NORMAL, Ill. – Getting off to a strong start at Illinois State's Redbird Invitational in Normal, Illinois, the Belmont University women's tennis team recorded a combined seven quarterfinal match wins Friday. The Bruins secured two semifinal doubles spots and clinched five semifinal singles spots with their opening day victories.
In the top doubles flight, junior
Savannah Webster and sophomore
Emmi Kolyszko won by a commanding 8-3 score versus Northern Iowa's Lucia Schuknecht and Andrea Noa Galin. In the third doubles flight, sophomore
Mia Jones and graduate
Isabel Pacheco took out Bradley's Denver Johnson and Tzu-Ying Tseng.
On Saturday, Webster and Kolyszko will take on UIC's Nia Cooper and Kristina Tai in the top doubles flight's semifinals. Meanwhile, Jones and Pacheco will face Murray State's Molly Null and Rebecca Widan in the third doubles flight's semifinals.
In singles action Friday, Webster (Flight #2), Jones (Flight #4), Pacheco (Flight #5), sophomore
Ketevan Jeladze (Flight #6) and senior
Emma Grant (Flight #6) all won their quarterfinal matches in straight sets.
Pacheco only conceded two total games to Bradley's Jada Iverson in the fifth singles flight, while Webster was equally dominant with a 6-2, 6-1 win over the Braves' Compassion Tsai in the second singles flight.
Jones topped Illinois State's Molly Carlberg 6-4, 7-5 in the fourth singles flight and Jeladze defeated the Redbirds' Anna Houpt 6-4, 6-1 in the sixth singles flight. Also playing in the sixth singles flight, Grant took care of the Racers' Null 6-0, 6-4.
In singles semifinal action Saturday, Webster will face UIC's Dongke Liu as Jones takes on Valparaiso's Jolene Fernandes. Pacheco will see Murray State's Bruna Melato and Jeladze will go up against the Beacons' Cathy Beckmann. Grant will be matched up with the Flames' Charlotte Deletioglu.
Friday Results
Doubles
Flight #1 QF -
Savannah Webster/
Emmi Kolyszko (Belmont) def. Lucia Schuknecht/Andrea Noa Galin (UNI), 8-3
Flight #2 QF - Brynn Steven/Cathy Beckmann (Valparaiso) def.
Jessica Popiol/
Hana Sokolovic (Belmont), 8-5
Flight #3 QF -
Mia Jones/
Isabel Pacheco (Belmont) def. Denver Johnson/Tzu-Ying Tseng (Bradley), 8-4
Flight #3 QF - Charlotte Deletioglu/Marta Halbersztadt (UIC) def.
Ketevan Jeladze/
Emma Grant (Belmont), 8-6
Singles
Flight #1 QF – Vittoria Benedetti (Illinois State) def.
Emmi Kolyszko (Belmont), 6-2, 6-2
Flight #2 QF -
Savannah Webster (Belmont) def. Compassion Tsai (Bradley), 6-2, 6-1
Flight #3 QF – Yu Kikawa (Murray State) def.
Jessica Popiol (Belmont), 7-5, 6-4
Flight #4 QF -
Mia Jones (Belmont) def. Molly Carlberg (Illinois State), 6-4, 7-5
Flight #5 QF -
Isabel Pacheco (Belmont) def. Jada Iverson (Bradley), 6-1, 6-1
Flight #6 QF -
Ketevan Jeladze (Belmont) def. Anna Houpt (Illinois State), 6-4, 6-1
Flight #6 QF -
Emma Grant (Belmont) def. Molly Null (Murray State), 6-0, 6-4
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