Sunday, September 18
Carbondale, Ill.
9 a.m.
Southern Illinois University
vs
Saluki Fall Classic
Women’s tennis wins eight titles at Saluki Fall Classic
09/18/2016 | 10:14:00 | Women's Tennis
CARBONDALE, ILL. – The Southern Illinois University women's tennis program won eight titles at the Saluki Fall Classic today. The tournament featured five total teams, with both doubles and singles play.
The day started off hot for the Salukis, winning four out of five of their opening doubles matches. Xiwei Cai and Ana Sofia Cordero took the first title for SIU, winning the No. 1 doubles in extras, 7-6, over Eastern Illinois. SIU would go on to win the next three doubles titles, taking four out of the possible five. The Salukis won eight out of ten total doubles matches over the course of the day, giving them a winning percentage of 80%.
After doubles play concluded the field was divided up into ten singles brackets, one Saluki competing in each. SIU played in 19 total singles matches and won 12 of them. Cordero, Cai, Yana Golovkina, and Polina Dozortseva all took first place their bracket and every single match they played in was won in straight sets. Vitoria Beirao, Meagan Monaghan, and Mary Ellen Green won the consolation final in their bracket, helping the Salukis win a final in seven of the ten brackets.
"We really saw the talent and depth of our team today," SIU head coach Audra Anderson said. "Although no everybody played their best, we were able to find our way through a lot of these matches. Our focus was on having a good fighting attitude."
Southeast Missouri State finished behind SIU with the second most titles with three, winning the No. 5 doubles, and No. 3 and 4 singles.
The Salukis will be back in action two weekends from now at the UTC Tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
RESULTS
No. 1 Doubles
Cai/Cordero (SIU) def. Gauguery/O'Brien (ASU) 6-2
Cai/Cordero (SIU) def. Cliffe/Summers (EIU) 7-6(1)
No. 2 Doubles
Monaghan/Beirao (SIU) def. Lubbers/Wallace (WIU) 6-3
Monaghan/Beirao (SIU) def. Iden/Pugachersky (EIU) 6-3
No. 3 Doubles
Klocova/Dozortseva (SIU) def. Warasanti/Majtan (SEMO) 6-3
Klocova/Dozortseva (SIU) def. Quammen/Roberts (ASU) 6-1
No. 4 Doubles
Chrysanthou/Golovkina (SIU) def. Fuentes/Milanes (WIU) 6-1
Chrysanthou/Golovkina (SIU) def. Jeresic/Pisani (ASU) 6-4
No. 5 Doubles
Jones/Bessmertnaya (WIU) def. Green/Taty (SIU) 6-1
Doroshenko/Canahuate-Torres (SEMO) def. Green/Taty (SIU) 6-0
No. 1 Singles
Cordero (SIU) def. Fuentes (WIU) 6-3, 6-0
Cordero (SIU) def. Iden (EIU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Singles
Klocova (SIU) def. O'Brien (ASU) 6-2, 6-4
Summers (EIU) def. Klocova (SIU) 3-6, 6-3 (10-8)
No. 3 Singles
Chrysanthou (SIU) def. Lubbers (WIU) 6-4, 7-6(2)
Zonova (SEMO) def. Chrysanthou (SIU) 6-1, 6-7(4), (12-10)
No. 4 Singles
Doroshenko (SEMO) def. Monaghan (SIU) 6-2, 6-2
Monaghan (SIU) def. Bessmertnaya (WIU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Singles
Cai (SIU) def. Slaria (EIU) 6-1, 6-2
Cai (SIU) def. Pisani (ASU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 Singles
Golovkina (SIU) def. Majtan (SEMO) 6-2, 6-0
Golovkina (SIU) def. Milanes (WIU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 7 Singles
Jeresic (ASU) def. Beirao (SIU) 4-6, 6-2 (10-7)
Beirao (SIU) def. Moshteva (EIU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 8 Singles
Dozortseva (SIU) def. Stadalninkaite (EIU) 6-2, 6-3
Dozortseva (SIU) def. Wallace (WIU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 9 Singles
Canahuate-Tores (SEMO) def. Taty (SIU) 6-1, 6-4
Carpenter (EIU) def. Taty SIU) 5-7, 6-2 (10-7)
No. 10 Singles
Jones (WIU) def. Green (SIU) 6-2, 6-2
Green (SIU) def. Hollings (SEMO) injury
The day started off hot for the Salukis, winning four out of five of their opening doubles matches. Xiwei Cai and Ana Sofia Cordero took the first title for SIU, winning the No. 1 doubles in extras, 7-6, over Eastern Illinois. SIU would go on to win the next three doubles titles, taking four out of the possible five. The Salukis won eight out of ten total doubles matches over the course of the day, giving them a winning percentage of 80%.
After doubles play concluded the field was divided up into ten singles brackets, one Saluki competing in each. SIU played in 19 total singles matches and won 12 of them. Cordero, Cai, Yana Golovkina, and Polina Dozortseva all took first place their bracket and every single match they played in was won in straight sets. Vitoria Beirao, Meagan Monaghan, and Mary Ellen Green won the consolation final in their bracket, helping the Salukis win a final in seven of the ten brackets.
"We really saw the talent and depth of our team today," SIU head coach Audra Anderson said. "Although no everybody played their best, we were able to find our way through a lot of these matches. Our focus was on having a good fighting attitude."
Southeast Missouri State finished behind SIU with the second most titles with three, winning the No. 5 doubles, and No. 3 and 4 singles.
The Salukis will be back in action two weekends from now at the UTC Tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
RESULTS
No. 1 Doubles
Cai/Cordero (SIU) def. Gauguery/O'Brien (ASU) 6-2
Cai/Cordero (SIU) def. Cliffe/Summers (EIU) 7-6(1)
No. 2 Doubles
Monaghan/Beirao (SIU) def. Lubbers/Wallace (WIU) 6-3
Monaghan/Beirao (SIU) def. Iden/Pugachersky (EIU) 6-3
No. 3 Doubles
Klocova/Dozortseva (SIU) def. Warasanti/Majtan (SEMO) 6-3
Klocova/Dozortseva (SIU) def. Quammen/Roberts (ASU) 6-1
No. 4 Doubles
Chrysanthou/Golovkina (SIU) def. Fuentes/Milanes (WIU) 6-1
Chrysanthou/Golovkina (SIU) def. Jeresic/Pisani (ASU) 6-4
No. 5 Doubles
Jones/Bessmertnaya (WIU) def. Green/Taty (SIU) 6-1
Doroshenko/Canahuate-Torres (SEMO) def. Green/Taty (SIU) 6-0
No. 1 Singles
Cordero (SIU) def. Fuentes (WIU) 6-3, 6-0
Cordero (SIU) def. Iden (EIU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Singles
Klocova (SIU) def. O'Brien (ASU) 6-2, 6-4
Summers (EIU) def. Klocova (SIU) 3-6, 6-3 (10-8)
No. 3 Singles
Chrysanthou (SIU) def. Lubbers (WIU) 6-4, 7-6(2)
Zonova (SEMO) def. Chrysanthou (SIU) 6-1, 6-7(4), (12-10)
No. 4 Singles
Doroshenko (SEMO) def. Monaghan (SIU) 6-2, 6-2
Monaghan (SIU) def. Bessmertnaya (WIU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Singles
Cai (SIU) def. Slaria (EIU) 6-1, 6-2
Cai (SIU) def. Pisani (ASU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 Singles
Golovkina (SIU) def. Majtan (SEMO) 6-2, 6-0
Golovkina (SIU) def. Milanes (WIU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 7 Singles
Jeresic (ASU) def. Beirao (SIU) 4-6, 6-2 (10-7)
Beirao (SIU) def. Moshteva (EIU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 8 Singles
Dozortseva (SIU) def. Stadalninkaite (EIU) 6-2, 6-3
Dozortseva (SIU) def. Wallace (WIU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 9 Singles
Canahuate-Tores (SEMO) def. Taty (SIU) 6-1, 6-4
Carpenter (EIU) def. Taty SIU) 5-7, 6-2 (10-7)
No. 10 Singles
Jones (WIU) def. Green (SIU) 6-2, 6-2
Green (SIU) def. Hollings (SEMO) injury
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