Tulsa
Memphis Invite
TU Captures 4 Titles in Memphis
9/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 19, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sophomore Meredith Burns won both a singles and doubles title, and two other championships were captured by the University of Tulsa women's tennis team on the final day of the String `n Swing Memphis Collegiate Invitational Sunday.
Burns won the B1 Singles crown with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Emily Conrad of Abilene Christian. She teamed up with junior Caroline Beaulieu to win the A2 Doubles draw with an 8-5 victory over Tulane's Hila Elster and Liz Hamlin.
Sophomore Michelle Farley secured the A3 Singles title with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Hamlin, and junior Anastasia Erofeeva and Ewa Szatkowska teamed up to win the A1 Doubles Draw championship 8-5 over Mariam Kurdadze and Emma Levy of the Green Wave.
In other action, Erofeeva lost in the semifinals of A1 Singles to Courtney Collins of Memphis, who went on to win the title. Erofeeva posted a 6-3, 6-2 consolation victory over Kurdadze 6-3, 6-2.
Szatkowska lost in the A2 Singles championship match 6-1, 6-3 to Vivan Vlaar of Ole Miss.
Junior Bonny Davidson fell 6-1, 6-3 to Katerina Gresova of Georgia State in the A4 Singles consolation championship.
Beaulieu advanced to the A5 Singles championship, but lost to Micah Hermsdorf 6-3, 6-3.
Freshman Anamaria Candanoza lost in the semifinals of the B2 Singles draw, but defeated Carlina Jow of Lipscomb 6-4, 6-3 in her consolation match.
The doubles team of Farley and Davidson won the consolation title of B1 Doubles with an 8-0 victory over Natalia Nunez and Abby Hogan of Belmont.
Seniors Jo-Anne Karaitiana and Alexandra Kichoutkin were competing in the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational in Midland, Texas. The doubles team was seeded No. 1 overall, but they fell in the round of 16.
Karaitiana defeated Ana Guzman of Rice 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals, but lost 6-1, 6-4 in the championship match to Julia Mongin of Abilene Christian.
The Golden Hurricane will now join together and travel to Norman, Okla., for the Oklahoma Invite Sept. 24-26.
Singles (Midland)
First Round
Jo-Anne Karaitiana (TU) def. Maria Prishlyak (Penn State) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (11-9)
No. 1 Alexandra Kichoutkin (TU) bye
Second Round
Jo-Anne Karaitiana (TU) def. Linda Aqvist (Texas-Arlington) Unknown
Natalia Mayuk (Texas Arlington) def. No. 1 Alexandra Kichoutkin (TU) 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
Quarterfinals
Jo-Anne Karaitiana (TU) def. Ali Walters (Pepperdine) 7-6, 7-6
Semifinals
Jo-Anne Karaitiana (TU) def. No. 2 Rebekka Hanle (Rice) 7-5, 6-2
Championship
Julia Mongin (Abilene Christian) def. Jo-Anne Karaitiana (TU) 6-1, 6-4
Consolation
Alexandra Kichoutkin (TU) def. Daniella Trigo (Rice) 6-0, 6-1
Alexandra Kichoutkin (TU) def. Sheri Oliver (Texas A&M) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)
Alexandra Kichoutkin (TU) def. Stephanie Davidson (Texas A&M) 6-4, 6-4
Petra Januskova (Penn State) def. Alexandra Kichoutkin (TU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles (Midland)
Round of 16
Alexandra Kichoutkin/Jo-Anne Karaitiana (TU) def. Alex Rasch/Daniella Trigo (Rice) 8-5
Quarterfinals
Khunpak Issara/Ali Walters (Pepperdine) def. Alexandra Kichoutkin/Jo-Anne Karaitiana (TU) 8-5
Singles (Memphis)
Quarterfinals
Anastasia Erofeeva (TU) def. Anna Winklemann (UT Martin) 6-0, 6-3
Ewa Szatkowska (TU) def. Jenny Harring (Arkansas State) 6-3, 6-2
Michelle Farley (TU) def. Aleks Dzakula (Evansville) 6-4, 6-1
Ioana Teu (Arkansas State) def. Bonny Davidson (TU) 6-1, 6-4
Caroline Beaulieu (TU) def. Biljana Miloshevska (Arkansas State) 6-3, 7-5
Meredith Burns (TU) def. Kelsey Costales (Evansville) 6-1, 6-3
Anamaria Candanoza (TU) def. Natalia Nunes (Belmont) 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals
Courtney Collins (Memphis) def. Anastasia Erofeeva (TU) 6-2, 6-4
Ewa Szatkowska (TU) def. Carolin Weikard (Austin Peay State) 6-1, 6-1
Michelle Farley (TU) def. Kir Kemp (Georgia State) 6-0, 6-4
Caroline Beaulieu (TU) def. Hila Elster (Tulane) 6-0, 6-1
Meredith Burns (TU) def. Lindsay Bennett (Belmont) 6-1, 6-1
Natalie Friend (Abilene Christian) def. Anamaria Candanoza (TU) 6-2, 6-1
Finals
Vivian Vlaar (Ole Miss) def. Ewa Szatkowska (TU) 6-1, 6-3
Michelle Farley (TU) def. Liz Hamlin (Tulane) 6-4, 6-2
Micah Hermsdorf (Abilene Christian) def. Caroline Beaulieu (TU) 6-3, 6-3
Meredith Burns (TU) def. Emily Conrad (Abilene Christian) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
Consolation
Anastasia Erofeeva (TU) def. Mariam Kurdadze (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
Bonny Davidson (TU) def. Ashton Scherwin (Evansville) 6-3, 6-3
Katerina Gresova (Georgia State) def. Bonny Davidson (TU) 6-1, 6-3
Anamaria Candanoza (TU) def. Carlina Jow (Lipscomb) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles (Memphis)
Quarterfinals
Anastasia Erofeeva/Ewa Szatkowska (TU) def. Hannah Kelly/Micah Hermsdorf (Abilene Christian) 8-3
Caroline Beaulieu/Meredith Burns (TU) def. Janie Nowland/Biljana Miloshevska (Arkansas State) 8-5
Tereza Lerova/Kir Kemp (Georgia State) def. Michelle Farley/Bonny Davidson (TU) 8-6
Semifinals
Anastasia Erofeeva/Ewa Szatkowska (TU) def. Vanja Tomic/Carolin Weikard (Austin Peay State) 8-6
Caroline Beaulieu/Meredith Burns (TU) def. Johanie Van Zyl/Ivon Simic (UT Martin) 8-5
Finals
Anastasia Erofeeva/Ewa Szatkowska (TU) def. Mariam Kurdadze/Emma Levy (Tulane) 8-5
Caroline Beaulieu/Meredith Burns (TU) def. Hila Elster/Elizabeth Hamlin (Tulane) 8-5
Consolation
Michelle Farley/Bonny Davidson (TU) def. Jenny Herring/Menna Kamal (Arkansas State) 8-3
Michelle Farley/Bonny Davidson (TU) def. Natalia Nunes/Abigail Hogan (Belmont) 8-5
