Sophomore Klaudyna Kasztelaniec and freshman Ragini Acharya advanced in the Blue Singles draw, while freshman Lauren Sabacinski moved on in the White Singles bracket. Kasztelaniec and junior Barbara Zidek will play in the finals of the Tarheel bracket on Saturday.
Kasztelaniec moved into the round of 16 in the Blue Singles draw with a victory over No. 5-seeded and No. 35 nationally ranked Kim Coventry of Kentucky. Kasztelaniec jumped out to a 4-1 lead, before Coventry was forced to retire due to injury. It was the highest ranked foe Kasztelaniec defeated during her career and the second during her two years at the College. With the win, Kasztelaniec improved to 11-3 overall on the year and will meet Sara Anundsen of North Carolina in the second round.
Acharya also advanced to the second round of the Blue Singles draw. She defeated Erica Zabkar of UNC Greensboro, 6-3, 6-4, to earn a spot in the round of 16. The victory pushed her record to 5-3. Acharya will meet No. 5-seeded and No. 54 nationally ranked Alison Silverio of Georgia Tech on Saturday in the second round.
Lauren Sabacinski defeated the first ranked foe of her career in the first round of the White Singles bracket. She defeated No. 5-seeded and No. 105 nationally ranked Lynzee Kever of Marshall, 6-2, 6-3, to earn a spot in the round of 16. After opening her W&M career with a loss, Sabacinski has now won seven straight matches. She will face Stephanie Smith of Kansas in the round of 16.
In doubles, the team of Kasztelaniec and Zidek moved into the finals of the Tarheel bracket with a pair of victories. In the quarterfinals, the Tribe pair, seeded second in the draw, defeated Loeser and Templeton of UNC Greensboro, 8-1. Kasztelaniec and Zidek knocked off the North Carolina pair of Maubry and Jurewitz in the semifinals, 8-2. The W&M tandem improved to 2-1 on the year and will meet the Kansas duo of Stephanie Smith and Yuliana Svistun in the finals.
The pair of Acharya and freshman Magdalena Bresson split its matches in the White Doubles draw. In the opening round, the No. 4-seeded Tribe duo defeated Batsula and Byrne of East Tennessee State, 8-6. In the semifinals, Acharya and Bresson fell in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (2), to Coventry and Johnston of Kentucky. The W&M tandem will meet the No. 3-seeded Kentucky team of Jessica Giuggioli and Caroline Winebrenner in the consolation bracket.
Sabacinski teamed with Kristen Scott of Princeton in the Carolina Doubles bracket, and the multi-school pair split its matches on the opening day of the invite. Sabacinski and Scott, seeded No. 4 in the bracket, defeated Berry and Wang of Davidson, 8-5. In the semifinals, Kashelkina and Soor of Marshall defeated the duo, 8-5. In the consolation bracket, Sabacinski and Scott will meet the No. 3-seeded North Carolina pair of Laura Reichet and Katrina Tsang.
The Kitty Harrison event will continue on Saturday, Nov. 11. The final doubles rounds and two singles rounds will be competed on Saturday.
W&M Results from the Kitty Harrison Invitational
Blue Singles First Round
Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (W&M) def. #5 Kim Coventry (Kentucky) [35] 4-1, retire (injury)
Amanda McDowell (Georgia Tech) def. #4 Katarina Zoricic (W&M) [61] 7-6 (6), 3-6, 12-10
Ragini Acharya (W&M) def. Erica Zabkar (UNC Greensboro) 6-3, 6-4
Carolina Escamilla (Kentucky) def. Magdalena Bresson (W&M) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 10-5
White Singles First Round
Tara Byrne (ETSU) def. Barbara Zidek (W&M) 6-2, 6-2
Lauren Sabacinski (W&M) def. #5 Lynzee Kever (Marshall) [105] 6-2, 6-3
Tarheel Doubles Quarterfinals
#2 Kasztelaniec/Zidek (W&M) def. Loeser/Templeton (UNCG) 8-1
Tarheel Doubles Semifinals
#2 Kasztelaniec/Zidek (W&M) def. Jurewitz/Maubry (UNC) 8-2
White Doubles Quarterfinals
#4 Acharya/Bresson (W&M) def. Batsula/Byrne (ETSU) 8-6
White Doubles Semifinals
Coventry/Johnston (Kentucky) def. #4 Acharya/Bresson (W&M) 9-8 (2)
Carolina Doubles Quarterfinals
#4 Sabacinski (W&M)/Kristen Scott (Princeton) def. Berry/Wang (Davidson) 8-5
Carolina Doubles Semifinals
Kashelkina/Soor (Marshall) def. #4 Sabacinski (W&M)/Kristen Scott (Princeton) 8-5
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